The Museum is in the 17th century house on Whitby's harbour where the young James Cook lodged when an apprentice. It was here he trained as a seaman leading to his epic voyages of discovery. A world class collection of ship models, original paint...
The Dracula Experience is a unique tour through the Dracula story and the connection to Whitby. Using animated scenes, electronic special effects and live actors. In 1885 the Russian Schooner The Demeter was hit by a wild storm and ran aground in ...
A virtual visit to Dr Frankensteins laboratory with Geissler Tubes, Railway Tubes,Bouquet Tubes, Jacob's Ladder, telegraph system, early x-ray tubes and much more. Crackling spark, electric flame laden demonstrations. Showing what the education of th...
As its name suggests, the North York Moors National Park has a lot of moorland ' the largest expanse in England in fact and home to all sorts of wildlife. Interspersed with lush green dales, the landscape is an ideal place to walk, cycle, ride a hors...
From the door of The Moors National Park Centre you can see much of what makes this area so special ' moorland, woodland, farmland and historic buildings. Find out more about what there is to see and do in the North York Moors, its wildlife and herit...
Built in 1895, the double boathouse was used by the RNLI until 1957 when it was re-established as a museum. The museum has grown to contain an abundance of lifeboat material including models, paintings, medals, photographs, lifeboat kit and items fro...
Perched high on a cliff, the gaunt remains of this once magnificent abbey stand high above the picturesque seaside town of Whitby. The first abbey was founded in 657 by the formidable St Hilda, a princess of the Northumbrian royal house, whose Saxon ...
A searchable photographic gallery of historical photographs, documents and artefacts relating to Whitby and the surrounding North Yorkshire villages. ...
Whitby Museum was started by local gentlemen in 1823 to preserve the fossils and other interesting artefacts existing in the area. It is owned by Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society and run entirely by volunteers from among the society's member...
Captain Cook Memorial Museum
