Aireyholme Farm 3km north of Great Ayton, where James Cook lived from eight to 16.
The south east view of a house in Great Ayton built by Cook’s father.
The All Saints Church in Great Ayton, where Cook worshipped and where his mother’s gravestone can be found (Grace Cook, who died in 1765).
The Captain Cook monument.
A statue of James Cook aged 16 by Nicholas Dimbleby in Great Ayton.
The view from the Captain Cook Monument, looking down over fields of heather and, in the distance, Roseberry Topping, the hill that Cook played on when he was young.
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