Robin Hood Walk No 1 In search of Friar Tuck

Visit the home of Friar Tuck, the jovial friar, one of Robin Hoods Merry Men, mostly depicted as a fat, bald, jovial monk with a love of food and drink. We visit the area of his holy well in Fountains Dale, believed to be the location of Robin and Friars first meeting. Friar Tuck was accomplished with bow and sword, so on the hearing this from Will Scarlet , Robin felt he must have this doughty fighter in his band of outlaws. The story of their meeting, carrying each other back and forth over the visible moat is one of the popular myths associated with the legend. Nearby is Friar Tucks Cave and Fountain Dale House ( on private site) where Sir Walter Scott penned his most famous work Ivanhoe