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

Highlights

  • Captain Cook Museum

  • Whitby Abbey

  • Endeavour Experience

  • St Mary's Church

  • Pannett Park

Summary

Throw out the anchor and dive into the history of this quaint seafaring town

Tour info

Duration
1 hour - 1 hour 15 minutes
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Voucher Access Code: (6-120 years)
$4.99
Commentary
English
Meeting Point

Whitby, England, YO21 3HA

Dropoff location

Abbey Ln, Abbey Ln, North Yorkshire, England, YO22 4JT

Why take this tour?

It’s not easy journeying to Whitby, so it’s important to make the most of your time here. On this self-guided 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

What’s included?

  • Lifetime access to this self-guided tour in English

  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS

  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

  • Smartphone and headphones

  • Transportation

  • Food and drink

Things to know

Before you book

  • This is a self-guided audio tour.

  • Entrance fees to all attractions mentioned on the tour are excluded from the price.

Before you go

  • Install the VoiceMap app beforehand and use the code included with your ticket to download the tour.

  • Remember your headphones, unless you've booked a driving tour.

  • Charge your phone's battery. The way VoiceMap uses GPS to play audio automatically can be battery intensive.

Redemption information

    If this is your first VoiceMap tour, please take a moment to read the important notes below.
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    DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS:
    1. Install VoiceMap from the Apple App Store or Google Play
    2. Create an account
    3. Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes
    4. Enter the code below then select Download Now
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    YOUR CODE:
    WHTB3787
    This code can be used by every member of your party. If you have booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code. Codes are not case sensitive.
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    PLEASE ALSO NOTE:
    • You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date.
    • It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.
    • When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when your are at the starting point.
    • The download should only take a few minutes to complete. If it takes longer, please cancel the download, go to Account, select Purchased and download the tour from there.
    • Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.
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