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.
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, 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.
According to Head Butler at Goodwood House David Edney "Class, sophistication and discretion".
A huge variety of glassware is available for each wine, all labelled by grape type to give the best flavour profile.
Nick Heidfelds 1999 (41.6s) hillclimb record was beaten after Max Chilton in his McMurtry Spéirling fan car tore it to shreds at 39.08s in 2022!
Legend of Goodwood's golden racing era and Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori once famously said "give me Goodwood on a summer's day and you can forget the rest".
For safety reasons F1 cars can no longer do official timed runs so instead perform stunning demonstrations!
Goodwood Motor Circuit was officially opened in September 1948 when Freddie March, the 9th Duke and renowned amateur racer, tore around the track in a Bristol 400
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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 Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
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 iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
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 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 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 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.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in will be a treasured memory.
One Summer, 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.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
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.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
Without the Charlton Hunt, the earliest recorded major fox hunt in the world, there would be no Goodwood House.
It was because of the hunting kennels at Charlton, a small village three miles north of the house, that the 1st Duke of Richmond came to West Sussex more than three centuries ago. Still, today, fragments of ancient Charlton Forest, where the early hunt followed the chase, survive.
And now, more than a century after hunting came to an end at Goodwood, the Charlton Hunt has returned. On February 6, a one-off meet of the Charlton, restricted to 150 followers, was held to celebrate what was once the grandest hunt in the land.
“Sport has always been integral to life here at Goodwood, as well as sharing that love of sport with others,” said Lord March. “As the 1st Duke of Richmond had bought Goodwood as a base from which to enjoy the fox hunting with his friends, I thought it was time we revived that very first sport for one special weekend. I felt it was also important to celebrate the Charlton Hunt because it was the first major fox hunt in the world and, in its day, was the most famous in the country.”
Excitement started to mount on the Friday of the meet, as the first riders and horses arrived. Travelling from all over the country, many of the horses were kept overnight in Goodwood’s splendid 18th-century stables, designed by Sir William Chambers. By 11am the next morning, the 150 hunt followers, many resplendent in the famous blue Charlton Hunt coats, gathered outside Goodwood House for a warming tipple of port. The thrill of the moment was palpable, as the hounds sniffed the chilly air and wagged their tails, ready for the off. Many hunt members confessed that they felt they were taking part in a piece of history. As one rider, Sophia Money-Coutts of Tatler, remarked,
“I felt like I was in a dream.”
The nine-mile drag hunt took riders across the glorious West Sussex countryside, meeting for a stirrup cup at Fox Hall, Charlton – the epicentre of the old hunt. An exhilarating day culminated with the sumptuous Charlton Hunt Ball, accompanied by dinner in the ballroom at Goodwood. Among the guests who enjoyed drinks in the Front Hall, beneath three paintings by the greatest horse artist of them all, George Stubbs, were Viscount and Viscountess Astor, Lord and Lady Fermoy, Lord and Lady Mancroft, and Harry Meade, one of Britain’s leading event riders.
Mounted hunt followers who really wanted to enter in the spirit of things were allowed to wear a hunting coat and evening tailcoat made by Henry Poole of Savile Row in the traditional Charlton Hunt colours – Garter Blue with yellow trimmings. The colours are a striking alternative to the traditional hunting “pink”, which, with typical British eccentricity, is in fact red. The reason is still lost in the mists of time. Some say it’s because old, scarlet hunting coats fade to pink. Others tell the story of a London tailor in the early 19th century, a Mr Pink, renowned for his dexterity with hunting clothes. Thomas Pink, the Jermyn Street shirtmaker, borrowed the latter legend for its own name.
The idea of the hunt ball is embedded in the Charlton Hunt’s history. From its earliest days, there was an annual hunt dinner. It was at the 1738 Charlton Hunt dinner that the first ever hunt club in the world was formed, with a strict set of 10 rules on membership. Rule number eight declared, “The Duke of Richmond to bring whoever he pleases from Goodwood to Dinner at Charlton.”
One of the Stubbs pictures at Goodwood House, The 3rd Duke of Richmond with the Charlton Hunt, has the duke and his brother, Lord George Lennox, wearing their blue coats with gilt buttons for a hunt meeting in 1759. Also shown in the picture are the Duke’s servants, in their yellow and scarlet livery. Lord March gave all participants in this year’s revived Charlton Hunt traditional gilt hunt buttons for their coats...