Robin Hood's Bay

About Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood's Bay is a wide bay of sand, boulders and flat rock scars below a steep old fishing village on the North Yorkshire coast. It is best known for fossils and jet, but local holiday-let guides list sea glass among the finds, and photographers have posted sea glass picked up here. The rock platform and its gullies trap small stones and glass as the tide drops back.

Sea glass at Robin Hood's Bay

Sources mention sea glass alongside driftwood, jet and fossils, but give no detail on colours. Search the pebbly patches and gullies on the scars as the tide goes out, and keep an eye on the incoming tide.

Visiting Robin Hood's Bay

Getting there

Park at the top of the village and walk down the steep main street to the slipway onto the beach.

Parking

Pay-and-display car parks at the top of the village; no parking in the lower village.

Safety

Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.