Robin Hoods Bay

10.2°C Water temp · May 5

United Kingdom Coastal 3 - Sufficient 10.2°C

Robin Hood's Bay Beach is a small rural beach situated on the north Yorkshire coast. It is approximately 200 metres in length and enclosed by rocks and rock pools which become exposed at low tide. Above the beach is the village of Robin Hood's Bay, which hosts a number of tourist establishments, shops, and food outlets, cottages and houses all packed tightly on the surrounding steep cliffs.

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Water

Coastal bathing water

Location

North Yorkshire

Season

Designated bathing water since 1988. Official monitoring season runs from May to September.

Water Quality

Sufficient (2025). Assessed under rBWD

Risks

The quality of the bathing water may sometimes be affected by storm, emergency and surface water outfalls. Storm overflows may operate during and after heavy rainfall. This is when the sewer system can become overwhelmed by the amount of surface water entering it. The overflows prevent sewage from backing up pipes and flooding properties.

There are two sewage overflows serving the village. One discharges through an outfall into the North Sea close to the bathing water and a second discharges into King's Beck in the village. When these overflows operate, they discharge diluted and screened effluent into the sea and the stream which may sometimes result in reduced bathing water quality.

This bathing water is included in the Surfers Against Sewage “Safer Seas Service”. This service can alert you to Combined Storm Sewer Overflow discharges via a phone App and in addition, it includes the Environment Agency Pollution Risk Forecast warnings where they are available. Further details of the service can be found at - http://www.sas.org.uk/safer-seas-service/