Staithes Gallery

Staithes Gallery is housed in an elegant Georgian building on Staithes High Street.

The village of Staithes has always been and still is a magnet for art and artists.

Staithes Gallery aims to provide a showcase right in the heart of the old village for the very best contemporary artwork inspired by Staithes and the surrounding area. The exhibitions reflect the quality and variety of art stimulated by this most inspirational of villages.

They are open Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays: 10am - 5pm.

The inspiring village of Staithes is a wonderful place to visit and Staithes Gallery has superb holiday accommodation to let:

The Smugglers is a spacious and elegant five bedroomed maisonette above the Gallery with a large and versatile sitting/dining/function room overlooking the High Street.

The Laura Knight Studio is a cosy studio/cottage hideaway where the Staithes Group Artists Laura and Harold Knight once painted.

The village of Staithes offers innumerable opportunities for all kinds of artists, from the professional to the complete beginner. Staithes Art School offers painting breaks with experienced tutors for anyone wishing to learn, improve or just have a go.

The painting weekends were a sell-out in 2009 with lots of regulars returning and lots of new painters discovering Staithes for the first time and wanting to come back. All of the highly accomplished tutors have agreed to come back in 2010 and there is now a new programme of exciting Residential Painting Weekends for the coming year. The tutors are specialists in a variety of media. All of them are experienced at working with students of all abilities, so whether you are just starting out or already a proficient painter, they will be able to help you progress.

The piercing North Sea light, towering cliffs and moody seas of Staithes have always attracted artists. The winding paths up and between picturesque cottages offer immense variety of perspective. No matter how much time you spend here you will never run out of subjects for painting.

With help and advice from their experienced tutors, themselves professional artists, even the complete beginner can produce excellent results.

Address: High Street, Staithes, North Yorkshire, TS13 5BH
Telephone: 01947 841840
Website: www.staithesgallery.co.uk

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Captain Cook & Staithes Heritage Centre

The Captain Cook and Staithes Heritage Centre is located in the village of Staithes, just off the main A174 road some 20 miles east of Marton on Teesside, where Captain Cook was born.

The Captain Cook and Staithes Heritage Centre is a wide variety of memorabilia and antiquities related to the world-famous seaman, Captain James Cook..... and also of the village of Staithes where he lived and worked as a boy.

The heritage centre, has lots to see, including the world’s only re-creation of the grocer’s shop where he once worked.  There are two floors of exhibits that include models, books, manuscripts, letters, prints paintings, coins, porcelain, glassware and even 61 original Webber engravings.... plus copies of the Harrison H3 and Kendall K4 maritime timepieces, a life-size street scene and period rooms.

Captain Cook & Staithes Heritage Centre

The Heritage Centre is run by Reg and Anne Firth who possess a phenomenally detailed knowledge of this great British sailor. You will find them very interesting to talk to about all aspects of Cook's life and career.

The centre has a small shop where you will be able to purchase gifts, souvenirs and books, including the informative full colour Discovery Guides to Captain James Cook, Captain Cook Country and the HM Bark Endeavour.

Address: High Street, Staithes, near Whitby, North Yorkshire, TS13 5BQ
Telephone: 01947 841454
Website: www.captaincookatstaithes.co.uk

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