Essential Whitby: Discover the town’s legends on a self-guided audio tour
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37 Ratings
Whitby
Embark on a self-guided audio tour of Whitby and uncover its legends, hidden treasures, and major local characters. Discover the town's fascinating history and iconic sites like Whitby Abbey and the Captain Cook Memorial Museum.
Duration:
1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- 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
- Church of Saint John the Evangelist - 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.
- Tate Hill Pier - This tour takes you onto the Tate Hill Pier
- 199 Steps - The tour passes the 199 Steps memorial.
- Church of St Mary - The tour takes you around the Church of St Mary.
- Whitby Abbey - The tour ends outside the Whitby Abbey.
What's Included
- VoiceMap App compatibility with Android and iOS
- Lifetime access to the English tour
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
What's Not Included
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
Additional Information
Getting to Whitby might be challenging, so it’s crucial to optimize your stay. This GPS audio tour, which you can navigate at your own pace, acquaints you with prominent local figures, captivating lore, and the town’s hidden gems, crafted over a span of over a thousand years. Regardless if it’s your inaugural trip or your 30th, this tour will surely offer a fresh perspective of Whitby. It also serves as a perfect orientation to landmarks such as the Whitby Abbey, the Captain Cook Memorial Museum, and the Endeavour Experience, which you can revisit after the tour.
During this journey, you’ll learn about:
• Several of history’s most renowned explorations
• The old belief that the town was riddled with snakes
• The influence of Whitby jet, a precious stone, on the creation of the novel Dracula
• A poet who couldn’t read or write
• The reason behind the presence of a polar bear in the town square
• Why the residences with the most picturesque vistas were among the most affordable
• The fabled Hand of Glory and its location
Location
Captain Cook Memorial
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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(37 Ratings)
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Ragskid
Jan 14, 2024
amazing tour - what a AMAZING experience this was… i’m so glad we decided to take this tour… it really was a inspiring insight into whitby. we was still talking about it the next day and reciting bits we had learnt. i’d definitely recommend anyone to to this at the start of their stay in whitby… it was very easy to follow. a great way to explore the sights
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Travellingtanners
Nov 10, 2023
Cooking Kippers - Very simple to download and install app for a turn by turn review of the historical sites of Whitby, starting at the Cook memorial and finishing across on the opposite side at the Abbey. Lots of information given, well worth it to settle you in to a break in Whitby
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Familyj123
Aug 25, 2023
Great guided walk. - The tour was a really great thing to do by myself whilst the rest of my family went sea fishing.
It was really easy to download and follow.
I really enjoyed the history and stories about Whitby. I have visited Whitby several times but it was great to have things pointed out that I would have previously not noticed.
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Nomad703207
Jul 5, 2023
Great insight in to this wonderful town - What a wonderful overview of the history of Whitby, it’s really enhanced our visit. I’m not very technical but despite that we managed to get everything working. We did the tour over three days, it was great to be able to stop and start multiple times. The route is quite hilly in parts (not surprisingly) but we’ll worth the effort. Thanks, loved every minute and every nugget of information, great fun.
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Sue-poley
Jun 16, 2023
Excellent value and great insite to Whitby - The app was easy to load and the instructions were very clear. The comentary was excellent giving us easy directions to each stopping point where he pointed out interesting places giving the history as well as local stories/legends. It was a great way to see Whitby visiting different parts of the town we wouldn't have seen. An excellent day and at avery reasonable price., so worth it.
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Cathk43
Apr 22, 2023
Audio tour of Whitby - It was perfectly timed, an easy to follow and informative audio tour of Whitby. Thoroughly recommend
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Noeleen
Mar 20, 2023
Loved it!! - Absolutely brilliant. We have been to Whitby previously but missed so much. Loads of information gained from this walking tour. Loved it!!
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Amanda_m
Dec 30, 2023
Good summary tour - Good tour & nice manner. Pointed out things we’d have missed otherwise. Just needs updating slightly (we did the tour in December 23 -Cook Museum closed down & sculpture at the end of the pier apparently gone).
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Asavlon
May 28, 2023
The Whitby Way - Really good tour, covers all the historic spots and highlights in Whitby. It takes a couple of hours but you can stop and start wherever you like, which is lucky as I needed.a drink after the 199 Steps!
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538joannep
May 11, 2023
Enjoyable and informative - we enjoyed the tour and learnt some unexpected details about Whitby and the people who lived there.We forgot our ear plugs but we managed to listen, although it was more difficult to hear with outside noises.I would do it again.! we relly enjoyed it as we could go at our own pace.
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