- Address
- 1 Royal Roads
- Type
- Estate
- Designated
- 1986
Hatley Castle
Also known as Former Royal Roads Military College , Hatley Park
1 Royal Roads, Colwood
About Hatley Castle
Hatley Castle is one of 4 Classified Federal Heritage Buildings in Colwood. Hatley Castle went up in 1908–1911. The register names Brett and Hall as its architects.
Hatley Castle is located within Hatley Park / Former Royal Roads Military College National Historic Site of Canada in Colwood, British Columbia. Built as a country mansion, it is designed in a late-Gothic Revival style overlaying a formal symmetrical plan. Its castle-like appearance is captured by its substantial masonry-work, large Tudor windows, crenellated rooftop and beautifully crafted details. The quality of its construction is carried through to the Castle’s formal rooms. Hatley Castle is the centrepiece of a substantial estate that now belongs to an educational institution. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Hatley Castle · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
Of the buildings Canada owns, the most significant are Classified.
Questions about Hatley Castle
Can you visit Hatley Castle?
The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.
What is Hatley Castle?
Since 1986, Hatley Castle has been a Classified Federal Heritage Building.
When was Hatley Castle built?
The register dates the construction of Hatley Castle to 1908–1911.
Is Hatley Castle protected?
As a Classified federal building, any work on it needs the federal heritage review’s advice while Canada owns it.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract).
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).