Name: Whitby Museum
Rating: 5.0

Whitby Museum

Pannett Park, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 1RE, UK

1-99 Years

Paid

Description

Full of amazing treasures Whitby Museum is unusual and quite wonderful! Revealing the life of our historic coastal town from the Jurassic era to the present day, our collections are fascinating – even quirky.

Come and see our fossils, our costumes, our model ships and our curiosities for yourself. Whatever your age, whatever your interests, Whitby Museum is a precious treasure trove.

Prices starts from £9.00 for Adults, Free for Child (under 18 years) and £5.00 for Students. If you are looking for Best place for day out with kids and families then this is the perfect destination offering fun, adventure, and unforgettable memories for everyone.

Features

Paid
Host birthday parties: No

Features

Collections: The many collections of Whitby Museum are detailed within the nine sections below. Each section contains photos of things you can see in the museum, though not every artefact is held on permanent display.
Local History: Whitby’s history, from as early as the Middle Stone Age, is reflected in our museum. The collections include representation of the Iron Age, the Roman and Saxon periods in Britain, the Victorian era and more recent times.
Photography: Whitby Museum has an extensive photographic collection based on some 17,000 glass-plate and film negatives dating back to the 1860s. We have an increasing number of photographic prints, and around 10,000 slides, ranging from glass lantern slides to the positive transparencies of the later 20th century.
Maritime Heritage: Whitby’s history is forever linked to the sea. It is the story of ships and the men who sailed in them, from fishing in local waters to crossing the vast oceans of the world. A story of shipbuilders and shipowners, of lifeboatmen and explorers.
Social History: The collections that reflect the social history of Whitby comprise bygones, toys and dolls, coins, clocks and watches, medals, and weapons and militia. Whilst items such as kitchen and household utensils, mainly donated by local people or people with local associations, inform visitors about Whitby life and culture over the last three hundred years, our coins represent the pre-Roman Iron Age to the reign of King George VI.
Fine Art: The museum’s paintings collection consists of mainly 19th and early 20th century work (both oil and watercolours), either by local artists or portraying local scenes. It includes an extensive collection of 19th century ships’ portraits commissioned by local owners or ships’ captains.
Natural History: The natural history collection comprises specimens of animals, birds and insects which have been preserved and mounted, either individually or as part of larger collections. It is a fine demonstration of the Victorian obsession with the natural world.
Geology and Fossils: The spectacular displays and the extensive stores contain one of the finest collections of Jurassic fossils in Britain. The Whitby fossil collection is famous for its ammonites and its massive marine reptiles.
Whitby Jet and Jet Jewellery: Whitby Jet is a world-class gemstone. The strata that contain jet outcrop across the entire North York Moors, however since the 1830s the town of Whitby has become synonymous with jet production and manufacturing, hence the term ‘Whitby Jet’ was coined in the 19th century.
Costume and Textiles: Our fabulous costume collection, originating in 1823, has deep roots in Whitby’s history. The town’s geographical situation demanded self-sufficiency, thus the textile industry, in the form of tailoring, dressmaking, millinery and shoemaking, engaged many workers.

Facilities

Car parking: On-street parking is available on St Hilda’s Terrace (parking disc required) and there is a large car park at West Cliff (entrances at both West Cliff and Whitby Leisure Centre) for coaches and cars. The museum is less than 5 minutes’ walk from this car park and Pannett Park may be entered on foot at the top of Chubb Hill near the roundabout with St Hilda’s Terrace. There is parking at the museum for blue badge holders via the St Hilda’s Terrace entrance. If you are employing sat nav to access this entrance, please use the postcode YO21 3AE.

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Price

Price: Paid

Price Details

Adults: £9.00
Children: Free (under 18 years old in full time education)
Students: £5 (on production of an NUS card or ID)
Groups: £5 per person (ten or more people)

Pricing URL: https://whitbymuseum.org.uk/visit/

Birthday Parties

Offer Birthday Parties: No

Whitby Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday 10am until 4:30pm, last admission 4pm. Closed Mondays.
Flock Coffee & Kitchen at Whitby Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday 10am- 3:30pm last orders 3pm.

Address: Pannett Park, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 1RE, UK

Post Code: YO21 1RE

Council: North Yorkshire

County: North Yorkshire

Rail: Whitby is on the line from Middlesbrough. However, there are only a limited number of trains every day, if you intend to visit by rail please contact rail enquiries for details. The station is about 10 minutes’ walk from the museum.
Road: The main roads into Whitby are A171 from Scarborough, A171 from Guisborough and Teesside, A64 from York, A169 from Malton through Pickering onto the A171.
Coach drop-off point: Coaches may drop off visitors either at the top of Chubb Hill, at Harrison’s Garage or opposite the main Pannett Park gates on St Hilda’s Terrace. Whitby’s open-top tour bus and the Park and Ride bus drop passengers nearby.
Car parking: On-street parking is available on St Hilda’s Terrace (parking disc required) and there is a large car park at West Cliff (entrances at both West Cliff and Whitby Leisure Centre) for coaches and cars. The museum is less than 5 minutes’ walk from this car park and Pannett Park may be entered on foot at the top of Chubb Hill near the roundabout with St Hilda’s Terrace. There is parking at the museum for blue badge holders via the St Hilda’s Terrace entrance. If you are employing sat nav to access this entrance, please use the postcode YO21 3AE.
Park and Ride: From early April until early November a Park and Ride facility is situated just outside Whitby at the junction of the A171 and B1460 (postcode YO21 1TL). The nearest Park and Ride bus stop is situated on St Hilda’s Terrace, a two-minute walk to the museum. More information can be found on the North Yorkshire Council website.