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Britannia Shipyard is a rare surviving example of a once thriving mixture of
canneries, boatyards and residences. It is an eight acre National Historic Site
with some of the oldest remaining heritage buildings found along the Fraser
River.
Britannia Heritage Shipyard (Site Office):
5180 Westwater Drive
Richmond BC, V7E 6P3
Phone: 604-718-8050
Hours
Summer: May 1 - September 30
Tuesday through Sunday 10am - 6pm
Winter: October 1 - April 30
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm
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Britannia Heritage Shipyard is an authentic representation of a once thriving
community of canneries, boatyards, residences and stores. City of Richmond staff
and dedicated volunteers work together to preserve and restore the shipyard and
surrounding buildings as an active wooden boat centre and waterfront park. Tour
the oldest shipyard buildings in British Columbia, and observe ongoing boat
restoration projects as you experience a bygone time when fishing and
boatbuilding were flourishing industries on the Fraser River.
Many of the buildings date back to 1885 and tell the stories of multi-ethnic
residents and workers at the Britannia Cannery and Britannia Shipyard: Chinese,
European, First Nations and Japanese. This collection of buildings has national
value and was designated a National Historic Site in 1992 by the National
Historic Sites and Monuments Board.
During Your Visit...
During open hours, many of the buildings showcase wooden vessels under repair,
maritime displays, special events and school programs. View ongoing restoration
of historic wooden vessels in the Shipyard and Richmond Boatbuilders, where
shipwrights and volunteers will be happy to answer your questions. Walk the
historic boardwalk and learn about the history of the site through interpretive
storyboard signage, or take a complimentary tour of the Shipyard. Walk through
the interactive displays in the Murakami House and Murakami Boatworks that
narrate the intriguing family history of Asayo and Otokichi Murakami.
www.richmond.ca/britannia
Located Close by make sure you get a chance to visit
Steveston Village, and the historic
Gulf of Georgia Cannery
as you are walking along the dock you will find your chance to book a
Whale Watching excursion although you may be
best to book ahead to make sure you are not disappointed. Not far from there if
you are traveling by car is the London
Heritage Farm.
There are lots of great Restaurants in the Steveston Village with one of them
being my favorite fish and chip shop, Pajos is an award winning outside
seating restaurant located at the Government Dock and Garry Point Park in
Steveston. Open from Easter to Canadian Thanksgiving.
Phone:604-204-0767
www.pajos.com
If you are looking for a little entertainment in the evening not far is
Riverport an entertainment complex with
Zone Entertainment (bowling,
pub, arcades), WaterMania, (a wave
pool) and the Richmond SilverCity Theatres, as well as the Old Spaghetti Factory
for dinner.
SilverCity Riverport
14211 Entertainment Way
Richmond
BC, V6W 1K4
604-277-5993
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