Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park
The Vancouver Rowing Club is the oldest amateur sports club in Vancouver.
The club is not just for rowing, but also field hockey, rugby, yachting, and the best sport of all "social"!
The building is iconic and was built in 1910-1911 in a tudor revival style.
Additionally, next to the building is moorage for boats.
The Vancouver Rowing club is home to many sports.
Yes, the primary sport is still rowing. Rowing skulls are kept in the basement of the building and rowers row almost daily in Coal Harbour. Many rowers from the Vancouver Rowing Club have competed for Canada in the Olympics!
In addition to rowing, the club also host rugby, field hockey, and yachting sports!
The Vancouver Rowing club building is an iconic building built on stilts in Stanley Park that is frequently photographed.
The Vancouver Rowing Clubs offers Social and Fitness Memberships which include use of the weight room, exercise facility, change room and shower facility, access to the Trophy lounge, watching sports events on satellite TV in the Carver Room, BBQs on the patio, club and social events, preferred rates on private bookings of the club's facilities.
The Vancouver Rowing Clubs offers Social and Fitness Memberships which include use of the weight room, exercise facility, change room and shower facility, access to the Trophy lounge, watching sports events on satellite TV in the Carver Room, BBQs on the patio, club and social events, preferred rates on private bookings of the club's facilities.
The patio at the Vancouver Rowing Clubs is frequently used for private events such as weddings and wedding receptions because of it's beautiful backdrop of Coal Harbour. It also has a small ballroom inside.
The plaque says:
City of Vancouver Heritage Building
Vancouver Rowing Club
Architect: J.W. Keagey
The Vancouver Rowing Club was established in 1899 when the Burrard Inlet Rowing Club joined the Vancouver Boating Club. Throughout it's history the Vancouver Rowing Club has played an important part in the athletic and social life of Vancouver. This building, designed in the Tudor Revival style, was officially opened on September 9, 1911 replacing an earlier clubhouse located at the foot of Burrard Steet. Renovation to the clubhouse were completed by Watson-Donald Architects in 1988. His royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh K.G., K.T. became a patron of the Rowing Club in 1975.
Vancouver Rowing Club Photos
Where is the Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park?
The Vancouver Rowing Club is located at the end of Coal Harbour in Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada.
It is located just off of the Stanley Park Seawall at Coal Harbour.
What is the address of the Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park?
The address of the Vancouver Rowing Club is 450 Stanley Park Drive, Vancouver, Canada V6G 3E2.
It is located just into Stanley Park from the Georgia St. Entrance to Stanley Park. Enter the park going West along Georgia Street. At the traffic circle take the first right onto Stanley Park Drive. The Vancouver Rowing club is located about 100 metres past. Parking is located a little further along Stanley Park drive.
All parking in Stanley Park is pay parking, i.e. There is NO FREE PARKING!. Here is info about Parking in Stanley Park.
What is near the Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park?
The Vancouver Rowing Club is located right on the Stanley Park Seawall at the end of Coal Harbour. Nearby is the Queen Victoria Memorial, Robert Burns Statue, and Lord Stanley Statue. It is a short walk along the seawall to the Stanley Park Information Booth and Horse-drawn Carriage Tour.