Travel
Below you’ll find details about the venue, hotels in the area, and other Lower Mainland info.
The venue
The wedding venue is the Claire family residence:
13829 56 Avenue
Surrey, BC
V3X 2Z9
There will be tents to provide shelter from sun or weather but please plan accordingly to be outdoors.
Getting here
To the venue
By car
If you’re planning on driving to events please know this is a residential area and parking is limited. We’ll try to keep street parking available but you may want to Uber or carpool!
The house is about a 20 minute drive from Langley or White Rock, and about an hour’s drive from Downtown Vancouver. (Vancouver traffic can get nasty during rush hour, M-F 4-6)
To the Lower Mainland
By plane
YVR - Vancouver International Airport is the closest and best connected airport to Surrey- there are plenty of transportation options including Uber, bus, Skytrain, and rental cars.
Accommodations
What area should we stay in?
This really depends on what you want to do while you’re here! We have events over 3 days but you should have quite a bit of down-time and may want to stay nearer to certain cities or attractions.
Closest to the venue
Surrey - Airbnbs
White Rock - Airbnbs or hotels (beach is closest here)
Langley - Airbnbs or hotels
* there are many large family homes that you can rent as a group
* all cities have places within approximately 20 mins drive
For most variety
Vancouver - Airbnbs or hotels
* there are soooo many accommodation options in the city of Vancouver, let us know if you need recommendations!
Downtown Vancouver is only about an hour away by car. Staying here and splitting a cab could be a good option! It will give you easy access to the city for sight-seeing, eating, shopping, etc.
Hotel suggestions
Best Western Peace Arch (White Rock)
Hampton Inn & Suites Langley-Surrey (Langley)
Airbnb
Surrey / Langley - search near the venue address! Use that as a jumping off point and see what you can find
White Rock - Crescent Beach could be a nice option to get near the water!
Vancouver - we used to live around Main St and 33rd Avenue which is a great area and about a 30 min drive. Other places to try; Commercial Drive, Kits, and South Granville.
What to do when you’re here !
Activities
* GO TO THE BEACH - Crescent, Kits, Jericho, Third, Wreck
* Stanley Park - Grab a coffee, walk the seawall, and check out the aquarium
* Bowling - Sandcastle Bowl Bar, Grandview Lanes
* Brewery crawl - Four Winds, Moody Ales, Twin Sails, Superflux, Strange Fellows (can’t really go wrong anywhere - East Vancouver or Port Moody have the biggest concentrations)
* Thrifting - check out stores along Main Street or Commercial Drive
* Granville Island - hangout at the market, grab some food and donuts, take the aquabus downtown
Restaurants we love
* Anh and Chi
* Fat Mao
* Caffe La Tana
* Savio Volpe
* Peaceful
* House of Dosa