



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




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




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




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


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 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.


After a fire in 1791 at Richmond House in Whitehall, London, James Wyatt added two great wings to showcase the saved collection at Goodwood. To give unity to the two new wings, Wyatt added copper-domed turrets framing each façade.









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!


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






Revel in the history of our hounds with their family trees dating back to some of our earliest documents at Goodwood.




Found on the lawn at FOS is the finest concours d'elegance in the world, where the most beautiful cars are presented


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.


From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill


Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech


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




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


The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection


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


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










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


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


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






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 replica of the original Axminster carpet is so lavish that the President of Bulgaria came to visit it before its departure!




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


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


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



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


...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?



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.


David Edney, head Butler dons a morning suit "and a smile" every day and has been woking at Goodwood for over 25 years!


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!


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




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


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.






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 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.



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


A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam




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


For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation


Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.


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


"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
A recap of everything that has been happening out on course with our Winter Leagues, January Monthly Medal and Bank Holiday Series.

We have had three out of five of our Winter Leagues with the top 5 leaderboard shown below:
| Place | Player | Played | Wins | Total points |
| 1st | Craig Marchant | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 2nd = | Michael Berry | 3 | 14 | |
| 2nd = | Michael Olliff | 3 | 14 | |
| 4th | Alastair Strange | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 5th | Robert Shorey | 2 | 1 | 10 |
To view the rest of the results please click here.
The last two dates for our events are:
Winter League 4 of 5 – The Park course – Sunday 22 January
Winter League 5 of 5 – The Downs course – Sunday 12 February
On Monday 2 January we had our annual New Year Pairs Scramble which is the first fixture in our Bank Holiday Pairs Series. It was held on The Downs Course and saw a full tee sheet of members with a total of 44 pairs playing. It was a fun friendly start to the year with everyone making the most of the clear fresh day.
The competition was played as a Medal Pairs Texas Scramble with each player taking a minimum of six tee shots each. As always we had some amazing scores come in from the course with the top five pairs shown below:
| Results | Pair | Score |
| 1st | Joe Clear & Matthew Savory | 57 |
| 2nd | Tim Easdown & Damien Simpson | 61 |
| 3rd | Thomas Belcham & Ben Garfield | 62 |
| 4th | Mark Russell Brown & Storry Thrower | 62 |
| 5th | Tom Ritchie & Mat Worden | 63 |
For the full set of results, please click here.
The Bank Holiday Pairs series is made up of six different paired competitions held on the various Bank Holidays in 2023. The overall leaderboard is individual despite the competitions being played as pairs, this allows members to sign up with different partners if they wish. Leaderboard can be seen here.
The future events are:
Friday 7 April - Good Friday Greensomes
Monday 10 April - Easter Pairs Betterball
Monday 1 May - May Day Ambrose
Monday 29 May - Spring Chapman Pairs
Monday 28 August - August Foursomes
For more details or to sign up please use Intelligent Golf.
On Saturday 7 January we had our first monthly medal of 2023. Unfortunately, we had a particularly bad weather forecast with rain all day and winds of up to 40mph. While the weather was not quite as bad as forecast, we went from a full tee sheet to only 35 players on the day. They were determined out there despite conditions and the unforgiving medal format. The top five results are shown below:
| Results | Player | Nett |
| 1st | Alastair Strange | 66 |
| 2nd | Ryan Burgess | 67 |
| 3rd | Richard Davis | 68 |
| 4th | Michael Olliff | 69 |
| 5th | Matthew Savory | 71 |
For the full leaderboard, please click here.
For more details or to sign up, please visit Intelligent Golf.