Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
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.
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 Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
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 Duke of Richmond holds the title of Duke of Richmond and Gordon. This title reflects the historical association with both the Richmond and Gordon families.
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!
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
Each room is named after one of the hounds documented in January 1718, including Dido, Ruby and Drummer.
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
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 ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
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.
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
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.
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
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
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.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
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.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
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.
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.
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.
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.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
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 iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
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!
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.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
Intricate, inventive and each completely unique, artist Tess Morley’s shellwork creations are a fantastical feast for the eyes.
Words by Bethan Ryder
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Visitors to the beaches of Sussex might well spot artist Tess Morley “walking with a stoop and a jar”, combing the shore, seeking out unusual crustaceous gems to haul back to her Worthing studio. Raised by the sea, Morley grew up a habitual beachcomber, but it was only after studying fine art at the University of Brighton that her obsessive collecting found a creative outlet. Now one of Britain’s leading shellwork artists, over the past 20 years she has carved out her own particular niche in this decorative art, dividing her time between restoring historic shell grottos and creating covetable ornamental objects, mirrors and accessories.
“I like the old-fashioned look of cabinets of curiosities,” she says, explaining her broad range of inspirations. “My nautilus cups are based on rococo objects, but I also like to have a more contemporary twist to my work – like the oversized mirrors with white shell frames that American customers love for their bathrooms.” This organic, sculptural form of mosaic, the roots of which can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome, has stood the test of time. It resurfaced during the Italian Renaissance and swept into Britain soon after. By the Georgian era, shellwork was all the rage: no self-respecting country seat was complete without its own fairy tale grotto intricately embellished with beautiful shells, often imported to order from the colonies.
By the Georgian era, shellwork was all the rage: no self-respecting country seat was complete without its own fairy tale grotto intricately embellished with beautiful shells, often imported to order from the colonies.
In recent years Morley has been regularly tending her local grotto, the Goodwood Shell House, built in the 1740s by the 2nd Duke of Richmond for his wife and daughters to decorate. “I’ve been involved for about 10 years,” she says. “It’s very fragile and requires careful specialist cleaning. More serious restoration work was done a little while ago.” Those repairs included the Tympanum Arch, where a section of shellwork decoration had detached from the wooden panelling exposing an open space behind. Morley installed a hardwood batten, sealing it with shellac before applying conservation putty and reattaching the fallen limpet shells.
She is clearly meticulous about both materials and methodology. “For Goodwood, I use a recipe which I thoroughly researched from some original putty that I had analysed,” she explains. “It’s completely natural, contains lime, and is quite slow to cure, allowing you more freedom to alter a design.” For her own pieces, often with tighter deadlines, modern mastics are more appropriate. The creative process involves Morley painstakingly laying out her design, flat, shell by shell – many obtained from local restaurants (after their bivalve occupants have been consumed), or donated by friends. Photographs are taken for reference and only when she’s happy with the design are the shells affixed to whatever the object is – such as a frame or lamp base. A small casket, like the octagonal one sold via Mayfair’s The New Craftsmen, can take several weeks to complete, which explains its £1,800 price tag.
Catherine Lock, co-founder of The New Craftsmen, believes the shellwork revival is connected to a wider trend. “There’s a definite move towards decorative ornamentation,” she says. “We’re rediscovering the neoclassical era when all the greats – Robert Adam, Capability Brown and Josiah Wedgwood – were at their height. Shells are objects of great wonder and curiosity. And there’s something quite fantastical about shellwork – the idea of finding a piece of nature’s own craftsmanship on a beach and turning it into something of great beauty.” Couple this with the design world’s current emphasis on sustainability and the respectful use of natural materials and it seems the interiors world will continue to be, quite literally, Morley’s oyster.
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