Towns & cities · Yorkshire & the Humber
Robin Hood's Bay
Robin Hood's Bay — village in Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Ruswarp · 7.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Robin Hood's Bay is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: YO22. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.4345°, -0.5344°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Robin Hood's Bay: Maw Wyke to Beast Cliff SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: North York Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Robin Hood's Bay is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is 6 miles (10 km) south of Whitby and 15 miles (24 km) north of Scarborough on the Yorkshire Coast. Robin Hood's Bay is a tourist destination in the North York Moors National Park. It is an ancient chapelry of Fylingdales in the wapentake of Whitby Strand. It is on the Cleveland Way national trail and also the end point of Wainwright's Coast to Coast route.
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Background
History
By about 1000 the neighbouring hamlet of Raw and the village of Thorpe (Fylingthorpe) in Fylingdales had been settled by Norwegians and Danes. After the Norman conquest in 1069 much land in Northern England, including Fylingdales, was laid waste. William the Conqueror gave Fylingdales to Tancred the Fleming, who later sold it to the Abbot of Whitby. In the period 1324–1346 there was an early reference to Robin Hood's Bay. Louis I, Count of Flanders, wrote a letter to King Edward III in which he complained that Flemish fishermen together with their boats and catches were taken by force to Robyn Oeds Bay. The settlements were about a mile inland at Raw but by about 1500 a settlement had grown…
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- Coordinates
- 54.4345, -0.5344
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Fylingdales
- Postcode
- YO22
- Parliamentary constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Nearest railway station
- Ruswarp — 7.2 km
- Official site
- www.robin-hoods-bay.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1853998 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Robin Hood's Bay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Robin Hoods Bay from the Cleveland Way.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Robin Hood's Bay?
- Robin Hood's Bay is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO22), in the parish of Fylingdales.
- Is Robin Hood's Bay a protected site?
- Yes — Robin Hood's Bay is part of the Robin Hood's Bay: Maw Wyke to Beast Cliff SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North York Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Robin Hood's Bay free to visit?
- Yes, Robin Hood's Bay is free to enter.
- How do I get to Robin Hood's Bay?
- The nearest railway station is Ruswarp, about 7.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode YO22.