The broad sweep of Robin Hood's Bay stops short at the rugged headland of Old Peak at Ravenscar. Perched at the summit of the peak, 600 ft above the sea, is a large house, now a hotel, called Raven Hall, built in 1774 on the site of a Roman signal station.
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| Looking towards the brick works |
Around 1900 plans were made to build a resort at Ravenscar. A few houses were built, but the development company went bankrupt and Ravenscar remains a wild and deserted place with good walks through National Trust land on the cliffs. There is a good National Trust Information Centre where we picked up a leaflet which took us on our walk through the old brick and alum works.
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| Remains of wheel pit/engine house |
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| Site of alum works |
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| Hello Ted isn't this interesting? |
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| Remains of brocks made here |
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| The Old Station House now a tea room |
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