The National Trust's small visitor centre in Ravenscar is the place to get your bearings for one of the wildest bits of the Yorkshire coast. Staff can point you to the best viewpoints for the grey seals on the rocks below the headland and to the old alum works and brickworks on the Cinder Track. There is currently no access to the beach at Ravenscar after cliff falls, so check with the centre before heading down. There is a shop, maps and local information, and the trust runs seal walks and events through the season.
Ravenscar itself is the town that never was: a Victorian resort laid out with roads and drains that never attracted buyers. The Cleveland Way south to Robin Hood's Bay from here is about four miles with the whole bay in view.
Getting there
Ravenscar village, near the Raven Hall Hotel, YO13 0LU. Parking on the road or in the village car park.
Moderate
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