08/08/2026
A hand-drawn guide to walking the Yorkshire Coast Path and exploring the county’s varied coastline from the Tees to the Humber. You can follow the Yorkshire Coast Path or just explore the Yorkshire coast through North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Illustrated by Christopher Goddard (Chris Goddard), a cartographer born in Sheffield and now living in Hebden Bridge. He's been drawing maps for as long as he's been able to hold a pencil.
The Yorkshire Coast is an original cartographic guide to walking the 200-mile Yorkshire Coast Path from Teesside to Humberside. The book covers the high cliffs of Cleveland and North Yorkshire, as well as the crumbling shore of the East Riding and the flatlands of the Humber estuary, exploring the wonderfully varied scenery of the county’s long coastline. Starting on the River Tees in Middlesbrough and finishing at the River Ouse in Goole, most of this route forms part of the newly-open England Coast Path. The hand-drawn maps also provide plenty of opportunity for creating short round routes and exploring the cliffs, beaches and foreshore of the area.
Over twenty suggested round routes are included, all accessible by public transport, and take in parts of the coastline while also exploring the landscape inland. There are dozens of hand-drawn sketches and extensive notes on the rich local history, wildlife, geology, etymology and folklore of this fascinating coastline.
