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Attractions near Robin Hoods Bay
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Roseberry Topping
(3 Miles)*
Few National Trust sites have such a delightful-sounding name as Roseberry Topping. This small mountain on the North Yorkshire Moors shares its name with the nearby village of Newton-under-Roseberry. |
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Captain Cook Memorial Museum
(5 Miles)*
In Whitby's narrow, winding Grape Lane close by the busy Harbour, stood the handsome house of 18th century Quaker shipowner John Walker and his family - and - in the attic, his 'other family' of seventeen apprentices, lodging there. |
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Whitby Abbey
(5 Miles)*
Best known as the setting for Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, the impressive ruins of Whitby Abbey were once the home of a Saxon saint. |
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Scarborough Sea Life and Marine Sanctuary
(10 Miles)*
Crabs and their many clawed cousins are like marvellous machines, the armoured division of the marine world. |
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Scarborough Castle
(11 Miles)*
Castle Hill headland was an excellent choice for building a fortification. The 300-foot high cliffs drop away on three sides of the promontory to North Bay and the harbour below. |
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Scarborough Art Gallery
(12 Miles)*
Paintings donated by local hotelier Tom Laughton form the core of Scarborough Borough's fine art collection. |
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North Yorkshire Moors Railway
(16 Miles)*
The 24 mile North Yorkshire Moors Railway runs through the beautiful North York Moors National Park, between the market town of Picering through to Whitby. |
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Towns near Robin Hoods Bay
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Ravenscar
(2 Miles)*
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Whitby
(5 Miles)*
The town of Whitby is on the coast of North Yorkshire near Scarborough. It sits at the River Esk estuary and is spread along the steep sided banks of the river valley. |
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Sandsend
(7 Miles)*
Sandsend lies on the east coast of Yorkshire. It is a delightfully picturesque village consisting of small fishermen's cottages set against the grassy cliffs and facing the long sandy beach. |
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Goathland
(8 Miles)*
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Runswick
(10 Miles)*
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Hackness
(10 Miles)*
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Lealholm
(11 Miles)*
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