From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill
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".
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.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
Estate milk was once transformed into ice-creams, bombes, and syllabubs, and the Georgian ice house still stands in the grounds in front of 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!
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
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.
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.
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.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
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
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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.
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.
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 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.
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
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 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 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 iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
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!
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
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
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
As the Suffragettes are honoured at Goodwood this year with MORV London’s exclusive riders’ silks for the Magnolia Cup, Camilla Swift looks back to 1913, when the protesters began to target sporting events.
Words by Camilla Swift
suffragettes
horse racing
Magnolia Cup
ON A WARM SUMMER’S DAY, the Epsom Downs are full of dog-walkers, joggers, and families going for a stroll. But wander along the rails of the racecourse towards Tattenham Corner and something catches your eye: a commemorative plaque with bunches of purple flowers, which are replaced regularly. The plaque is a reminder of a grim chapter in Epsom’s long racing history; for this is the spot from which Suffragette Emily Wilding Davison ran out in front of the King’s horse, Anmer, during the Epsom Derby on June 8, 1913.
Despite the fact that three separate cameras caught the incident on film, to this day no one knows what Davison’s real aim was. Did she set out to throw herself in front of the horse? Did she want to display a flag, mistakenly thinking, because her view was blocked, that all the horses had passed? Or was she, as some believe, trying to pin a Suffragette flag onto Anmer, having is judged the speed at which the horses were travelling?
The fact that she had bought a return train ticket, and also had a ticket for a suffragette dance that evening, indicates that she was fully expecting to return home at the end of the day. Indeed, in 2013, forensic experts working on a documentary presented by Clare Balding examined the footage from the 1913 Derby and concluded that Davison would have had a clear view of the oncoming field, and that she was in fact reaching up to the horse’s bridle.
Of course, the Suffragettes were out to promote their cause, and any form of publicity was seen as good publicity. It wasn’t just racing events they chose to target. Any sport favoured by the gentlemen and politicians whose attention they wanted to attract was seen as fair game. Golf and cricket were also singled out, with pavilions burnt down and courses dug up, and there was a plot to destroy the football stands at Crystal Palace and Blackburn Rovers. Grass was a favourite target; the more hallowed the turf, the better. Writing “Votes for Women” in acid on golf greens used by MPs was a frequent tactic, while one Suffragette was caught climbing into the Wimbledon grounds armed with paraffin and wood shavings.
But horse-racing was arguably the Suffragettes’ most targeted sport, and 1913 was the year they really took aim. Ayr, Cardiff and Kelso racecourses were all attacked that year, with Kelso’s grandstand burnt to the ground by a firebomb. At Hurst Park racecourse, the Suffragettes’ arson attack left the grandstand “a fantastic medley of charred wood, twisted iron, broken and melted glass”. And just after Davison’s Epsom protest, a similar incident happened at the Gold Cup at Ascot, when a young man carrying a Suffragette flag ran onto the course and caused a collision.
If the Suffragettes were aiming to win people over with their increasingly militant actions, it’s debatable whether they achieved their goal – though women did, of course, get the vote eventually. In 1918, women over the age of 30 who met certain property criteria were granted the right to vote, which added 8.4 million women to the electorate. In 1928, suffrage was extended to include all women over the age of 21, finally giving them the same voting rights as men. The battle was won.
The Magnolia Cup takes place on August 2, 2018.
This article is taken from the Goodwood magazine, Summer 2018 issue.
suffragettes
horse racing
Magnolia Cup