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Runswick Bay at low tide

Another village of character on this North Yorkshire coast as seen from the cliff path on its southern flank. We have walked from the village to here over the sands and climbed a lot of steps to this point. Our destinations is Sandsend village. We have a nine mile round walk here.

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Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautiful village view !!
4 years ago ( translate )

Marie-claire Gallet said:

WOW, marvelous seascape, Herb *********************
4 years ago ( translate )

Malik Raoulda said:

Un plaisir de parcourir de si beaux paysages.. Bonne semaine.
4 years ago ( translate )

John Cass said:

Wonderful coastal shot, great pov.
4 years ago

Herb Riddle replied to John Cass:

Glad you liked it John.
4 years ago

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

Wow, what a superb overview Herb! Your nine miles make my four along the coast last week sound pathetic ;-) Another wonderful shot. Cheers, Rosa.
4 years ago

Herb Riddle replied to Rosalyn Hilborne:

Hi Rosa. Gald you liked this longer view. The nine miles here was quite unintended. We had hoped to get to Sandsend but never quite got as far as that but we returned to our car at Runswick Bay via a very circulars x-railway line path which was further than we expected. Our normal walks are much like yours 3-6 miles.

Cheers, Herb
4 years ago

David G Johnson said:

A perfect angle for the shot Herb'.. you have captured it all.. I am wondering why the actual village has remained undeveloped and appears to retain its charm due to that fact. //
Another smack on shot.... Cheers from Dj...
4 years ago

Herb Riddle replied to David G Johnson:

Hi Dave, nice to see you here. The village today is rather 'arty' with what seems to be fairly modern houses (less than 100year old certainly.) It has a reputation for being filled almost entirely by holiday homes and artist so maybe no real ambiance of old timers perhaps. Maybe this tells the story why:

"The original fishing village was almost completely destroyed by a landslide in 1682. Remarkably, there were no fatalities, as the village was alerted by two mourners at a wake. The village was rebuilt, slightly further to the south, perched on the side of cliffs." Wiki

All that being said, it is still quite charming with a nice cafe near the lifeboat station that you can still see on here.

Keep safe. Herb
4 years ago

J.Garcia said:

You can often see what is far away better!
This splendid panoramic image is a beautiful example
We can observe all the small details of the coast, the village well nestled in the rocks and its surroundings
Low tide is always a discovery
You are a great hiker, Herb!
4 years ago

Herb Riddle replied to J.Garcia:

Thanks Judite, for this. Yes, a more distant view shows us things we cannot see close up. A great big beach for a small community here and it was full of sand-flies as we walked across. - As said to Rosa above, the length of our hike was almost unintentional but we managed it OK.

Best Wishes, Herb
4 years ago

TOZ said:

A great view of Runswick Bay Herb I have not got this shot will have to put that right . Stayed in the Cliffemount Hotel a couple of times.you had a long walk.
Regards TOZ
4 years ago

Herb Riddle replied to TOZ:

Hi Toz, glad this all brought back memories for you. We had an idea that we once stayed in that hotel too, but it might have been the Victoria at Robin Hood Bay as well :) It was a great hike along the cliff top. We got as far as Goldsborough before turning back realising that Sandsend along the clifftops was further than we thought. Returned from there to Runswick via the old railway line. About 9.3miles in total according to my phone step app. -More to come yet from this walk.

Keep well. Herb
4 years ago

Weard Bültena said:

Moin,
eine bezaubernde Küste.
Weard
4 years ago ( translate )