Robin Hood's Bay
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Robin Hood's Bay from the Cleveland Way.
Robin Hood’s Bay is a small fishing town (hardly more than a village), five miles south of Whitby, on the coast of North Yorkshire, England. Bay Town, as it is known to the locals, is in the ancient parish of Fylingdales and in the wapentake of Whitby Strand. The origin of the name is uncertain, and it is doubtful if Robin Hood was ever in the vicinity. The town, 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. The main legitimate activity had always been fishing, but this started to decline in the late 19th century. These days most of its income comes from tourism. Robin Hood's Bay is the setting for the Bramblewick books by the author Leo Walmsley, who was educated in the schoolroom of the old Wesleyan Chapel, in the lower village. Robin Hood's Bay is also famous for the large number of fossils which may be found on its beach.
Local resourcesThe nearest Railway station is in Whitby. The town connects to the A171 allowing access to Whitby and Scarborough. The Bayfair newspaper contains news and local information on the town. Wireless internet access is provided for visitors all around the town by The Bay Broadband Co-operative. In popular cultureRobin Hood's Bay is a poem by children's poet Michael Rosen. In ScienceThe Wine Haven-Profil near Robin Hood’s Bay is Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) of Pliensbachian Epoch (183,0–189,6 mya), one of four chronographic substages of Early Jurassic Epoch.[1] Literature
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