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The image top is of St Stephen's Church on
the south main road down into Robin Hood's
Bay on Thorpe Lane, built from 1870. This
Church replaced the earlier Old St Stephen's
Church on the outskirts of the Village on Raw
Pasture Bank. The Old Church can be
visited.
The second image is of the Victoria Hotel
sitting high above the Bay with a large
Garden with seating for outdoor drinks and
meals. This Hotel was built in 1897, a time
Tourist numbers to the area were
increasing.
Parking for the Village is by the Victoria
Hotel with a steep walk down into the old
section of Robin Hood's Bay. There are only a
few parking spaces by the Harbour, so you
should avoid driving down.
On the walk down you pass a number of
Cafes, Bars, Ice Cream Shops, and a number of
little Local Shops.
At the Beach is the Old Coastguard
Station with a Visitor Centre giving
information on the Area and History.
The Beach stretches for miles north and
south, often with an Ice Cream Van on the
Beach. The Beach is a popular place to look
for Fossils.
The Bay Hotel is
at the Beach opposite the Old Coastguard
Station, built in 1828 as the New Inn.
Robin Hood from the 1300s is said to have
captured French Pirates that had been raiding
the Yorkshire Coast, returning belongings to
this Village, with the Village then becoming
known as Robin Hood's Bay.
Most of the Houses seen today, down in the
Old Village, were built in the 1600s and
1700s when Fishing was the main industry in
the area.
From the 1700s, Smuggling escalated along
this coast to save paying Tax to the King.
Brandy, Gin, Rum, Tea and Tobacco were most
profitable items to Smuggle. Robin Hood's Bay
was ideal for Smuggling with its narrow
streets built into the hillside, difficult
for the Excise Men to find the Smuggled
Goods.
Villagers had a number of encounters with
Excise Men at this time, from Fights at the
Dock, to Battles between Gun Boats in the
Bay.
Robin Hood's Bay has been popular for a
number of Novels and Films, with Films
including:
1897 - the Dracula novel
by Bram Stoker includes scenes from Robin
Hood's Bay.
1935 - the film Turn of the
Tide was made here about rival Fishing
Families.
2008 - the film Wild Child
had some scenes shot at Robin Hood's Bay,
about a US Girl sent to Boarding School in
England.
2017 - the film Phantom
Thread starring Daniel Day-Lewis has some
scenes at Robin Hood's Bay about Fashion and
Romance.
Robin Hoods Bay is also one of the most
Painted Villages in the UK, with a good range
of Paintings and Prints for sale. Website.
I visited Robin Hoods Bay early in the
morning for sunny pics from the east with a
low tide, then returned later in the day when
when there was a high tide. Coastal Villages
can be tricky to get good pics, Warm, Sun in
the right direction, Tide times, and Weekends
or School Holidays when they are busy all
help.
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