Villages on the North Yorkshire Coast
The North Yorkshire Coast, is one the most breathtaking and beautiful coastlines in England. It has everything for the discerning visitor, from the beautiful beaches, the quaintness of the villages and the rugged cliffs plunging to the beaches and rock pools below.
Although steeped in history, it seems only recently that the television companies have re-discovered the North Yorkshire Coast, with its various television programmes, and that seems to have increased it's popularity with visitors. There is a wide variety of accommodation available in the area, from the larger hotels and small guesthouses, to the self-catering and holiday cottages, from the larger caravan and campervan sites to the smaller farming campsites.
Robin Hood's Bay
The Rocky Shore at Robin Hood's Bay
The Rocky Shore at Robin Hood's Bay
Robin Hood's Bay
The Rocky Shore North of Robin hood's Bay
Runswick Bay
Runswick Bay from the Sea
Runswick Bay Beach
Runswick Bay
Runswick Bay Slipway
Staithes Roxby Beck and Cowbar Nab
Staithes Village
View out to Sea from Staithes
Footbridge over Roxby Beck in Staithes
Sandsend
View from Sandsend to Whitby
Sandsend
Sandsend
Sandsend East Beck
Sandsend Village
Sandsend Village
Lythe Bank
Lythe Church
Lythe Village
Lythe Church
Ravenscar
View from Ravenscar
Ravenscar in Winter
Winter in Ravenscar
Starting from the most northern coastal village of Staithes, a popular tourist destination, steeped in history, with its steep road leading down to cobbled streets, and a small beach. Travelling south, there is the very picturesque village of Runswick Bay with its white painted holiday cottages perched on the cliffsides. Passing through Lythe, with it's historic church and down a steep winding road, is Sandsend.
The village of Sandsend has perhaps the longest stretch of sandy beach on this part of the North Yorkshire Coast. Taking the coastal road from Sandsend through Whitby, the charming village of Robin Hood’s Bay is accessed through Hawsker. Robin Hood's Bay is perhaps one of the most scenic and unusual coastal villages. Lastly there is Ravenscar ‘the place that never was’. Whichever village is visited on the North Yorkshire coast, each one has its own unique identity.
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