How's the Water?
1 discharging 63 spills in 24h 0 above typical

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Robin Hoods Bay

North Yorkshire · sewerage by Yorkshire Water

Sufficient · 2025 Out of season No spills reported nearby in the last 48 hours

Samples met the minimum standard over the last four seasons. Heavy rain can lower water quality here.

Latest E. coli
<10
per 100 ml, 22 Sep 2026
Latest enterococci
18
per 100 ml
Overflows within 3 km
2
Spills nearby, 30 days
0
  • Excellent or Good
  • Sufficient
  • Poor
  • Overflow discharging
  • Overflow
  • Offline

About this beach

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.

From the Environment Agency profile.

Storm overflows within 3 km

Nearest first, straight-line distance.
Monitor Distance Status
YWS00585 Kings Beck 0.2 km Not discharging
YWS00582 North Sea 0.5 km Not discharging