The Captain Cook

Memorial Museum

The Captain Cook Museum is a fantastic day out for the whole family, especially if you have been inspired by Whitby Holiday Park’s beautiful coastal location and are feeling like a bit of a pirate yourself!

The Museum

This popular museum celebrates Captain Cook’s life and time at sea! Captain Cook was one of the best, and perhaps, most famous buccaneers in the history of explorers. In his lifetime, Captain Cook travelled the globe, ranging as far as the coasts of Canada to the icefields in Antarctica – he even introduced New Zealand to the Europeans by ‘discovering’ and charting these beautiful isles. Despite being born into a family of Scottish farmers, James Cook was first introduced to the excitement of the seas via an apprenticeship in the coastal town of Whitby.

 

The Captain Cook Museum can be found in the 17th-century house in which Captain Cook underwent his seaman’s apprenticeship. The house is filled with fascinating artefacts and collections which tell the tale of Captain Cook’s interesting and action-packed life.

  

ship sailing off to sea

Events

The Captain Cook Museum plays host to an exciting programme of events for children and adults throughout the year. These events tackle wide range of nautical-themed topics such as ‘fish and ships festivals’, educational talks from sea-explorers, as well as workshops where you can create your very own seal out of fabric and wood. Please bear in mind that events are always subject to change throughout the seasons, so please refer to The Captain Cook Museum’s website for more info.

Getting to The Captain Cook Museum

Getting to The Captain Cook Museum is fair easy from our Whitby Holiday Park. The journey takes roughly six minutes by car via Hawsker Lane. Alternatively, you can reach this attraction by foot – the walk takes roughly thirty minutes. We believe that walking into Whitby town centre from our holiday park is a great way to immerse yourself in the beautiful countryside of North Yorkshire.