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!
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
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.
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 iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
Revel in the history of our hounds with their family trees dating back to some of our earliest documents at Goodwood.
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
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
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!
From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill
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.
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
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
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 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.
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
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 iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
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.
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
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
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.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
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.
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!
Stephanie Moore, celebrity nutritionist and gut health expert talks about how Cocoa has some phenomenal health properties.Easter is upon us and chocolate, in its various guises, but mostly egg-shaped, is at the entrance of every supermarket, newsagent, confectioners and even health food shops. It is the perfect excuse to eat yourself in to a chocolate stupor, no? … NO!
I’m not being an Easter grinch. If you want to have some chocolate for tradition’s sake, then fine, but maybe consider making some better choices around your chocolate-treats rather than being seduced by the fancy packaging and sentimental attachment to having a shiny, sweet egg.
Cocoa is what makes chocolate chocolatey. Cocoa is made from the roasted beans of the cacao tree. Once roasted and blended with sugar and fat, you have chocolate. The raw bean, cacao, is very bitter and dry, similar to coffee beans and again, not unlike good quality coffee, good quality chocolate can be a great addition to a healthy diet.
There is a vast difference between types of chocolate and not just the obvious white, milk and dark. Different brands vary hugely in sugar, fat and cocoa content and the quantities of these ingredients determine whether chocolate is good, bad or awful from a health perspective. The higher the amount of cocoa, the better chocolate is for you. This is because cocoa has some phenomenal health properties.
Standard milk chocolate has only around 20% cocoa solids. Sugar will feature as the first or second ingredient (ingredients are listed in order of amounts, greatest first), along with some form of vegetable oil and maybe skimmed milk powder. When people crave chocolate, it is unlikely the cocoa they are craving, as there’s so little present in milk chocolate. It’s far more likely it’s the sugar they are craving, which provides a quick mental and physical high, especially when sugar and fat are consumed together in the ratios found in most milk chocolate. The mouth feels, the way it melts on the tongue, the serotonin and dopamine-triggering of our pleasure response and the instant energy boost can make milk chocolate literally addictive and utterly irresistible, the perfect foil for a down moment.
A good quality dark chocolate will contain a minimum of 70% cocoa solids with sugar at least 3rd, ideally lower, down the ingredient list and cocoa butter replacing vegetable fat. It doesn’t provide the sugar hit or the melt-in-the-mouth joy but it can be delicious, satisfying and a great way to help break the sugar-high habit. If you crave dark chocolate, it could be the magnesium, iron or copper you’re body is asking for.
White chocolate really is a misnomer, as there is no cocoa in white chocolate, only cocoa butter, so it doesn’t really constitute chocolate at all, just lots of fat and sugar.
So, when buying your Easter treats this year, maybe forgo the egg shapes for a bar or buttons of good dark chocolate instead. Check the cocoa and sugar content on the ingredients list to make sure you’re getting something and decent. If dark chocolate is just not your thing, look for milk chocolate with at least 45% cocoa solids and gradually work your way up to more bitter dark chocolate as your taste buds adapt.
Happy, healthy Easter to you all.