Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, UK
by Neale And Judith Clark
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Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, UK
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Neale And Judith Clark
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Photograph - Photography
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Robin Hood's Bay Yorkshire with beach and seaweed covered rocks seen from the slipway in the village of Robin Hood's Bay Yorkshire England UK GB Europe
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Robin Hood's Bay is a village in the Borough of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. It is 6 miles south of Whitby and 15 miles north of Scarborough on the Yorkshire Coast It is on the Cleveland Way national trail and also the end point of Wainwright's Coast to Coast route.
The origin of the name is uncertain, and it is doubtful that Robin Hood was ever in the vicinity of the village.
The village, which consists of a maze of tiny streets, has a tradition of smuggling, and there is reputed to be a network of subterranean passageways linking the houses. During the late 18th century smuggling was rife on the Yorkshire coast. Vessels from the continent brought contraband which was distributed by contacts on land and the operations were financed by syndicates who made profits without the risks taken by the seamen and the villagers. Tea, gin, rum, brandy and tobacco were among the contraband smuggled into Yorkshire from the Netherlands and France to avoid the duty.
Robin Hood's Bay is also known for the large number of fossils which may be found on its beach. The foreshore rocks on the north side of the bay, in particular, are a well known location for finding ammonites, especially after winter storms
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