It’s not easy journeying to Whitby, so it’s important to make the most of your time here. On this self-guided GPS audio tour, I'll introduce you to major local characters, engrossing legends and hidden treasures in this historic town, over a millennium in the making. Whether this is your first visit or your thirtieth, this tour is certain to make you look at Whitby in a new light. It also provides an ideal introduction to sites like the Whitby Abbey, the Captain Cook Memorial Museum and the Endeavour Experience, which you can return to at the end of the tour.
On this tour, you'll hear about:
• Some of the greatest voyages of exploration of all time
• Why people once thought the town was infested with serpents
• How Whitby jet, a gemstone, inspired the novel Dracula
• An illiterate poet
• Why there’s a polar bear in the town centre
• Why the houses with the best views were some of the cheapest
• The Hand of Glory and where to find it
On this tour, you'll hear about:
• Some of the greatest voyages of exploration of all time
• Why people once thought the town was infested with serpents
• How Whitby jet, a gemstone, inspired the novel Dracula
• An illiterate poet
• Why there’s a polar bear in the town centre
• Why the houses with the best views were some of the cheapest
• The Hand of Glory and where to find it
- Captain Cook Statue: The tour begins next to the Captain Cook Memorial Statue.
- The Granby: On this tour, you'll briefly stop outside The Granby pub.
- Pannett Park: The tour takes you around Pannett Park
- The tour takes you passed the Church of Saint John the Evangelist
- Captain Cook Memorial Museum Whitby: The tour passes by the Captain Cook Memorial Museum.
- This tour takes you onto the Tate Hill Pier
- 199 Steps: The tour passes the 199 Steps memorial.
- The tour takes you around the Church of St Mary.
- Whitby Abbey: The tour ends outside the Whitby Abbey.
مشمول
- VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
غير مشمول
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
