#CountryKids More Beach Fun at Robin Hood's Bay

When you have taken body boards and wet suits on holiday the children will want to use them even if a) the conditions aren't right b) they aren't experts! So on a grey day my son donned his wet suit and we joined a few other hardy souls on the beach:

There weren't any decent waves but my son enjoyed just being in the surf on his board:

#CountryKids A day exploring Robin Hood's Bay #Whatevertheweather

The Tuesday of our stay was a changeover day when some families left and we had some new arrivals later in the day. It was a day we used to explore more of the village:

A few of us walked up to the top of the hill above the oldest part of the village to take in the views from the top:

There used to be more of the old village on this stretch plus a less steep road but it has all fallen into the sea due to coastal erosion:

In the 1970s a sea wall was constructed to protect the remaining houses and you can take a walk along it back to the bottom of the village:

The old village really is tucked away at the bottom of the hill:

It was such a calm day the sea looked more like the Mediterranean than North Sea:

It wasn't a long walk but it was a very pleasant one:

The fishing boats were all safely moored in the harbour part of the bay:

The sea wall route was a certainly a lot less precipitous than the main road into the village which has an interesting chicane at the bottom:

It is a 30% slope and not double width so its interesting to drive on! Luckily its an access only road:

Back down in the harbour we explored the Old Coastguard's Station. There was a tiny aquarium with shrimps and crabs: 

The children learned more about how tides work:

and they could generate different wind strengths:

Afterwards we wandered around some of the intriguing footways around the village:

Our accommodation was right at the top of Fisherhead:

I had to move my car up to the Upper Bay as we ran out of spaces so I was next to St Stephen's church:

I then got another walk down the steep hill once again:

It was once again an evening for a walk on the beach:

#CountryKids On the Beach at Robin Hood's Bay

Sunday was a good weather day and we spent a lot of it on the beach at Robin Hood's Bay:

The tide times didn't make for a long time on the sand but there was a chance to try to build tide defences:

and to have an ice cream from the van:

#CountryKids at Boggle Hole

Our first day at Robin Hood's Bay wasn't the sunniest but it didn't stop us from having outdoor fun! First of all though my excited daughter discovered that Ben Miller was also staying in the village and he kindly posed for a photo:

The official plan for the day was a walk to Boggle Hole. Due to the way the tides go we weren't going to be able to get there along the beach:

So we set off along the Cleveland Way which turned out to have an awful lot of steps:

Reasons to be Cheerful: A week at Robin Hood's Bay with Single with Kids #R2BC

I am a day late taking over from the lovely Michelle as I've just got back from a week at Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire! So apologies but I am here now and my reasons are all about our break and I will let the photos do the talking:
1) A beautiful beach:

2) Sandcastles:

3) Rainbow at sea: