The bricks lining the Festival of Speed startline are 100 years old and a gift from the Indianapolis Speedway "Brickyard" in 2011 to mark their centenary event!
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 ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
A temple-folly guarded by two sphinxes, the beautiful shell house was built in 1748 with collected shells and the floor made from horse teeth.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
Many items came from Gordon castle in Scotland when it left family ownership, coming out from storage exclusively for Hound Lodge.
FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
The bricks lining the Festival of Speed startline are 100 years old and a gift from the Indianapolis Speedway "Brickyard" in 2011 to mark their centenary event!
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
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
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 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.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
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
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.
A temple-folly guarded by two sphinxes, the beautiful shell house was built in 1748 with collected shells and the floor made from horse teeth.
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!
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.
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
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 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.
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 oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
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
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
Founded in 1963 by a tractor manufacturer, Lamborghini has, over the years, been criticised and revered in equal measure. Now, a new book celebrates its turbulent but triumphant history.
Words by Erin Baker
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Antonio Ghini, ebullient author of the glossy new tome titled simply Lamborghini: Where, Why, Who, When, What, says he decided he “would not make a book of cars, but a romance… where the reader could experience, first-hand, the magnificent and less-known history of Lamborghini”.
And what a romance has ensued in the intervening decades since Ferruccio Lamborghini, successful tractor manufacturer, decided to stop complaining about the fragile clutch of his Ferrari 250 GT and instead build his own “perfect” supercar.
It’s important to remember that Lamborghini has only been making cars since 1963. With the possible exception of McLaren, no other car brand has managed to create true venerability in such a short space of time. Yes, the brash upstart from Sant’Agata Bolognese remains, in the eyes of many, a gauche arriviste with box-of-frogs styling, but one cannot argue with the continuity of its success, nor with the equally venerable owners and drivers who have revered and adored the various outrageous models that have graced our roads since the 1960s.
Ghini’s book is simultaneously a history and a beginner’s guide, a celebration and a study of the Raging Bull marque, full of bold photography and elegant fonts. It serves both as crib notes for those new to the cars and as a timely reminder for deep-rooted fans of some of the moments that have contributed to the glorious DNA of Lambo.
For pub bores, there’s a fantastic Who’s Who of models to memorise and recall at opportune moments. Who remembers, for instance, that Lamborghini’s first car, the 350 GTV, had 362 horsepower – about 100 more than its nearest competitor? What a statement of intent that was, and one that successive boards of management have thankfully preserved with ever-increasing power, innovative engineering and disruptive design.
Lamborghini is, inherently, a rule breaker.
Unbelievably, against the background of oil crises, the Arab-Israeli war, industrial action, various international coups and a spell in receivership, all of which pushed Lamborghini to the brink of destruction many times during the Sixties and Seventies, the company produced the Miura, the Countach and the Diablo, three jaw-dropping supercars that remain important studies of Italian automotive culture and design more than 40 years on. Prices for the first are now exorbitant and for the last two merely eye-watering.
Today, the company thrives. This autumn it unveiled one of the true stars of the Frankfurt motor show – the Sián, its first hybrid production car, with 808 brake horsepower and, crucially, still a V12 engine under the bonnet. As Stefano Domenicali, Lamborghini’s genial boss, said: “Lamborghini is, inherently, a rule breaker.”
It is not, and has never been, afraid to look beyond the rules set by the competition. Recently it established a Female Advisory Board (FAB), to tell it what women from the worlds of finance, music, fashion and art think about luxury. It has recognised the rise of the female high-networth individual, and responded positively, well ahead of the pack. That attitude, ultimately, will be what saves this stunning brand for yet another generation.
This article was taken from the Winter 2019/2020 edition of the Goodwood Magazine.
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