A History of Whitby

Whitby is a popular seaside town on the North East coast of Yorkshire,
famous around the world for its associations with Captain James Cook.
Eddie Caswell, whose acting roles include that of Whitby’s harbourmaster in Heartbeat, takes us on a tour around the town and describes its fascinating history over the last 2000 years. Take a look inside a smoking shed, see some of the unique items inside the church, and find out how Victorians ‘took the waters’.
To put 2000 years of history into less than an hour is an impossible task but we hope that this film will give you a flavour of what awaits today’s visitor and serve as an introduction to its delights.