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🏖️ 2.55 miles from Runswick Bay (Good water quality)
Staithes, Yorkshire
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Check availabilityMuseums & Galleries · Whitby
Staithes Heritage Centre and the Captain Cook Museum
📍 TS13 5BG
Photo: Mark Anderson (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Lifesize reconstruction of the street and shop where Captain Cook worked
- Photo gallery covering the Lost Railway and Staithes fishermen
- Book a one-hour guided tour led by museum experts
- Use flatbed and slide scanners to preserve family photos
This small heritage museum in Staithes, near Whitby, Yorkshire, tells the story of the village through fishing, mining and maritime history, with a particular focus on Captain Cook's early years. You'll find over 4,000 objects, including model ships, fossils, scrimshaw, photographs and a lifesize reconstruction of the street and shop where Cook worked, alongside displays on the village's lost railway. Entry is free, dogs are welcome, and you can book a guided tour of the museum. The museum is open every day from 10:30-16:30. If you're staying nearby, there are 99 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays, with Runswick Bay beach 2.5 miles away and Lealholm station 6.9 miles away.
Practical details
- Open
- Every day, 10:30-16:30, last entry 16:15
- Time needed
- One hour for a guided tour
- Dogs
- Dogs are welcome
- Booking
- Guided tours can be booked in advance
From the attraction's own website on 21 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
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