Essential Whitby: Discover the town’s legends on a self-guided audio tour

Name: Essential Whitby: Discover the town’s legends on a self-guided audio tour
Brand: Viator
Rating: 4.8 (48 reviews)

4.8(48)1 Hour - 1h 15mEnglishMiddlesbrough

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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

Included

VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Lifetime access to this tour in English
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Not included

Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink

What you'll do

Captain Cook Statue
Cliff Street, Whitby, United Kingdom
The tour begins next to the Captain Cook Memorial Statue.
The Granby
34 Skinner Street, Whitby, United Kingdom
On this tour, you'll briefly stop outside The Granby pub.
Pannett Park
Pannet Park, , Whitby, United Kingdom
The tour takes you around Pannett Park
The tour takes you passed the Church of Saint John the Evangelist
Captain Cook Memorial Museum Whitby
Grape Lane, , Whitby, United Kingdom
The tour passes by the Captain Cook Memorial Museum.
This tour takes you onto the Tate Hill Pier
199 Steps
Henrietta St, Whitby, United Kingdom
The tour passes the 199 Steps memorial.
The tour takes you around the Church of St Mary
Whitby Abbey
Abbey Lane, , Whitby, United Kingdom
The tour ends outside the Whitby Abbey.

Meeting and pickup

6 locations

Pickup details

Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.