Perched at the edge of a wide sweeping bay, surrounded by lofty cliffs, lies the old fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay.

Once an important fishing community, before sail gave way to steam, the village had one of the largest fishing fleets on the Yorkshire Coast.

The salty characters who manned the fleet have long since gone to rest in the little grey churchyard overlooking the bay. They left a huddle of red pantile roofed cottages which have changed little with the passage of time.

Visitors today can still wander through the narrow, twisting, cobbled streets and alleyways, here baymen eluded the press gangs and smugglers secretly moved their contraband for which the bay was notorious.

The landscape of Robin Hood's Bay is spectacular. From the southern-most headland, Ravenscar, the vantage point being used by the Romans as a signal station, the eye follows round the sweep of the bay to take in the heather of Fylingdales moor and the rich pastures of farms nestling below. A wealth of leafy paths and hedgerowed lanes, full of wildlife and flora, lead down to the shoreline, which is a beachcombers paradise with its diversity of sandy, pebbly rockpools full of marine life, shells and fossils.

Robin Hood's Bay is an ideal touring centre for visiting the many interesting places on the North East Coast and North Yorkshire Moors, There are riding and pony trekking centres, tennis courts, bowling and putting greens, quaint giftshops, a museum and many more activities and entertainments at the Village Hall