Extensively refurbished, the Endeavour offers four individually styled rooms taking inspiration from the history and voyages of HMS Bark Endeavour.
In an effort to reduce our environmental impact, we are removing as much single-use plastic as possible. As such, we use refillable glass jars for our well-stocked room trays, and chilled filtered water and fresh milk are provided daily (dairy-free alternatives are available upon request).
We provide a range of luxury toiletries in every room, including hand wash, body wash, shampoo and conditioner in refillable bottles, which are made exclusively in the UK using vegan and cruelty-free ingredients.
All rooms include a flatscreen smart TV with access to on-demand services (you will need your own login details).
If you would like us to help make your stay even more special, we are more than happy to offer extras such as sparkling wine or flowers. Therefore please let us know upon booking; we will happily arrange.
Named after the spiritual home of HMS Bark Endeavour. Originally named the Earl of Pembroke, a merchant collier (cargo ship built to carry coal), she was built from Yorkshire oak by Fishburn of Whitby. To carry coal, she needed substantial storage and a flat bottom to sail and beach in shallow waters without the need for a dock – this made her perfect for an expedition to the South Seas! Purchased by the British Admiralty in 1768, she was refitted for her journey, renamed Bark Endeavour, and a young navel officer called James Cook was selected for command of the expedition.
Whitby is a lovely bright double room located on the first floor with views of the high street and an ensuite bathroom with free-standing shower, sink and toilet.
On June 3rd, 1769
Captain Cook and his crew recorded the transit of Venus from the island of Tahiti during Cook’s first voyage around the world. Once the observations were completed, Cook opened the sealed orders for the second part of his voyage: to search the South Pacific for signs of the postulated southern continent of Terra Australis.
A second-floor room with views of the high street, Tahiti is decorated in verdant greens with a double bed and ensuite bathroom with bath and overhead shower.
The Endeavour arrived off the east coast of Australia in April 1770 and sailed north in search of a harbour in which to take on supplies. In late April, it anchored at a place Cook later called Botany Bay due to the ‘great quantity of plants Mr Banks and Dr Solander found in this place’.
During the first landing, two men armed with spears and stones tried to stop the British from coming ashore. After a stand-off lasting ten or fifteen minutes, the British fired muskets loaded with small shot, wounding one of the men in the leg. The Endeavour stayed a week at the bay, during which no direct contact was made with the Gweagal people, who lived in the area, although both groups observed each other from a distance.
The landing site is now part of Kamay Botany Bay National Park, the dual name acknowledging a history of human settlement in the area dating back many thousands of years before the arrival of the Endeavour.
Botany Bay is situated on the top floor and as such, has fabulous views of the harbour. A large double room decorated in the rich colours of the Australian outback, it also has a large, bright ensuite bathroom incorporating a corner bath with a handheld shower.
Named after the final resting place of HMS Bark Endeavour.
After Cook’s first voyage, the Endeavour was largely forgotten and was sold into private hands in 1775. It was renamed Lord Sandwich after the First Lord of the Admiralty at the time.
However, when the American Revolutionary War began a year later, she was leased back to the Royal Navy as a troop transport and was also used as a prison ship.
In 1778 she was one of several ships scuttled in the shallow waters of a Rhode Island harbour in an effort to block advancing French ships from entering the harbour to support American troops who had surrounded and besieged the British.
And there the Lord Sandwich still lies.
Rhode Island is situated on the second floor and is a large room which can be configured either as a twin or as a super-king as needed. It also has an en-suite bathroom with a bath and overhead shower.
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