Address
David English & Teri Collins-English
An English Bed, Breakfast & Day Spa
5544 Dalhousie Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta T3A 1P9
CANADA
Telephone: 1-403-286-0777
Toll Free: 1-866-286-0777
A Note about Calgary
Calgary has numbered Streets and Avenues starting
from the centre of the city. Streets run north-south
and Avenues run East-west. It is important to know
if you are looking for a STREET or and AVENUE. The
city is divided into quadrants: NORTHWEST (NW), SOUTHWEST
(SW), NORTHEAST (NE) and SOUTHEAST (SE). Once again
the quadrant is essential to get somewhere. Hwy #1
is 16th Avenue north and runs east and west. Many
of the major arteries are called Trails or Boulevards
(Blvd).
From the Calgary Airport (Driving)
Follow the signs to the City Centre. Turn west on
McKnight Blvd and turn onto John Laurie Blvd when
McKnight turns into John Laurie Blvd. From John Laurie
Blvd turn left on 53rd Street NW and right onto Dalhousie
Drive NW.
From Hwy #1 East (Brooks, Medicine Hat)
Take Deerfoot Trail (Hwy #2) north to McKnight Blvd;
take McKnight Blvd west and turn onto John Laurie
Blvd when McKnight turns into John Laurie. From John
Laurie Blvd turn left on 53rd Street NW and right
onto Dalhousie Drive NW.
From Hwy #2 North (Red Deer, Edmonton)
Take Country Hills Blvd west; turn left on Shagganappi
Trail NW and right onto Dalhousie Drive NW.
From Hwy #2 South (Fort Mcleod, Lethbridge)
Exit Hwy #2 from the right lane onto Canyon Meadows
Drive and go west. This will take you onto 14th Street
SW and the left and centre lanes will take you onto
Glenmore Trail west; stay in the right two lanes and
turn onto Crowchild Trail north. Proceed for approximately
14km (8.5 miles) and exit right onto 53rd Street NW
and go North. Take the 1st left at the light onto
Dalhousie Drive NW.
From Hwy #1 West (Canmore, Baniff)
Exit right onto Stoney Trail NW; turn right onto
Crowchild Trail and Exit from the right lane onto
53rd Street W. Go left (north) over the bridge and
take the 1st left at the light onto Dalhousie Drive
NW.
From Hwy #1A (Cochrane)
Hwy #1A turns into Crowchild Trail at the city limits.
Exit from the right lane onto 53rd Street W. Go left
(north) over the bridge and take the 1st left at the
light onto Dalhousie Drive NW.
Via LRT (Light Rail Transit)
The cost is $2.50 Canadian per person (be sure to
have correct change before you head to the train platform).
Take the Northwest LRT to the Dalhousie Station (the
last stop). If you are coming from the Northeast be
sure to change trains downtown. From there you can
walk for 15 minutes (1 km or 0.6 miles) or transfer
to a bus. When you come out of the LRT Station turn
left toward the bus stops and the parking lot. Detailed
instructions are as follows.
Walking: Walk through the shopping centre
(Stop at the shopping centre if you want) and turn
right on 53rd Street NW. Turn left (cross at the traffic
light) on Dalhousie Drive NW and walk to 5544 which
is on the right hand side of the street.
Bus: There are 4 buses that you can take from
Dalhousie Station to our B&B: 137W, 143W, 76 & 122.
137W (Westbound) This bus will leave Dalhousie Station,
travel north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto
Dalhousie Drive NW. Get off the bus at the second
stop after the bus turns onto Dalhousie Drive and
walk to 5544. You can also watch the house numbers
on the right hand side of the bus, get off at the
stop after 5544 (when the bus turns onto 66 Avenue
NW) and walk back.
143W (Westbound) This bus will leave Dalhousie Station,
travel north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto
Dalhousie Drive NW. Get off the bus at the second
stop after the bus turns onto Dalhousie Drive and
walk to 5544. You can also watch the house numbers
on the right hand side of the bus, get off at the
stop after 5544 (when the bus turns onto 66 Avenue
NW) and walk back.
76W (Westbound) This bus will leave Dalhousie Station,
travel north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto
Dalhousie Drive NW. Get off the bus at the second
stop after the bus turns onto Dalhousie Drive and
walk to 5544. You can also watch the house numbers
on the right hand side of the bus, get off at the
stop after 5544 (when the bus turns onto 66 Avenue
NW) and walk back.
122 This bus will leave Dalhousie Station, travel
north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto Dalhousie
Drive NW but at the opposite end of the Dalhousie
Drive loop. You can get off at 66 Avenue NW and walk
to 5544 on the other side of the street. Or you can
watch the house numbers on the left hand side of the
bus, get off at the stop after 5544 and walk back.
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From the Calgary International Airport via Bus &
LRT (Light Rail Transit)
Transit from the airport involves a combination of
bus and train and will take about 1 hour not counting
wait times. Allow 1.5 to 2 hours for this method of
transportation to the English Bed, Breakfast & Day
Spa. The cost is $2.50 Canadian per person (be sure
to have correct change before you head out to the
bus stop at the airport).
Take bus #57 from the Airport Terminal Arrivals Level
Bus Bay 20 (Buses run every half hour weekdays from
0556 to 0016 hours and weekends from 0650 to 2337
hours) to Whitehorn LRT Station. Take the LRT to a
downtown stop and change to a Northwest LRT train
to the Dalhousie Station (the last stop). Be sure
to change trains. From there you can walk for 15 minutes
(1 km or 0.6 miles) or transfer to a bus. When you
come out of the LRT Station turn left towards the
bus stops and the parking lot. Detailed instructions
are as follows.
Walking: Walk through the shopping centre
(Stop at the shopping centre if you want) and turn
right on 53rd Street NW. Turn left (cross at the traffic
light) on Dalhousie Drive NW and walk to 5544 which
is on the right hand side of the street.
Bus: There are 4 buses that you can take from
Dalhousie Station to our B&B: 137W, 143W, 76 & 122.
137W (Westbound) This bus will leave Dalhousie Station,
travel north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto
Dalhousie Drive NW. Get off the bus at the second
stop after the bus turns onto Dalhousie Drive and
walk to 5544. You can also watch the house numbers
on the right hand side of the bus, get off at the
stop after 5544 (when the bus turns onto 66 Avenue
NW) and walk back.
143W (Westbound) This bus will leave Dalhousie Station,
travel north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto
Dalhousie Drive NW. Get off the bus at the second
stop after the bus turns onto Dalhousie Drive and
walk to 5544. You can also watch the house numbers
on the right hand side of the bus, get off at the
stop after 5544 (when the bus turns onto 66 Avenue
NW) and walk back.
76W (Westbound) This bus will leave Dalhousie Station,
travel north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto
Dalhousie Drive NW. Get off the bus at the second
stop after the bus turns onto Dalhousie Drive and
walk to 5544. You can also watch the house numbers
on the right hand side of the bus, get off at the
stop after 5544 (when the bus turns onto 66 Avenue
NW) and walk back.
122 This bus will leave Dalhousie Station, travel
north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto Dalhousie
Drive NW but at the opposite end of the Dalhousie
Drive loop. You can get off at 66 Avenue NW and walk
to 5544 on the other side of the street. Or you can
watch the house numbers on the left hand side of the
bus, get off at the stop after 5544 and walk back.
From the Greyhound Bus Terminal via Bus & LRT (Light
Rail Transit)
The cost is $2.50 Canadian per person (be sure to
have correct change before you head out to the bus
stop).
Exit the bus terminal and take the pedestrian overpass
to the south side of 9th avenue SW. Take any bus that
arrives and it will take you to within one block of
the LRT (ask the bus driver the best place to get
off for the NW LRT. Do not take bus 31 from in front
of the bus terminal. Take the Northwest LRT to the
Dalhousie Station (the last stop). From there you
can walk for 15 minutes (1 km or 0.6 miles) or transfer
to a bus. Detailed instructions are as follows.
Walking: Walk through the shopping centre
(Stop at the shopping centre if you want) and turn
right on 53rd Street NW. Turn left (cross at the traffic
light) on Dalhousie Drive NW and walk to 5544 which
is on the right hand side of the street.
Bus: There are 4 buses that you can take from
Dalhousie Station to our B&B: 137W, 143W, 76 & 122.
137W (Westbound) This bus will leave Dalhousie Station,
travel north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto
Dalhousie Drive NW. Get off the bus at the second
stop after the bus turns onto Dalhousie Drive and
walk to 5544. You can also watch the house numbers
on the right hand side of the bus, get off at the
stop after 5544 (when the bus turns onto 66 Avenue
NW) and walk back.
143W (Westbound) This bus will leave Dalhousie Station,
travel north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto
Dalhousie Drive NW. Get off the bus at the second
stop after the bus turns onto Dalhousie Drive and
walk to 5544. You can also watch the house numbers
on the right hand side of the bus, get off at the
stop after 5544 (when the bus turns onto 66 Avenue
NW) and walk back.
76W (Westbound) This bus will leave Dalhousie Station,
travel north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto
Dalhousie Drive NW. Get off the bus at the second
stop after the bus turns onto Dalhousie Drive and
walk to 5544. You can also watch the house numbers
on the right hand side of the bus, get off at the
stop after 5544 (when the bus turns onto 66 Avenue
NW) and walk back.
122 This bus will leave Dalhousie Station, travel
north on 53rd Street NW and turn left onto Dalhousie
Drive NW but at the opposite end of the Dalhousie
Drive loop. You can get off at 66 Avenue NW and walk
to 5544 on the other side of the street. Or you can
watch the house numbers on the left hand side of the
bus, get off at the stop after 5544 and walk back.
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