Museum · Victoria · British Columbia

Craigdarroch

Craigdarroch is a historic house museum (victorian era) in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The register lists it as a National Historic Site of Canada. A drive of 1.5 km reaches St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral.

Photo: Craigdarroch, Michal Klajban (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Victoria

inside the municipal boundary

Visitors a year

150K

Wikidata

How well known

Top 2%

#81 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Victoria

Among the best-known places to visit in Canada

Ranked by coverage, #81 of 5,181 places to visit across Canada. About ↓

Inside Victoria

Inside Victoria’s municipal boundary: Craigdarroch. Towns near it ↓

National Historic Site of Canada

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Which month to go

Afternoons in Victoria peak at 19–21°C, June to September.

Jan8° / 4°111 mm

Feb9° / 4°61 mm

Mar11° / 5°62 mm

Apr14° / 6°36 mm

May17° / 9°28 mm

Jun19° / 11°19 mm

Jul21° / 12°13 mm

Aug21° / 12°16 mm

Sep19° / 11°28 mm

Oct14° / 8°85 mm

Nov10° / 5°129 mm

Dec8° / 4°87 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Victoria, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals for Victoria Gonzales (City) (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Victoria’s full climate →

About

Craigdarroch

Around 150K people visit each year. It has articles in 8 Wikipedias.

Craigdarroch on Wikipedia ↗

Its historic-place page →

Type: Museum
Listed: National Historic Site of Canada
Visitors: 150K visitors a year
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: in Victoria
Official site: thecastle.ca

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Address1044 joan cres victoria

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Address, hours and fees: OpenStreetMap contributors and Wikidata. They change with the seasons: check its site before you go.

The map

Mapping Craigdarroch

Craigdarroch sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Craigdarroch

Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Victoria

103,888 people · 47 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km east of it

Oak Bay

18,626 people · 38 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km north of it

Saanich

126,011 people · 54 places to visit

4 · 1.8 km northwest of it

Juan de Fuca (Part 1)

5,439 people · 55 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Craigdarroch is	People	Places to visit
Victoria	It’s in town	103,888	47
Oak Bay	1.6 km east of it	18,626	38
Saanich	1.6 km north of it	126,011	54
Juan de Fuca (Part 1)	1.8 km northwest of it	5,439	55
Esquimalt	3.7 km northwest of it	19,512	42
New Songhees 1A	6.5 km northwest of it	2,052	35
View Royal	8.6 km northwest of it	12,795	20
Colwood	11 km northwest of it	22,794	13

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Pair it with 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and a garden, all within 15 km.

CathedralSt. Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral1.5 km away 2

CathedralChrist Church Cathedral1.1 km away 3

MuseumArt Gallery of Greater Victoria300 m away 4

GardenAbkhazi Garden1.5 km away 5

MuseumPemberton Memorial Operating Room1.7 km away 6MuseumMuseumWentworth Villa600 m away 7Art galleryArt galleryFLUX Media Gallery700 m away 8AttractionAttractionMonkey C Interactive's Artcade1.6 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Craigdarroch

Where is Craigdarroch?

In Victoria, British Columbia, inside the town’s municipal boundary, is where Craigdarroch stands.

What is Craigdarroch?

Historic house museum (victorian era) in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

How well known is Craigdarroch?

Ranked by how many Wikipedias cover it, Craigdarroch is #81 in Canada.

When is the best time to visit Craigdarroch?

In Victoria, June to September are the warmest, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

Is Craigdarroch a designated historic place?

Yes: National Historic Site of Canada.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Craigdarroch: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral: Original uploader was Drhaggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Christ Church Cathedral: This photo was taken by Ryan Bushby( HighInBC ) with his Canon PowerShot S3 IS . To see more of his photos see his galle, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abkhazi Garden: Grnpolk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pemberton Memorial Operating Room: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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).