Day 6
Runswick Bay to Robin Hoods Bay
Walked 16 miles
15 CW Miles + 1 extra mile from & to campsites.
Rained during the night and rained all day! We were packed and away for 8.30am and walked down the steep road into Runswick Bay. A short walk along the beach before bearing off up a rocky gully onto the headland again. We walked along the cliff past Kettleness to Sandsend. Here we had a welcome cafe break from the rain. From here we walked a couple more miles into Whitby. Not a single Cleveland Way sign but we saw signs for Capt Cook, Whaling ships, Dracula tours by night and Whitby Scampi. We went for the latter! Delicious.
Back onto the trail up through old Whitby and up the steep steps past Whitby Abbey ruins. Raining even heavier after lunch it was heads down and feet forward through the driving rain for the last 7 miles to Robin Hoods Bay. We past Hawkser Bottoms were we picked up the very last section of the coast to coast path again. We didn't see any C2C hikers finishing though, we only saw 4 other hikers all day along this usually busy stretch of path.
We managed our first successful pitch of the tent in the rain at Hook's House Farm campsite just north of Robin Hoods Bay. A few wet clothes to try and dry off in the morning though... Waterproofs only keep you dry for so long in prolonged heavy rain!
We award this site 3*. Great views but a busy site with people turning up for the weekend at this tourist hot spot. A sloping site but really good toilet and shower facilities. Reasonable price £7pp for Robin Hoods Bay location.
Photos from today:
Looking back towards Runswick Bay
Looking back towards Runswick Bay
Looking back to Robin Hoods Bay
Whitby Abbey
Capt. Cook statue
Looking across Whitby
Sheep all sheltering behind a wall from the driving rain!
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