Arts & Culture
Hatley Castle & Gardens
A genuine 1908 castle with free Italian, Japanese and rose gardens, peacocks, and a film resume that includes Professor X's mansion.
Royal Roads University, Colwood
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A genuine 1908 castle with free Italian, Japanese and rose gardens, peacocks, and a film resume that includes Professor X's mansion.
Royal Roads University, Colwood
More infoHere's a sentence you get to use roughly once in your life: 'Want to go look at a castle?' Hatley Castle is a genuine 1908 Tudor-Revival pile that played Professor X's mansion in the X-Men films, and its three formal gardens, Italian, Japanese and rose, are free to wander until dusk. The resident peacocks will judge your outfit without remorse.
Wander the three free formal gardens, Italian, Japanese, and rose, then follow Charlie's Trail down through the trees to Esquimalt Lagoon for a slice of beach; budget a good two hours and let the peacocks judge your outfit. Drop the fun card that this castle played Professor X's mansion in the X-Men films once your date's already charmed. Want the period rooms and the inside story? Book the guided castle tour.
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