Whitby Museum & Pannett Art Gallery

Whitby

Run by the Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society, the museum, library and achives houses many major collections including archaeology, social history, ceramics, Captain James Cook, fossils, paintings, photographs, militaria and toys & dolls.

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Eden Camp modern history museum in Malton, North Yorkshire

Eden Camp

Malton

Taking a trip from Whitby, North Yorkshire across the Moors will lead you to the multi-award winning Eden Camp Museum at Malton, a museum housed in the grounds and buildings of an original WWII Prisoner of War Camp.

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Land of Iron at Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum

Land of Iron

Cleveland

Based in Skinningrove, close to the historic fishing port of Whitby, North Yorkshire, come and explore the LAND OF IRON – the recently re-opened Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum. It’s well worth a visit.

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The tall, white painted house containing the Captain Cook Memorial Museum in Whitby

Captain Cook Memorial Museum

Whitby

Adventure, endurance, extraordinary seamanship, survival against the odds mark the Cook story.

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Whitby is a hive of maritime and literary history. Check out these Whitby museums and discover more about Whitby’s fascinating heritage.