Robin Hood's Bay
Robin Hood's Bay is one of the most charming and popular fishing villages in the country, six miles south of Whitby. It is a village of two halves and is a magnet for tourists. The older fishing village has quaint red-roofed cottages perched on the side of the cliff all jostling for space. The village road runs steeply down to the very edge of the rocky shore and there are intriguing alleyways weaving between tightly-packed cottages and houses. Among the rocky shoreline are sea water pools with abundant marine life.
Nearby is the Robin Hood's Bay and Fylingdales Museum and the easy walk along the beach or cliff path to Boggle Hole and back. Once a haunt of smugglers the Bay is a well known location for fossil hunting and the study of marine life and at low tide the great expanse of scars (rock out crops) are clearly visible. The beach has been regularly awarded the ENCAMS Seaside Award and will be flying the distinctive blue and yellow flag if appropriate. Robin Hoods Bay is clearly not from the age of the motor vehicle, with many of the streets being little more than cobbled walkways.
As you walk through the narrow cobbled streets and alleyways, soak up some of the atmosphere of those ‘bygone days' when sailors, fishermen, smugglers and press gangs roamed these very streets. The village also offers a great selection of local eateries and public houses, quaint little shops and galleries.
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