History
Westcott Bay is located on San Juan Island in northwest Washington State near the Canadian border. The bay was named by Captain Henry Kellett to honor Commander George Blandon Westcott, a British naval hero at the 1798 Battle of the Nile.
Kellett is credited with making the first detailed charts of the area in 1846 for the British Admiralty. Kellett retained many of the original Spanish place names, assigning general use names to some locations and naming others after pedigreed British nobility and Naval officers such as Westcott.
Nearby English Camp on Garrison Bay, now a National Park was occupied by British Marines during the Pig War of 1859-1872 which led to the final boundary settlement between England and the United States.
Westcott Bay Orchards located on the Northwest side of Westcott bay, is one of several old orchards in the area which date back to the 1880's when San Juan Island was a major apple producing area for the Puget Sound region. The original orchard was replanted in the mid 1990's and released its first cider in 1999.
Westcott Bay Ciders have been awarded medals by the Northwest Cider Society Competition: gold-2003, silver-2004, The Great Lakes Olde World Syder Competition: bronze, silver, silver-2006, gold, bronze, bronze-2007 and other competitions over the years.
We welcome visitors but do not keep regular hours, please call ahead - 360.378.3880 to arrange for a visit.