Please note that the Captain Cook Museum Whitby will be closed from 1st December 2025 to 7th February 2026.

Visit the Grade 1 Listed house where James Cook Lodged, 1746-1749

17th century house with 18th century collections tell the Cook story. Original letters written by Cook and associates, paintings by the voyage artists, maps, ship models and Pacific artefacts. 

Special exhibition: ‘Uncharted Dangers: Health at Sea and in Space’.

Whitby, with its old town, museums and medieval abbey is a rewarding day out from York. Free entry for children