We visited the Captain Cook Museum today, and it felt like stepping straight into an adventure book 😄⚓️ The place is full of fun stories, cool maps, and all those “oh wow, so that’s how they travelled the world back then!” moments 🤯🧭 Great for kids, grown-ups, and anyone who likes discovering something new — there’s always something surprising around the corner! 🌍✨ Highly recommend if you’re nearby. A bit of history, a bit of exploring, and a bit of “wow, I didn’t know that!” fun all in one place 😄📚 #CaptainCookMuseum #FamilyDayOut #UKTrips #LittleAdventures #WeekendFun 🏛️📸🌊

First time visitors here. Spotted the Colourscape Exhibition and thought we'd have a visit. We arrived to a little hiccup in communication but everything was sorted with ease, staff were friendly and polite. Our Colourscape tickets also included museum tickets so we explored both. Situated in a huge Stewart's Park, the museum is small but full of great insight to the life of Captain Cook. The exhibition we visited has ended but I do hope they bring it back, although VERY warm out kids had a great time moving through and enjoying the space. A little claustrophobic for me but I did manage the length of our visit. The museum has a dog friendly cafe and they have lifts for accessibility. The entrance is level so also accessible for wheelchairs, buggies and those not so confident on their feet. Ticket prices we felt were good not too much, ours were for a single visit however yearly passes are available again at a good price. Concessions are available for the elderly as well as carers. A lovely day out overall would recommend a visit and take advantage of the settings around the museum too we brought a picnic but as noted the museum does has a cafe.

It was quite interesting. A few things I think could improve the experience, which would have given it a higher rating: 1. It had a musty smell, maybe some air freshener would help? 2. In the first room the audio is automatic by movement, rather than by pressing a button. If it was a button I think it’d be better, because it was hard to concentrate to read the wall posters with all the talking! 3. It sort of stopped suddenly, and didn’t really go into detail about how he died. I think this could do with an extra poster/section, unless I missed it? 4. I’d love to see more info added about what historians are talking about now - white privilege, the racism involved in “conquering” lands, what was done badly (morally), as well as the achievements. 5. There seemed to be issues with the card reader having internet reception. It took a long time and multiple attempts for us to pay! I think overall a fair price and worth a visit to understand more of the local history, and then you can enjoy the amazing Stewart Park afterwards. Accessibility: very good. Wheelchair accessible. Level entrance and level paths approaching the museum. Good lifts to access the museum (which is underground). There is one short ramp inside the museum where the floor level changes, a little steep / awkward for a wheelchair user self propelling, but not too bad. The approach to the museum from the normal park carpark has a couple of speed bumps and a fairly steep incline. These are do-able in a wheelchair if you have power. Alternatively, you can drive through the park right up to the museum, where there are some excellent disabled bays in front. There is a cafe in the museum, upstairs. We didn’t visit so I can’t comment on the cafe itself, but it is accessible by lift. Accessibility rating: 4/5.

Enjoyed looking g around this museum, as a Teessider it was interesting to learn more about Captain Cook and was quite interactive. The Museum could benefit from an update, and to provide a better well rounded view on the impacts these explorers had on native environments and its people. But I am glad the museum is currently continuing to stay open.

We absolutely loved this place, clean toilets. The children absolutely loved the plastic ocean. Museum had plenty of information to take in and outfits to try on. Staff were amazing, very informative, helpful and kind. Can't wait to come back.