Captain Cook Memorial Museum
Captain Cook Memorial Museum is a grade I listed historic house museum in Whitby. There are 18 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Whitby Abbey (300 m). Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages.
Museum in Whitby
Inside Whitby
Captain Cook Memorial Museum is inside Whitby’s built-up area, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Whitby has 458 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
June to September are the warmest in Whitby, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C.
Captain Cook Memorial Museum
Grade I listed historic house museum in Whitby, United Kingdom.
In Whitby, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Whitby
- Official site
- cookmuseumwhitby.co.uk
Useful details
- EntryA fee is charged
Mapping Captain Cook Memorial Museum
Captain Cook Memorial Museum is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Whitby’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Captain Cook Memorial Museum
In size, Whitby comes first of the 8, with 12,603 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Whitby
Sleights
Robin Hood's Bay
Hinderwell
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Captain Cook Memorial Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitby | It’s in town | 12,603 | 15 |
| Sleights | 3.3 km southwest of it | 1,928 | 16 |
| Robin Hood's Bay | 7.6 km southeast of it | 411 | 2 |
| Hinderwell | 12 km northwest of it | 618 | 1 |
| Staithes | 14 km northwest of it | 778 | 1 |
| Easington | 17 km northwest of it | 870 | 2 |
| Cloughton | 20 km southeast of it | 714 | 3 |
| Burniston | 21 km southeast of it | 1,470 | 10 |
Next door to Captain Cook Memorial Museum
There are 18 within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory among them.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhitby Abbey300 m away2
MuseumWhitby Museum600 m away3
CastleOld Mulgrave Castle6.1 km away4
MuseumPannett Art Gallery600 m away5CastleCastleSneaton Castle Centre2 km away6AttractionAttraction · National TrustBrickyard Quarry (disused)12 km away7Historic shipHistoric shipThe Endeavour Experience200 m away8MuseumMuseumCholmley House200 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Captain Cook Memorial Museum
Where is Captain Cook Memorial Museum?
Captain Cook Memorial Museum is in Whitby, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Captain Cook Memorial Museum?
Grade I listed historic house museum in Whitby, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Captain Cook Memorial Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Whitby, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Captain Cook Memorial Museum a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Captain Cook Memorial Museum?
Within 15 km: Whitby Abbey (300 m), Whitby Museum (600 m), Old Mulgrave Castle (6.1 km) and Pannett Art Gallery (600 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Captain Cook Memorial Museum: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby Abbey: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mulgrave Castle: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pannett Art Gallery: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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