Whitby Museum
You will find Whitby Museum in Whitby. 12 more places to visit are within 5 km. Whitby Abbey comes next on our list, 900 m away.
Museum in Whitby
Inside Whitby
Whitby Museum is inside Whitby’s built-up area, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Afternoons in Whitby peak at 17–20°C, June to September.
Whitby Museum
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Whitby
- Official site
- whitbymuseum.org.uk
Visit details
- EntryA fee is charged
Mapping Whitby Museum
Orange marks Whitby Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Whitby’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Whitby Museum
The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Compare the 2 towns
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Next door to Whitby Museum
Choose from 18 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWhitby Abbey900 m away2
MuseumCaptain Cook Memorial Museum600 m away3
CastleOld Mulgrave Castle5.5 km away4
MuseumPannett Art Gallery100 m away5CastleCastleSneaton Castle Centre1.4 km away6AttractionAttraction · National TrustBrickyard Quarry (disused)12 km away7Historic shipHistoric shipThe Endeavour Experience500 m away8MuseumMuseumWhitby Jet Heritage Centre700 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Whitby Museum: the answers
Where is Whitby Museum?
Whitby Museum is in Whitby, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Whitby Museum?
Museum in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Whitby Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in Whitby, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Whitby Museum?
Within 15 km: Whitby Abbey (900 m), Captain Cook Memorial Museum (600 m), Old Mulgrave Castle (5.5 km) and Pannett Art Gallery (100 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)
- Whitby Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby Abbey: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Captain Cook Memorial Museum: aude, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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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