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Essential Whitby: Discover the town’s legends on a self-guided audio tour
- Duration1 hour
- Max Travelers15 people
- Free CancellationUp to 24 hrs
- CategoryAgent Low Quality Product, Audio Guides
Overview
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
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What's included
VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Lifetime access to this tour in English
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
Itinerary
The tour begins next to the Captain Cook Memorial Statue.
On this tour, you'll briefly stop outside The Granby pub.
The tour takes you around Pannett Park
The tour takes you passed the Church of Saint John the Evangelist
The tour passes by the Captain Cook Memorial Museum.
This tour takes you onto the Tate Hill Pier
The tour passes the 199 Steps memorial.
The tour takes you around the Church of St Mary.
The tour ends outside the Whitby Abbey.
Good to know
Infants are required to sit on an adultu2019s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.