Robin Hood emerges from the rugged gritstone landscape as a small, quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the vast, open horizons of the Peak District National Park. It lies 4.5 miles east-north-east of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 60°T, OS grid SK 279 721), and is situated east of Baslow village. High above the valley floor, the light catches the weathered stone of Robin Hood, lending the buildings a pale, silvered quality that seems to shift with the passing of the clouds. Ancient remnants of human endurance persist in the vicinity, including the sprawling cairnfield and ring cairn situated just to the northeast, where the earth still holds the quiet imprint of earlier inhabitants. The nearby slopes of Birchen Edge rise with a stern, imposing grace, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of heather and damp peat across the moor. Below these heights, the waters of Heathy Lea Brook trace a thin, restless silver line through the terrain, softening the harsh edges of the surrounding gritstone. Robin Hood remains a place where the sky feels immense, pressing down upon the land with a weight that invites a contemplative stillness in all who traverse its paths.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Robin Hood, Derbyshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Robin Hood includes coordinates 53.245324, -1.582239, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Robin Hood is available on the Robin Hood map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Derbyshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.