Milner Gardens & Woodland - Vancouver Island University

Great place to take the family for a walk. Wide walkways and easy to navigate. Excellent Christmas light display. Shuttle service available and snacks.

I just had my wedding at Milner Gardens. I will be forever grateful to all the wonderful people at the gardens that helped make an already special day perfect. Having a wedding during a pandemic is certainly not ideal but level of communication, service and most importantly follow through made everything work wonderfully. The location is stunning and the staff are delightful! Thank you all so much!

Some of the largest evergreens you'll ever see on Vancouver Island are on the Ancient Firs Boardwalk. Such a sight! A breathtaking experience. We also were lucky to see not one, but TWO owls sharing a branch along one of the trails. What a gift Milner Gardens is.

A wonderful way to spend an afternoon with a friend, the gardens are well looked after and there's a little tea room that serves high tea, soups and sandwiches . is a hidden little gem in Qualicum Beach. Lovely staff and very calm environment .

What a beautiful place to stop and smell the ultra fresh coastal air filtered through giant trees, mosses and ferns. The stroll along the paths were sometimes totally natural and sometimes totally manicured depending upon what area you were traveling through. There were fruit trees, flowers, towering pines and ocean vistas. There was Grandma’s Garden gift store as well as the fancy home now set up for events. Definitely recommend staying for a tour. 2 hours for a solid walk around or even linger longer and just enjoy the sights. For you birders I would add this to your trip. We saw all kinds of birds traveling up and down trees looking for a meal. Big cudos to all the volunteers we saw working in the gardens. Also we didn’t see one staff person who wasn’t accommodating and friendly.