Robin Hoods Bay - charming village in Yorkshire

Robin Hood's Bay is one of the most charming and popular villages in the North York Moors National Park.


Situated on the beautiful Heritage Coast, the village has always been connected with the sea. It is first mentioned in 1538 as a "fisher townlet of twenty boats" and fishing was the main livelihood here until the end of the 19th century. You can still see fishing boats and fishermen at work in the harbour today.
The pretty coloured cottages with their red tile roofs are huddled around a slipway at the foot of a steep ravine. Packed with secret passages and alleyways, it is easy to imagine the days when smugglers would slip their contraband up the hill under the cover of darkness.


At low tide the characteristic rocky scars of the Peak Fault are visible just off the beach. It's a great place for fossil hunting and the rockpools left by the tide contain a myriad of fascinating marine life.


There is a good selection of shops and places to eat in amongst the guesthouses and the village is a great place to walk a section of the Cleveland Way National Trail (North Sea Trail).

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[zonkozonko]

The story of the Robin hoods bay Fishermen and women hauling the Life boat through snow drifts from Whitby to rescue people from a ship grounded in a storm in Robin hoods bay always gets me back there! Its written on a plaque near the main carpark.

[Armookie]

I starred in a movie at Robin Hoods Bay back in 1999.

You can see a clip of it at my channel. :O)

Thanks for sharing it's good memorys.

[lifeisntthatsimple]

i loved robin hood's bay when i went, however, two days before the libya chrisis, there was a book displayed in the book shop on the way down called 'My Dreams' by colonel gaddafi :/ we never went back there

[minkpunky]

For those of you who haven't yet visited Robin Hoods Bay and surrounding area, there's a bit of an introduction on my 'project' website: baybites.co.uk

[MyFamilyGuyLover]

has anyone else seen that part of a boat fossil on the beach?

[whitbyjet65]

Magical little place.

[TheMarkWaterson]

i work in the bay hotel

[actros1105]

1:5 I BUY THE FAKE CIGARRETS

[1358124]

I used to go there with my parents in the 1950s, not changed much really and I remember Browns shop was run by an old lady and it was ever so dark inside as well.