Christopher Goddard
@chrisgoddardmap.bsky.social
Cartographer, writer, artist, long distance walker, DJ, fell runner
Late autumn in Marsden, researching West Yorkshire Woods part 3. Even where the map shows few trees, it is amazing what this county throws up at every turn!
November 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Late autumn in Marsden, researching West Yorkshire Woods part 3. Even where the map shows few trees, it is amazing what this county throws up at every turn!
Drawing the white voids at an art workshop at Marsden Walking Festival. Trying to think differently how to look at the things around us and portray them on paper was a great experience.
September 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Drawing the white voids at an art workshop at Marsden Walking Festival. Trying to think differently how to look at the things around us and portray them on paper was a great experience.
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New open access article: Jon Goodson & I in Annals of Tourism Research on #historicalfiction, #mediatourism & ‘lieux d’imagination’. Using #TheGallowsPole and the Cragg Vale Coiners, we show how narrative & reality status shape the visitor experience. authors.elsevier.com/a/1lnwDaZ3EmtJ2
September 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New open access article: Jon Goodson & I in Annals of Tourism Research on #historicalfiction, #mediatourism & ‘lieux d’imagination’. Using #TheGallowsPole and the Cragg Vale Coiners, we show how narrative & reality status shape the visitor experience. authors.elsevier.com/a/1lnwDaZ3EmtJ2
I feel like a guest of honour. What a lovely day in Beverley 🙏
August 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I feel like a guest of honour. What a lovely day in Beverley 🙏
Gearing up for a book sighting with @mikepadgettauthor.bsky.social at the Beverley Bookshop 11-1 today. #beverley #yorkshirecoast1
August 16, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Gearing up for a book sighting with @mikepadgettauthor.bsky.social at the Beverley Bookshop 11-1 today. #beverley #yorkshirecoast1
Brightlingsea seen across the marshes of Flag Creek while exploring the England Coast Path in North Essex #hightideisbest
August 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Brightlingsea seen across the marshes of Flag Creek while exploring the England Coast Path in North Essex #hightideisbest
I'm celebrating Yorkshire Day with the launch of my new book The Yorkshire Coast. Hot off the press and now available at christophergoddard.net/product/the-...
August 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm celebrating Yorkshire Day with the launch of my new book The Yorkshire Coast. Hot off the press and now available at christophergoddard.net/product/the-...
A deserted Skara Brae just before they shut up for the day. As fine a series of small walls as you'll see anywhere.
June 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
A deserted Skara Brae just before they shut up for the day. As fine a series of small walls as you'll see anywhere.
A beautiful but suitably wild day on the Outrun on the west coast of Orkney.
June 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A beautiful but suitably wild day on the Outrun on the west coast of Orkney.
A very sketchy way down to Hummersea Beach on the Cleveland coast. Rotten wooden steps and a rope lead to a narrow metal ladder leading down the cliff.
May 8, 2025 at 6:42 AM
A very sketchy way down to Hummersea Beach on the Cleveland coast. Rotten wooden steps and a rope lead to a narrow metal ladder leading down the cliff.
The start of the Yorkshire Coast Path in Middlesbrough by the wall of the former saltworks and in the lee of the Transporter Bridge.
May 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
The start of the Yorkshire Coast Path in Middlesbrough by the wall of the former saltworks and in the lee of the Transporter Bridge.
The Appleton Thorn itself, beautifully kempt it is too.
April 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The Appleton Thorn itself, beautifully kempt it is too.
It's already too hot for Alfie! Sheltering from the April sun behind a rock at Bank Top in Cragg Vale.
April 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It's already too hot for Alfie! Sheltering from the April sun behind a rock at Bank Top in Cragg Vale.
It's already too hot for Alfie! Sheltering from the April sun behind a rock at Bank Top in Cragg Vale.
April 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It's already too hot for Alfie! Sheltering from the April sun behind a rock at Bank Top in Cragg Vale.
Hornsea Mere from the earthworks of the abandoned medieval village at Southorpe.
March 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hornsea Mere from the earthworks of the abandoned medieval village at Southorpe.
Coastal erosion in action between Hornsea and Mappleton as the field edge the farmer must have ploughed just a few weeks back has already collapsed, along with the coast path alongside it.
March 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Coastal erosion in action between Hornsea and Mappleton as the field edge the farmer must have ploughed just a few weeks back has already collapsed, along with the coast path alongside it.
Skipsea Castle mound, an artificial hill created in the 12th century in the middle of what was once Skipsea Mere. An extraordinary work. #eastriding #yorkshirecoast
March 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Skipsea Castle mound, an artificial hill created in the 12th century in the middle of what was once Skipsea Mere. An extraordinary work. #eastriding #yorkshirecoast
The crumbling faces of the East Yorkshire coast near Aldbrough make for a beautiful walk on a section of the England Coast Path due to open this summer.
March 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The crumbling faces of the East Yorkshire coast near Aldbrough make for a beautiful walk on a section of the England Coast Path due to open this summer.
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🧵 if you're wondering where I find out about these historic spots, I use @chrisgoddardmap.bsky.social 's illustrated route guidebooks. He includes lots of rich historical details that aren't always mentioned on OS maps.
January 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🧵 if you're wondering where I find out about these historic spots, I use @chrisgoddardmap.bsky.social 's illustrated route guidebooks. He includes lots of rich historical details that aren't always mentioned on OS maps.
Reposted by Christopher Goddard
At #HebdenBridge town hall. Here's the anthology of authors who met there today. Next Gritstone event at this venue, launch of new book by @andrewbibby-writer.bsky.social , Feb 28, 5pm. @windhovering.bsky.social @chrisgoddardmap.bsky.social @andrewmccloy.bsky.social @cumbriapr.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
At #HebdenBridge town hall. Here's the anthology of authors who met there today. Next Gritstone event at this venue, launch of new book by @andrewbibby-writer.bsky.social , Feb 28, 5pm. @windhovering.bsky.social @chrisgoddardmap.bsky.social @andrewmccloy.bsky.social @cumbriapr.bsky.social
A new blog post about a wild wet and windy day on the Yorkshire coast near Whitby and Scarborough when not a soul but me was out in the elements... and how lucky I was!
christophergoddard.net/story/weathe...
christophergoddard.net/story/weathe...
Weather Experience
A blog about a wild wet and windy day on the Yorkshire coast near Whitby and Scarborough when not a soul but me was out in the elements... and how lucky I was!
christophergoddard.net
October 8, 2024 at 1:27 PM
A new blog post about a wild wet and windy day on the Yorkshire coast near Whitby and Scarborough when not a soul but me was out in the elements... and how lucky I was!
christophergoddard.net/story/weathe...
christophergoddard.net/story/weathe...
Hayburn Wyke waterfall in full force yesterday. The whole beach was a stream and the angry roar of the waves competed with that of the waterfall to create an otherworldly din.
September 27, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Hayburn Wyke waterfall in full force yesterday. The whole beach was a stream and the angry roar of the waves competed with that of the waterfall to create an otherworldly din.
The sandstone pillar on Lebberston Cliff near Cayton Bay has collapsed. I was going to give it a name too in my book, but I guess that's why it didn't have one. Any features on this coastline are too temporary to gain real traction!
September 27, 2024 at 4:21 PM
The sandstone pillar on Lebberston Cliff near Cayton Bay has collapsed. I was going to give it a name too in my book, but I guess that's why it didn't have one. Any features on this coastline are too temporary to gain real traction!
Essex Bridge in Staffordshire. A 16th century packhorse bridge on another beautiful part of the Staffordshire Way near Shugborough Hall and Great Haywood
August 30, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Essex Bridge in Staffordshire. A 16th century packhorse bridge on another beautiful part of the Staffordshire Way near Shugborough Hall and Great Haywood
Mow Cop Castle perched on a gritstone outcrop overlooking the Cheshire plain marks the start of the Staffordshire Way.
August 25, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Mow Cop Castle perched on a gritstone outcrop overlooking the Cheshire plain marks the start of the Staffordshire Way.