Beamish, Britain's favourite open air museum, vividly recreates life in Northern England in the early C19th- C20th, demonstrating recent history in a "living" way.
Visit the C17th house where Captain Cook came to serve his seaman's apprenticeship. Collection of letters and memorabilia.Open March to October.Special exhibition: Smoking Coasts & ice-bound Seas.
Facilities: Disabled access, Families welcome
Grape Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO22 4BA Telephone: 01947 601900