Whitby Museum at Pannett Park Art Gallery & Whitby MuseumWhitby Museum at Pannett Park Art Gallery & Whitby Museum

Whitby Museum is an independent Museum founded in 1823 and run by Whitby Literary & Philosophical Society. The main hall retains the atmosphere of a Victorian/Edwardian Museum and has sometimes been called a 'Museum within a Museum'. It is also remarkable for the variety of its collections.

Explore an amazing collection of local fossils, natural history, model ships, carved jet, toys, costumes and social history. There are relics of the Scoresbys - famous whalers - and Captain Cook. Ships captains of the past brought back to the Museum unusual things from all the seven seas.

The Library and Archives:
Contains books and other resources on the history of the Whitby area. Members of the public are welcome Tuesdays to Fridays 10am to 1pm and the first Sunday afternoon of each month 2pm-4pm.

The fossil collection with the wall mounted saurians and the jet collection are of international importance. Other very important collections are the Samplers, Ethnography, Ship Models and the Scoresby (2 whaling captains). If you are interested in natural history, James Cook, archaeology, ceramics, paintings, bygones, Whitby Abbey, toys and dolls or militaria you are bound to find something of interest. Whitby Museum is the home of the 'Hand of Glory' and the 'Tempest Prognosticator'.

The Society also runs a library, an archives and lectures. A new wing has been recently added to the Museum and contains temporary exhibitions and costume galleries as well as displays on ship building, herbaria and the Growth of Whitby.

Whitby Museum is featured in our local leaflet 'Art and Heritage Trail - Yorkshire Coast and Countryside' you can view the full leaflet on our website in the 'Brochures' section.

View key to symbolskeyAccepts groups Picnic site Credit cards accepted (no fee) Disabled access Gift shop Children welcomeDisabled accessDogs not accepted (except guidedogs)Facilities for hearing impairedFacilities for visually impairedSmoking not allowed

Prices


Adult £4.00
Child £1.00
Family £9.00
Concession £3.00

 
 

Opening details

Season Dates and Opening Hours
Season Dates Opening Hours
Thu 1 Jan 2009 - Thu 31 Dec 2020 Tue - Sun 09:30 to 16:30
Notes Open throughout the year except for Christmas and New Year Holidays. Mondays Closed all day except Bank Holiday & Half-Term Holidays when open normal times. Tuesday - Sunday 09.30 - 16.30. Last admission at 16.00.
   

Contact

Mark Edwards
Tel: 01947 602908
View the Whitby Museum websitewww.whitbymuseum.org.uk
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Venue

Pannett Park Art Gallery & Whitby Museum

Pannet Park, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1RE

View the Pannett Park Art Gallery & Whitby Museum websitewww.whitbymuseum.org.uk

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Map reference: NZ 894108  Lat: 54.48468  Long: -0.62156


By road:
Follow signs for Whitby town centre and then follow signs for Pannett Park.

Parking : with charge

Accessible by Public Transport : Whitby station

Self-assessed Accessibility Information

Self-assessed accessibility details

Parking

  • Designated parking for guests with disabilities
  • Within 50 metres approx. of entrance
  • The surface of the car park and pathway leading to entrance:
  • is grass

  • tarmac and brick

  • Drop-off point for guests outside entrance
  • The route from the parking area to the entrance:
  • Is flat (i.e. without steps)

Entrance

  • Steps to the main entrance
  • 6
    Number of steps to entrance
  • Handrail by steps
  • Entrance is well lit

Public Areas

  • Level access (no steps/thresholds) or access by ramp or lift:
  • From the entrance to reception / ticket area
  • To a specially adapted public toilet suitable for wheelchair users
  • To the gift shop
  • Good contrast between the floor and walls
  • Lift equipped with verbal floor announcements
  • Lift equipped with raised floor numbers or braille numbers or letters
  • Contrast markings on clear surfaces such as glass doors
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Hearing loop installed in public areas

Food

  • Level access (no steps/thresholds) or access by ramp or lift to cafeteria
  • Good contrast between the floor and walls
  • Restaurant / cafe provide meals for visitors with special dietary requirements:
  • Vegetarian
  • Seating suitable for wheelchair users, ie moveable and good height for person sitting in a wheelchair
  • High chairs for children
  • Children's menu

General

  • Service dogs are NOT allowed:

  • dogs not allowed within park, except assistance

  • Seating available for visitors with limited mobility
  • Effective lighting for visually impaired visitors
  • Good colour/tonal contrast for visually impaired visitors
  • Wheelchairs provided
  • Free
  • Routes/pathways suitable for wheelchair users or visitors with limited mobility
  • Audible alarm system

Notes

  • Our displays are at all heights
    The cafe sometimes has coeliac-suitable cakes

 
 
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