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.
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.
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.
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
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.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
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
4 doors in the lodge were rescued from salvage and expertly split to ensure they meet modern fire standards before being fitted.
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
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.
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 iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
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 ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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
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”.
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
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 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.
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.
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.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our 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.
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.
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.
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 red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
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!
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
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.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The craft beer revolution has put ale firmly on the menu for foodies. So we asked Goodwood’s beer sommelier to pair the Estate’s brews with some favourite dishes from Farmer, Butcher, Chef.
Words by James Collard
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There are some pairings of beer with food that we’re accustomed to: stout and oysters, lager with curry, a pint with a pie or a sandwich. Most of us, however, are more likely to associate serious food with a glass or two of wine. But increasingly, beer has its advocates: pale-ale partisans are urging us to take the business of pairing beer with food seriously. And the trend for teaming beer with fine dining is global, from Brooklyn’s Luksus, where a beer sommelier (or “cicerone” in American) helps hipsters select the perfect pint to go with their edgy Nordic cuisine, to Alyn Williams at the Westbury in the heart of Mayfair,
with its ambitious “beer list” (both are Michelin-starred, by the way).
The craft beer revolution has brought about an extraordinary diversity in flavour – let’s call it a beery new wave – of stouts and ales, IPAs and fruit lambics, all of which call for savouring rather than knocking back, with tasting notes we more readily associate with wine. “It’s about finding the right beer for you,” says beer sommelier Annabel Smith, sounding like the voice of reason in an ale-versus-wine debate, who has been tasked with coming up with the right beers to team with the bucolic flavours of the Farmer, Butcher, Chef restaurant at the Goodwood Hotel, which has both history and currency when it comes to beer. The first tasting notes for beer at Goodwood date back to the 1730s, while today, the Estate’s microbrewery (based at Hepworth & Co, in nearby Pullborough) uses hops and barley from Goodwood Home Farm in its beers – all of which are organic, naturally.
With Pork
Broadly speaking, Smith explains, when choosing beer to go with food, you use a similar rule of thumb to when choosing wine. Paler beers and lagers go well with seafood and chicken; but the darker the meat, the darker the beer. A hoppy beer cuts through and complements the fattiness of a rib-eye, for example. Goodwood’s new St. Simon Lager “has a distinctly bread-y flavour”, says Smith, which makes it a perfect beer to enjoy alongside ham and pork. Or rather a little bit of everything porky, from belly to tail, as in the pork “butcher’s board” (actually a blacksmith’s tray) – a sharing dish from Farmer, Butcher, Chef. The beer is named for St. Simon, the Thoroughbred that won the 1883 Goodwood Cup – and then, famously, wouldn’t stop running, long after crossing the finishing line.
With Cheese
Although the idea of having a beer with our Ploughman’s seems perfectly natural, perhaps the sight of a cheese board will have many of us reaching for a glass of red – or for the port. But beer and cheese brings out some of the most specific recommendations from Smith, who would suggest an IPA (Indian Pale Ale) with Goodwood’s cheddar-like Charlton cheese, a glass of lager with the softer, more brie-like Levin Down, and a stout or porter with Molecomb Blue. “Stout is delicious with any blue cheese.” And one beer that would work with the lot? Lucky Leap, Goodwood’s new American-style pale ale which,
“citrusy and hoppy”, works well across a cheese board. Also a good partner to Goodwood beef, Lucky Leap is named in honour of the American racer, Masten Gregory, aka “the Kansas City Flash”, who, on realising that his brakes had entirely failed, saved himself by jumping from the cockpit of his Tojeiro-Jaguar before it crashed during the 1959 TT, held at the Goodwood Circuit.
With Lamb
Pairing beer with food can either be about creating the right contrast, or finding something complementary. Goodwood’s Grogger Pale Ale is malty and aromatic and “really rather herby”, says Smith, with a quality that echoes and accentuates “any of the harder herbs”, such as rosemary. There’s a scientific explanation: “Rosemary is high in terpenes, which gives it its woody aroma – as are hops.” Which make it an ideal accompaniment to lamb dishes, such as this lamb shank, cooked overnight at
Goodwood, and wonderfully tender. This beer is named after Grogger, a boxer dog belonging to Mike Hawthorn, aka the Farnham Flyer, Britain’s first F1 champion. Grogger was renowned for sipping beer from Hawthorn’s glass, though presumably he didn’t bother to read the tasting notes.
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