Harry’s Orchard was created by the National Trust at the request of Hunters Inn ex-licensee Mr Philip Reed Evans as a memorial to Mr Harry Westacott who died in 1989.
 
Harry had moved to the area from Chulmleigh when he was about 15, working as a labourer at neighbouring farms such as Mannacott and then for the National Trust for a number of years. After he retired he kept active through his vegetable gardening supplying lettuces to the Hunters Inn for  Philip Reed Evans and before that for another predecessor Mr Mick Lambert.

He was in his 80's when he died and he is buried at nearby Trentishoe Church.

He lived at Syringa Cottage at the bottom of the hill to Trentishoe - to go in was a step back in time with no electricity - by choice - and cooking on an old ‘Bodley’

He would walk over to the Hunters Inn and back to his cottage twice a day for his half of ale. He was a familiar figure to many of the Hunters visitors - “ I’ll just have half, sir” being his common response to numerous offers of a drink!

There is a plaque in the Hunters inn at one end of the bar, which simply states 'Harrys Corner'.

The orchard lies halfway between the Hunters Inn and his cottage near the far path to Heddons Mouth. Anyone is welcome to sit and enjoy Harry’s Orchard.