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Langford Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

city in British Columbia, Canada

About Langford

Langford's history of European settlement dates to 1851, when Captain Edward Langford established one of the four Hudson's Bay Company farms in the Victoria area. In the early 1860s, the region of Langford experienced a short-lived gold rush in what is now Goldstream Provincial Park. The area was a favourite recreation destination for thousands of Victorians in the late 1800s: day-trippers travelled via railway to the popular country resort Goldstream House Hotel; hunters built their lodges on the shores of the lakes near the mountains; and a summer colony of the well-to-do city folk relaxed and socialized at Langford Lake. The region has become the fastest growing little city on Vancouver Island, with big retail stores and new residential developments, and the expanding suburban town of L

Top Attractions in Langford

Explore the best things to see and do in Langford:

  • City Centre Park
  • Fisgard Lighthouse
  • Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site
  • Glen Lake
  • Goldstream Village
  • Hatley Park National Historic Site
  • Langford Lake
  • Pacific FC

Where to Eat in Langford

Must-try local food and restaurants:

  • 🍴900 Degrees
  • 🍴Floyd's Diner
  • 🍴Fountain Diner
  • 🍴Sabhai Thai

Where to Stay in Langford

  • 🏨Cycle-Inn
  • 🏨Four Points by Sheraton Victoria Gateway
  • 🏨The Westin Bear Mountain Victoria Golf Resort & Spa

Langford Travel Guide Sections

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