Ravenscar North Yorkshire Map

About Ravenscar

Ravenscar clings to the North Yorkshire coast, a quiet sentinel against the sea's ceaseless advance. It lies 12.6 km south-east of Whitby (from Whitby: bearing 140°T, OS grid NZ 979 012), and is situated south-south-east of Robin Hood's Bay village. The air in Ravenscar carries the sharp tang of salt and the distant cry of gulls, a constant reminder of its maritime embrace. Though the grand Victorian hotel that once promised a seaside idyll remains a skeletal ruin, a poignant monument to ambitious dreams, the village itself endures, its stone cottages huddled together as if for warmth against the bracing winds that sweep across the clifftops. The light here, particularly as dusk gathers, can possess a peculiar, almost liquid quality, softening the rugged contours of the landscape and lending a timeless air to the scattered dwellings.

About This Ravenscar Map Page

Explore Ravenscar, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.397306, -0.492773. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.