#CountryKids Surfing at Robin Hood's Bay

The last day of our break didn't have the best of weather and at one point we were forced to take shelter in the pub:

It did mean we finally made it into the dinosaur museum:

When we got back to the house it was nearly high tide and we were told that the surf was the best so far for surfing so we headed down to the beach:

#CountryKids Sandcastles and Ghosts at Robin Hood's Bay #Whatevertheweather

We had a wild, damp day exploring the village and then the best weather of the week meant a full day on the beach. This gave my daughter and her new friends a chance to build a pretty awesome motte and bailey sandcastle:

My daughter was so dedicated to building up the bailey:

She also carefully dug out a bridge across the moat:

#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: