This handsome 17th century harbourside house is where the great explorer, James Cook, came to serve his apprenticeship in Whitby in the year 1746. It belonged to Cook's master, the Quaker ship owner, Captain John Walker. When the young Cook was not at sea, he lodged here in the attic with Walker's 'other family' of apprentices. The house is now a museum and holds a superb collection of original exhibits about Yorkshire's most famous son. Regional winner 2005, White Rose Awards. For further information and details of the 2010 special exhibition, 'Northward Ho! A voyage towards the North Pole, 1773, please click on the picture below:

Captain Cook landing at Botany Bay in 1770