Scarborough: Robin Hood's Bay
Robin Hood’s Bay curves around a sheltered inlet on the North Sea coast in North Yorkshire, where steep cliffs and a narrow valley have compressed the old settlement between moorland and shore. The village developed around fishing and became closely associated with smuggling in the 18th and early 19th centuries; its tightly packed cottages and winding lanes still reflect that maritime past. The Cleveland Way National Trail passes through Robin Hood’s Bay, linking the coast with the heather moorlands of the North York Moors. This stretch of shore is also noted for fossil-bearing rocks, with ammonites among the finds that have long drawn collectors.
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