Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum
The Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum is a museum in Great Ayton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed as a school, on the initiative of Michael Postgate.Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: architectural structure in Great Ayton, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Captain Cook’s Schoolroom” and “The Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum”
- Address: 101 High Street, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough, TS9 6NB
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Ayton Quaker Meeting House and Christ Church.
Great Ayton Quaker Meeting House
Church
Great Ayton Quaker Meeting House is a historic religious building in Great Ayton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The first Quaker meeting in Great Ayton was established in 1698, and in 1700 the worshippers purchased a house to use for meetings. Great Ayton Quaker Meeting House is situated 560 feet southeast of Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church is the parish church of Great Ayton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. From the Saxon period to the early 19th century, All Saints' Church, Great Ayton was the local parish church. Christ Church is situated 1,600 feet west of Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum.
St Margaret Clitherow’s Church
Church
Photo: steve glasper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret Clitherow's Church is a Catholic church in Great Ayton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Until the 1960s, Catholics in Great Ayton worshipped at St Joseph's Church, Stokesley. St Margaret Clitherow’s Church is situated 1,600 feet west of Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Ayton and Newton under Roseberry.
Great Ayton
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Ayton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The River Leven flows through the village, which lies just north of the North York Moors. According to the 2021 Census, the parish has a population of 4,346.
Newton under Roseberry
Village
Newton under Roseberry is a village in the civil parish of Guisborough, in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. Newton under Roseberry is situated 1½ miles north of Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum.
Easby
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Easby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately 2 miles south-east of Great Ayton. The larger village of Low Easby lies 0.3 miles down the road, but neither have any amenities, only a postbox. Easby is situated 1½ miles southeast of Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum.
Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum
- Categories: school building, independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Great Ayton, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.48862° or 54° 29′ 19″ northLongitude
-1.1345° or 1° 8′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C6WFVQ8+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 5319810229OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q26582281
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