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Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum, North Yorkshire

 

Statue of James Cook as a boy - photo by Mick Garratt, and is copyright free

 

The Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum is housed in what was once the charity school for Ayton village in North Yorkshire. In the eighteenth century the Cook family moved here, after labourer James Cook was made a farm manager by local landowner Thomas Skottowe. The Cooks had eight children, the most famous of which, the future explorer Captain James Cook, went to the village school between 1736 and 1740. The museum features a complete reconstruction of an eighteenth century schoolroom, and a series of interactive displays about Captain Cook's early life and career.

While in Great Ayton why not take a walk on nearby Roseberry Topping Hill. Cook used to play here as a young boy. Roseberry Topping was Cook's first area of exploration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address: 101 High Street, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire TS9 6NB

Directions: Great Ayton is on the A173 just south of Middlesbrough. Click here for an Interactive map centred on the Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum.

Opening Times: April 1st to October 31st open 1pm - 4pm daily. During July and August 11am - 4pm daily.

Access: The museum area is on the first floor, but a lift provides access for wheelchair users.

Contact:

telephone: 01642 724296

for group bookings telephone: 01642 722208