A meticulously restored 17th-century house on the harbour where Cook was apprenticed to master-mariners John and Henry Walker. The house retains its atmosphere of Quaker simplicity and hard-earned comfort. Collections on Cook and those who sailed with him include original paintings and drawings by the voyage artists, letters in Cook’s hand, documents, furniture, antiquarian books, ship models and ethnographic artefacts. The 2012 exhibition is Eating the Exotic: A Journey Round the World, and the museum offers a programme of activities.