Whitby's Captain Cook Museum to hold Residents' Day - how you can get in for free

Whitby's Captain Cook Museum is hosting a residents' day on Tuesday March 22 - and it's free.
By Duncan Atkins
Published 17th Mar 2022, 08:05 BST
Updated 17th Mar 2022, 09:54 BST
Room in the Captain Cook Memorial Museum.Room in the Captain Cook Memorial Museum.
Room in the Captain Cook Memorial Museum.

Residents' Day is the perfect opportunity to explore the museum, on Grape Lane, with your family or a group of friends.

You can get to know the collection on your own or on the museum's guided highlights tour and explore some of its most remarkable objects.

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Each tour will last around an hour and has a limited capacity.

Whitby's Captain Cook Museum to hold Residents' DayWhitby's Captain Cook Museum to hold Residents' Day
Whitby's Captain Cook Museum to hold Residents' Day

Starting times are 10.30am, 10.45am, 11.45am, noon, 1.30pm and 1.45pm.

The residents' day is only available to residents with post codes YO21 and YO22.

The Coffee Shop, just opposite the museum, will offer you a 10% discount when presenting your museum’s entrance ticket.

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Tickets cannot be reserved in advance. People will need to show their proof of postcode.

The museum is in the 17th Century house where Cook’s master Captain John Walker lodged him during his apprenticeship.

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