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.
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.