Britannia Heritage Shipyard



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Richmond


Difficulty: Easy - Family
Park Amenities:
Interpretive Centre
Interpretive Signs
Monuments
Walking
Wheelchair Access


Britannia Heritage Shipyard is a National Historic Site situated on the waterfront in Steveston Landing located southwest of the City of Richmond, in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The building was built on the banks of the Fraser River.

Steveston Landing was once a fully operational fishing village in the early 1800s. The Britannia Heritage Shipyard operated from 1917 to 1980. It was a premier boat building and restoration facility in its day.

In the late 1900s over fishing and new government regulations forced the ship yard to close shop. The waterfront known as Steveston Landing was soon later protected and developed as a tourism destination and Vancouver historic site. Today the Vancouver, British Columbia site is home to some of the oldest dwellings on the Fraser River.

The Britannia Heritage Shipyard is one of the main attractions on the Vancouver waterfront providing demonstrations and displays featuring boat restoration, boat building, historic artifacts, interpretive signs and staff.

The Steveston Landing Greenway is a 1 kilometre wooden pier built on stilts acting as a sightseeing pathway connecting one historic site to another. The wooden pier connects the Britannia Heritage Shipyard to the Gulf of Georgia Cannery. The pathway is decorated with fine dining establishments, patio restaurants and gift shops.

On the east end of the shipyard are some historic buildings called stilt houses. The buildings compliment the Britannia Heritage Shipyard attraction as mini museums with artifacts. displays and ongoing exhibits. They include the the Murakami House (information centre) and the Chinese, Japanese and First Nation Bunk Houses.

The shipyard and stilt houses have become one of the more popular attractions in the Metro Vancouver region, as well as, one of the more visited museums.

Explore Britannia Heritage Shipyard National Historic Site, Richmond, Steveston, British Columbia, Canada

 

Address:

Britannia Heritage Shipyard
Westwater Drive
Richmond
Canada

How To Get ToBritannia Heritage Shipyard

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The main entrance to Britannia Heritage Shipyard is located Westwater Drive.

From Richmond, BC travel on Granville Avenue West to Railway Avenue and take a left. Travel south on Railway Avenue to Blundell Road and take a right. Continue to travel on Blundell to No. 1 Road and turn south (left) and drive to Steveston. In Steveston take a left on Moncton Street, turn south on Railway Ave. and then travel west on Brunswick Drive and take a left on Westwater Drive.
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