The Captain Cook Memorial Museum is located in Grape Lane, Whitby, in the 17th century house to which Cook came as a young man in 1747 to be apprenticed to Captain John Walker.
The Museum tells the story of Cook, and of the crews, artists and scientists who sailed with him. It illustrates the story with original paintings and drawings from the Voyages, letters in Cook's hand, ship models and artefacts from the Pacific. Winner of VisitEngland Gold Award for Excellence 2013 and of Yorkshire Tourist Board's White Rose Award in 2005 and 2012.
Open daily to 5th November, 9.45 am to 5.00pm. Winter openings arranged by appointment..
The rear courtyard overlooking the harbour, during the visit of the First Sea Lord, June 2012
Visit England Gold Award
The front of the House
The pinhole model recreates the attic as it might have looked at the time of Cook's apprenticeship. There are palliasses to sleep on, trunks for personal possessions, clothes, books and tools lying around, and there would probably have been wet socks hung up to dry! An excellent way for inquisitive children to see how it might have been!
The Resolution Model
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