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Britannia Shipyards - Site Heritage Highlights Tour
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This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
5180 Westwater Drive Richmond, British Columbia
Richmond, BC
Directions: Parking is available in parking lots to the north and west of the site and to the north-east of the site along Westwater Drive. The Britannia Shipyards Site Highlights Tour meeting point is under the large alder tree overlooking the tidal marshland near the Murakami Garden and Festival Field in the centre of the site.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
Led by an experienced Heritage Interpreter, this 30-minute outdoor tour will give you an overview of the main buildings that make up Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site. Discover the individuals and cultural groups who once lived and worked at Britannia Shipyards. Highlights include the Seine Net Loft, Murakami House, Richmond Boat Builders, Britannia Shipyard building, stilt houses, and Chinese Bunkhouse.
The tours are held on Saturdays and Sundays from September 25 to October 17 at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.
Please note: The 3:00pm tour will finish around 3:30pm, allowing 30 minutes for you to explore the site before closing at 4:00pm.
Meeting place: Please meet under the large Alder tree over looking the tidal marshland near the Murakami Garden in the centre of the site.
Sign up through Eventbrite for your FREE ticket. Drop ins will be permitted depending on numbers.
COVID Safety: Tour is held entirely outdoors. Maximum group size is 12. In case of poor weather, the tour will be moved inside into the Shipyard Building and will showcase that building. Masks and social distancing are mandatory inside all buildings. Please don't come if you feel sick.
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Organizer
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
Britannia Shipyards is an authentic representation of a once-thriving community of canneries, boat yards and residences. Many of the heritage buildings date back to the 1880s and tell the stories of the Chinese, European, Indigenous and Japanese workers through authentic recreations of living and working spaces.
City of Richmond staff and dedicated volunteers work together to preserve and restore the shipyard and surrounding buildings as an active wooden boat centre and waterfront park. Tour the oldest shipyard buildings in British Columbia, and observe living history activations to experience a bygone time when fishing and boatbuilding were flourishing industries on the Fraser River.
The site is open to the public throughout the year.