Greenbank

Greenbank is on Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.

an old tractor at Greenbank farm

Understand

Greenbank, which was named by Calvin Philips after his homestead in Delaware,it has a population of around 250. It is the location of the Greenbank Farm, once the largest loganberry farm in the world.

Get in

By bus

  • Island Transit, +1 360-678-7771. A free, scheduled bus services the island, from Mukilteo north with connections to Mt. Vernon on the mainland, with Island Transit. The bus operates daily except Sundays, with reduced trips on Saturdays.

By shuttle

Get around

See

The fields at Greenbank farm, which used to be planted with loganberries, blackberries and red currants, now have trails and several alpacas. Behind the barns at the Greenbank farm is a small marsh with a viewing platform recently built by the Whidbey Audubon Society. Many species of birds can be observed here including Red Wing Black-Birds and Warblers.

Do

Buy

The Greenbank store, which is owned and run by the Coupe family, descendants of Captain Thomas Coupe, founder of Coupeville. Opened in 1904, and now owned and operated by the Coupe's niece, the Greenbank store features a deli and access to the post office through a side door in the store. Greenbank Farm is the location of Whidbey Pies, the Farm's Wine Tasting & Shop, Greenbank Cheese, Rob Schouten Gallery, Artworks Gallery, and Raven Rocks Gallery & Gifts, as well as a Sunday market, Holiday Market, and Year-Round Festivals and Events.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

On highway 525, one mile south of the Greenbank farm, sits "Guest House Log Cottages", on twenty five forest acres with a wildlife viewing pond and six luxury log cottages.

Connect

Go next

Routes through Greenbank

Ends at Coupeville  NW  SE  Freeland Lynnwood



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