[2025 East Melbourne Attraction] Travel Guide for Cooks' Cottage (Updated Apr)

Captain Cook's hut is located in Fitzroy Gardens in the heart of Melbourne. This is a real hut, simple, simple, even rough, with sloping roof tiles and stone walls. The dark brown reveals the ancient vicissitudes. 1. A building in the true sense of the 18th century James Cook was born in this cottage in Yorkshire, England in 1728. He was the first foreigner to discover the Australian mainland and landed, and the first time he declared Australia to belong to the United Kingdom. To commemorate James Cook, the discoverer of Australia and the famous British navigator, in 1934, when the 100th anniversary of the founding of Melbourne was celebrated, the famous Australian industrialist Sir Russell invested in the purchase of Captain Cook's former residence in the United Kingdom as a gift. To the people of Melbourne. People carefully disassembled the former residence, numbered each piece of building material, packed it in a box, shipped it from the UK to Melbourne, and assembled it as it was. The house was brick by brick, not even a single nail or screw was left behind. It was then built as is in Fitzroy Gardens. Captain Cook's Cottage is thus the only building in Melbourne that is truly built in the 18th century. Of course, it has also become a place for many tourists to visit. In fact, Captain Cook spent his entire life exploring uncharted lands, and he probably never set foot in this Yorkshire home at the time. 2. The hut is surrounded by trees and shrubs. When I came to this hut, I saw that the hut was surrounded by trees and shrubs that were carefully trimmed by the locals. There were trees and some flowers and plants in the courtyard. The hut consists of three parts. The one on the left is a bungalow. , in the middle is a small two-story building, and on the right is a partial room. The trinity is very ordinary, and there is nothing special about it. There is also a chimney on the right side of the ridge on the second floor. The whole house is not big, and the walls are covered with green vines. The first letters of Captain Cook's father James and his mother Grace are still engraved on the stone beams of the gate. 3. The interior furnishings are arranged according to the situation at the time. The hut is divided into upper and lower layers. Upstairs is the bedroom of Captain Cook's parents. There is a double bed in the room, there are curtains outside, and there are several chairs next to it. Mirror. On the little table were candlesticks and a hat that my father had worn, and against the wall stood my mother's spinning wheel. These old furniture bring the atmosphere of a working family. There is a kitchen and living room downstairs, and a small bedroom where Cook lives. The interior furnishings are arranged according to the situation at that time. 4. Captain Cook's bronze statue Next to the path at the entrance of the hut, there is a bronze statue of Captain Cook, wearing a triangular cap, tights, knee-length leggings and buckled shoes, and a nautical chart in his left hand. , holding a monocular in his right hand, his deep eyes staring calmly into the distance. Many tourists will take pictures with the captain here. There is also a photo board next to the statue where you can stick your head into the Captain Cosplay family, you may wish to try it and make yourself a member of the 18th century family. There is also a red mailbox in front of the hut, which is very eye-catching. You can buy a postcard at the commissary next to the scenic spot and send it to relatives and friends in the distance. Postcards sent here will receive Australia Post's postmark as a souvenir from Cook's Cottage. In addition, if you have enough time, you can visit Fitzroy Gardens by the way, with lush green trees, fragrant birds and flowers, with a strong romantic color of the English countryside.