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The Glebe, Ottawa — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Shopfronts and old brick homes line Bank Street through The Glebe, a district of Ottawa near Carleton University.
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Where to stay in The Glebe
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
The Glebe gives visitors a walkable, residential base in Ottawa, its shops and cafes strung along Bank Street among brick homes and churches. Lodging in the Glebe is thin on the ground. You might book here to stay near the Glebe Community Centre and St. Matthew's Anglican Church, close to Carleton University and the shops rather than to the downtown towers.
The street life is the draw.
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Things to do in and around Ottawa
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Museums & Galleries
2- Carleton University
- Carleton University Art Gallery
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Glebe Community Centre/St. Paul's Methodist Church/St. James' United Church Heritage
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
- St. Matthew's Anglican Church
Landmarks & Notable Places
8- Powell House Heritage
- Hay House Heritage
- 149 Hopewell Avenue Heritage
- 32 Cameron Avenue Heritage
- 429-431 Bay Street Heritage
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- 520 Queen Elizabeth Driveway Heritage
- 954 Bank Street Heritage
- 96 Southern Drive Heritage
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About The Glebe
What are the main landmarks in The Glebe?
The Glebe gathers churches, heritage homes and a university at its edge. St. Matthew's Anglican Church and the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church rise over its streets, while the Glebe Community Centre serves the neighbourhood from a former church hall. Carleton University and the Carleton University Art Gallery stand just beyond the district, near the Queen Elizabeth Driveway.
Heritage houses such as Hay House and Bower House survive among the homes on streets off Bank Street. Old and new sit together.
What is the history of The Glebe?
The Glebe grew on church glebe land within Ottawa, in the province of Ontario, a name that still recalls the parish land it was built on. Land came from the church. Houses spread block by block along Bank Street as the district filled with families, churches and shops across this corner of Canada.
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church rose among them, and Carleton University later took shape nearby. The parish name stuck.
Where is The Glebe?
The Glebe lies within Ottawa. Its residential streets run along Bank Street between the Queen Elizabeth Driveway and Carleton University, gathered around the Glebe Community Centre.
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What is the best area to stay in The Glebe?
The Glebe: Visitors who want a walkable base in The Glebe along Bank Street near Carleton University, away from the downtown hotels of Ottawa.
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Updated October 2026