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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Where is Robin Hood\u2019s Bay?<\/h2>\n
Robin Hood\u2019s Bay sits on the coast of North Yorkshire in England in North York Moors National Park<\/a>, between Whitby and Scarborough<\/a>. It is a small fishing with a long history.<\/p>\n In 1800, everyone who lived in Bay Town, as its known locally,\u00a0was said to be involved in this illegal transportation of goods.\u00a0The villagers linked their\u00a0cellars up the steep slope\u00a0so that\u00a0contraband, received\u00a0at the shore, could be passed underground to the cliff top,\u00a0unbeknown to Bay Town\u2019s customs officers.<\/p>\n You may also like<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> Robin Hood, Britain\u2019s most popular and enduring folk hero,\u00a0is usually associated with Sherwood Forest<\/a>, which is about as far as you can get from the sea in England.\u00a0So why does a bay on the North Yorkshire coast\u00a0bear his name?<\/p>\n There are several versions of the story, but the most widely accepted seems to be that our hero in Lincoln Green once successfully fought a battle with a notorious piratical cleric known as Damon the Monk, who had been harrying coastal villages. In true swashbuckling style, Robin strung Damon and his crew up from their own yard-arm.<\/p>\n The truth is, of course, that Robin was a kind of medieval superhero, and his moniker crops up in place names all over the country, from Cornwall to Caithness.<\/p>\n But there may just be an inkling of truth in the local legend, for on Stoupe Brow on the moors above the bay, there is a Robin Hood\u2019s Butts, where the man in tights could have practised his archery.<\/p>\n 2.7 miles\/ 4.3km | 137m accent | 1.5 hours | easy-moderate<\/em><\/p>\n 1. Along the line<\/strong><\/p>\n This four-mile coastal walk starts south from the Station Car Park on the hilltop above the village (visitors\u2019 cars are not allowed in the narrow streets) and follows the\u00a0disused Scarborough to Whitby railway line, opened in 1885 and closed in 1965, for two miles.<\/p>\n 2. Boggle Hole<\/strong><\/p>\n When it is about to go across a bridge, turn left down steps, and then left on the road into Boggle Hole on the coast.<\/p>\n 3. Acorn to acorn<\/strong><\/p>\n Cross the inlet on a bridge to join the Cleveland Way, following its acorn signs along the cliffs \u2013 with their spectacular sea views \u2013 back\u00a0to Robin Hood\u2019s Bay.<\/p>\n![\""Moorland\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/22\/2019\/04\/FCR-412200-fac9fd0.jpg?quality=45&resize=556,556"\" "\\"\"United\\"")
<\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/section>Why is it called Robin Hood\u2019s Bay?<\/h2>\n
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Robin Hood\u2019s Bay walking route and map<\/h2>\n
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