

FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb


Spectate from the chicane at the Revival to see plenty of classic cars going sideways as they exit this infamous point of our Motor Circuit.


For icons of British saloon car racing, featuring Capris, Camaros, Mustangs and more.


King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.




The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.




...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?


The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.


Easy boy! The charismatic Farnham Flyer loved to celebrate every win with a pint of beer. His Boxer dog, Grogger, did too and had a tendancy to steal sips straight from the glass.



The origins of the collection lay in the possessions of Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, and Duchess of Aubigny in France, to whom some of the paintings originally belonged.











"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto






Every single item from plates to pictures has its own home within the Lodge, with our butler (James) has his own "bible" to reference exactly what is out of place.





Where wondrous innovation and future technology is placed in the palm of your hand.


When the 9th Duke won the Double Twelve at Brooklands in 1931 he never drove without it throughout his successful driving career.


Aubigny, Methuen, Torbolton and Darnley are the four teams that compete for the House Shield.


Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!


Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.


Spectate from the chicane at the Revival to see plenty of classic cars going sideways as they exit this infamous point of our Motor Circuit.


Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.


The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.


King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.


The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.










King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.



King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.


The first ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.


After the first public race meeting in 1902, 'Glorious Goodwood' became a highlight of the summer season.


Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.


Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.


The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.




Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.




The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.


...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?








The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.




The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.



Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.


...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?


...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?



...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?



...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?




Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in.







Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.


The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.


Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998




Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!


The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.



Just beyond Goodwood House along the Hillclimb, the 2nd Dukes banqueting house was also known as "one of the finest rooms in England" (George Vertue 1747).






The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.


Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill


The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.


The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour


The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
Headstrong, spirited and extraordinarily fast, St Simon was a thoroughbred who loved winning so much, it was sometimes hard to make him stop.
Words by Tom Peacock
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Widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses in the history of the Thoroughbred – so much so that his skeleton now resides at London’s Natural History Museum – the legendary St Simon is inextricably linked with Goodwood, as he began and ended his unbeaten career on the Downs.
The dark-coloured colt with a small white star was bred in 1881 by Prince Gustavus Batthyany, but shortly before he was ready to race, the Hungarian émigré died and he was sold to the Duke of Portland. On 31 July 1883, St Simon was ridden on his debut by the great Fred Archer in Goodwood’s Halnaker Stakes, winning so effortlessly that he repeated the feat in another race the very next day. By the following season, he had added the Epsom, Newcastle and Ascot Gold Cups to his collection, on the latter occasion taking full circuit of the track before he could be pulled up.
This isn’t a horse, it’s a blooming steam engine

St Simon was a spirited individual with an elastic stride; Archer once rode him on the Newmarket gallops and said famously, “This isn’t a horse, it’s a blooming steam engine.” Indeed, the only way he could be manipulated in his stable was by pointing an umbrella or a hat on a stick at him. This headstrong tendency resurfaced in that summer’s Goodwood Cup, when he not only finished 20 lengths headstrong, spirited and extraordinarily fast, St Simon was a thoroughbred who loved winning so much, it was sometimes hard to make him stop ahead of the field but continued galloping over Trundle Hill and into the distance. That was to be the last of his nine starts but he went on to become an exceptionally influential stallion whose very distant relatives, including the modern champion Frankel, continue to win races today.
St Simon Lager, named after the legendary racehorse, is available at Goodwood’s Farmer, Butcher, Chef and at the Racecourse
This article was taken from the Spring 2019 edition of the Goodwood Magazine.
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