The claim
The Six Mile claims to be British Columbia's oldest pub, and stands beside Parsons Bridge on the old Island Highway west of Victoria, where Bill Parsons built a roadhouse hotel in the mid-1850s on land bought from the Hudson's Bay Company. It closed during Prohibition and reopened under strict beer-only rules, so the trade has not run unbroken. Today it serves pints and brunch using produce from its own organic garden.
What the records show
Bill Parsons bought land from the Hudson's Bay Company and built the Parsons Bridge Hotel, later Six Mile House, in the mid-1850s (1855 per the pub; 1856 per Pub Magazine). It closed during Prohibition and was remodelled afterwards, so 'continuous' is overstated.
What to look for inside
- Claims BC's oldest pub
- Closed during Prohibition
- On-site organic culinary garden
Visiting
Six Mile Pub & Eatery is in View Royal, Canada, at 494 Island Highway, View Royal, BC V9B 1H5. We do not list opening times, because they change; the pub’s own site is the place to check before you set out.
Sources
- www.sixmilepub.com/
- curiocity.com/oldest-bar-bc-six-mile-pub/
- www.ontariopubs.ca/PDF/pubMagazine/pubmagazine_2014_13_web.pdf
- www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/business/liquor-regulation-licensing/liquor-licence-and-permits/licensed-establishments-in-bc
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