Barclay Heritage Square

Nice little green oasis in the middle of the city. It's supposedly an on leash dog park but most dogs run around off leash with no problems. The animal control officers usually stay away unless there is a complaint from the residents of the housing co-op surrounding the square.

All the grass is now mud. Good place to walk & socialize the doggo. (Not an off leash park, just lots of dogs)

Great quiet park in the West End. You can bring your dog (on-leash). There's a nice large grass area in front and a quieter one in then back.

We just grabbed some poke at cup burrito on Denman and came to this park to eat it. Pretty eclectic park over all, lots of dogs playing around and west end locals coming and going. Over in the more vegetative area of the park, there were alot of little flying bugs around which were a bit disturbing, but we just went and sat on the park bench and ate our dinner. A guy with a harmonica came by and started playing for us, and a dog came and said hi. Nice little park, gets alot of sun during the day, more shade in the evening. My wife hangs out here during the day on Sunday cause it's really chill. Great location!

Beautiful park to sit and read a book on a sunny day

Beautiful 19 century heritage houses sitting on a beautiful dog friendly park..With playground for kids,beautiful trees and in this summer heat a place to sit on a bench, read, play music and just.....relaxxxx

This is a beautiful little park surrounded by a beautiful garden and trees. A small children's park little up and down ride and small sandbox. Nice green space for dogs off leash. Very clean owners always pick up after their dogs.

Such a gorgeous little park. So much shade and friendly folks ... A bit like walking back in time.

Great little neighborhood park for small critters (cats and dogs) and larger critters (kids and adults)It has benches around the park and a small area for young children.Pet owners are mostly friendly and all seem to manage their pets well.It's not large so not a great place for dogs who like to run.If your animal is older and just wants to be outside in a garden this probably will be a nice spot to visit.

Like the surrounding heritage buildings, the gardens of Barclay Heritage Square are colourful and well-tended. The many paths allow exploration of an intricate blend of formal and informal garden spaces. Both visitors and neighbourhood residents alike enjoy the friendly and peaceful character of this urban sanctuary. Before its development, this area was known as Park Site 19 for decades. The Park Board was intent on incrementally purchasing lots on this West End block in order to eventually demolish the buildings to make way for parkland. Despite the nearby location of Stanley Park, a greenspace serving the region, Vancouver’s West End with its high population density, was deficient in neighbourhood parks. By the time the Park Board had assembled the block, heritage building advocates approached the Board and asked them to consider reprieving buildings with architectural merit. The Board concurred and many perimeter homes were saved (now owned and rented/leased through the City) with several restored including Barclay Manor (West End seniors centre that opened in 1990), the Weeks House (now the Diamond Centre for Living)and the Roedde House Museum – a fine example of Queen Anne Revival architecture. The park was officially opened in 1985 followed by the Roedde House opening in 1986.