The Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
Legend of Goodwood's golden racing era and Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori once famously said "give me Goodwood on a summer's day and you can forget the rest".
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.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
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 exquisite mirror in the Ballroom of Goodwood House it so big they had to raise the ceiling to get it inside!
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.
A bell under each place at the table to signal if butlers can come back in to the dining room, a guests privacy is always paramount.
The Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
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.
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
For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
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 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.
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 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 round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
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.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
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.
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 Duke of Richmond and his family are not the only residents of Goodwood House. Enter the family wing and two faithful canine companions, Lito and Winston will dash across the entrance hall to greet you. While both are small, Lito a Cocker Spaniel and Winston a Dachshund both have strong vocal cords which they like to exercise on a regular basis!
Goodwood has always been filled with woofing and the sound of pattering paws. For over 300 years, dogs have been very much part of the family. The magnificent paintings that hang within Goodwood House, ranging from the seventeenth-century to the twenty-first, feature many family members accompanied by their trusty hounds. Louise de Keroualle, mother of the 1st Duke of Richmond was captured in oil-paint by Sir Godfrey Kneller with a lively-looking Sussex Spaniel as early as c. 1685. Her daughter-in-law, Anne, Duchess of Richmond was depicted with a small grey and white hound around the turn of the century.
The 3rd Duke of Richmond, like his great-grandmother, was fond of Sussex Spaniels, and took two with him on his Grand Tour through Europe in 1755. When the 3rd Duke modelled for Pompeo Batoni in Rome, his two Spaniels took centre-stage; one in particular steals the limelight, looking adoringly at his master and resting his paw loyally on his sleeve. It may be that these are the same Sussex Spaniels that make an appearance in two of the three sporting scenes undertaken by George Stubbs for the 3rd Duke in 1759/60. Whilst it is the Sussex Spaniel that is celebrated in Shooting at Goodwood and Racehorses Exercising at Goodwood, it is the fox-hound which takes centre-stage in The Charlton Hunt. The 3rd Duke, who features in the artwork riding an enormous black hunter, took a keen interest in his hounds, knowing each of them by name. Much more recently, Duchess Susan, The Duke of Richmond’s late mother, was painted with her faithful white German Shepherd and Lurcher by Paul Brason.
The Dukes of Richmond and members of their family have owned an extraordinary variety of dogs over the centuries. Spaniels have been the dominant breed. The 4th Duke of Richmond named his Spaniel Blücher after the Prussian general, and took it with him on a tour of Upper Canada in 1819. One day, Blücher was attacked by a pet fox belonging to a soldier, and in trying to separate them, The 4th Duke was bitten on the hand by the fox. Tragically, he caught rabies and died shortly afterwards. In the nineteenth-century however, Frances, Duchess of Richmond veered away from Spaniels, keeping two Pekingese. These were two of the first Pekingese dogs in England. In 1860, when the Old Summer Palace in Peking was destroyed by British troops during the Second Opium War, five Pekingese dogs were discovered. One was presented to Queen Victoria and two to Frances, named Guh and Meh.
The family’s dogs, whether pets or working animals have always been housed in the finest quarters. The 3rd Duke of Richmond in particular was known for treating his dogs to a spot of luxury. When he moved his pack of foxhounds, known as The Duke of Richmond’s Hounds to Goodwood in 1787 he spent £6,000 on The Kennels, a state-of-the-art building, which included central heating and water and air-flow systems. Goodwood House did not gain central heating for another century! Function combined with form in the aesthetic design of The Kennels; classical ideals of symmetry, harmony and proportion ensured the building had an elegance and grandeur that at the time superseded Goodwood House.
The family’s dogs are not the only canine creatures to have enjoyed the Estate. In the twentieth-century, King Edward VII brought his little Norfolk Terrier called Caesar to Goodwood. Caesar accompanied the King wherever he went, and so when the King came to Goodwood for the horseracing, Caesar came too. It is said that Caesar would sleep beside the King in his own little chair, and so it may be that he slept in the King’s Bedroom at Goodwood, curled up on one of the chairs that remains in the Collection today!
So, when Lito and Winston exercise their vocal cords in Goodwood House today, they are keeping alive Goodwood’s canine spirit, which has been at the heart of the Estate for over 300 years!
Become a part of Goodwoof history and join us for a fun-filled weekend in May. We have so much in store for both days at Goodwoof, including the celebrations of the Labrador parade, the excitement as the Barkitecture competition unfolds and our free to try have-a-go activities, including hoopers and hurdles.