Nick Heidfelds 1999 (41.6s) hillclimb record was beaten after Max Chilton in his McMurtry Spéirling fan car tore it to shreds at 39.08s in 2022!
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
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 exquisite mirror in the Ballroom of Goodwood House it so big they had to raise the ceiling to get it inside!
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!
Each room is named after one of the hounds documented in January 1718, including Dido, Ruby and Drummer.
Found on the lawn at FOS is the finest concours d'elegance in the world, where the most beautiful cars are presented
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".
For safety reasons F1 cars can no longer do official timed runs so instead perform stunning demonstrations!
Nick Heidfelds 1999 (41.6s) hillclimb record was beaten after Max Chilton in his McMurtry Spéirling fan car tore it to shreds at 39.08s in 2022!
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.
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
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
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.
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 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
Nick Heidfelds 1999 (41.6s) hillclimb record was beaten after Max Chilton in his McMurtry Spéirling fan car tore it to shreds at 39.08s in 2022!
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
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.
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 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 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.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
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.
G. Stubbs (1724–1806) created some of the animal portraiture masterpieces at Goodwood House, combining anatomical exactitude with expressive details
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 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 of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
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!
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
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.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
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.
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.
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
Next time you’re heading up to Goodwood, why not catch a ride with the revolutionary new app that's linking would-be passengers with light-aircraft pilots. It’s like Uber with wings
Words by Alex Moore
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We hope to dispel the cliché that private aviation is reserved for an elite
There are few better ways to arrive at Goodwood than by air. Wingly, a new platform that connects pilots of light aircraft with passengers looking for flights, is making flying a more convenient and low-cost option than ever before. Think of it as carpooling for planes.
Wingly began as a way for private (amateur) pilots to make their expensive hobby more affordable. “Once you get your pilot’s licence, you need to fly a certain number of hours each year to keep it,” explains Emeric de Waziers, one of the company’s founders. “As a pilot, you always try to share the cost of flying with friends and family, but it’s hard to keep this going. That’s where the initial idea came from – to help pilots fly for less, and to allow them to share their passion with others. In doing so, we hope to dispel the cliché that private aviation is reserved for an elite.”
Give a loved one their first taste of flying from £135
The Wingly platform launched in France in July 2015 before branching out into Germany and the UK. Pilots can offer three types of flight: the overnight excursion (London to Le Touquet on the north coast of France was 2017’s most popular trip), the A-B (either a one-way flight or a return), and local sightseeing flights. The new flight request function, meanwhile, allows passengers to ask for specific flights and pilots to respond accordingly.
You can fly the Harvard Warbird from right here at Goodwood, home of RAF Westhampnett during the Second World War.
“We have a really simple rule, which states that open regulation pilots are not allowed to make money,” explains de Waziers. “They can’t make a profit from these flights, so for them it’s really a case of sharing the direct costs: fuel, parking, the landing field and, in certain instances, the price of renting the plane.” This means you can fly from London to Liverpool for just £63 each way, or from Goodwood to Alderney in the Channel Islands for £94 each way.
Sadly, flights are limited to 700km, but for good reason. “These are small planes and the inside can be more like a car than an Airbus, which means there are no toilets on board,” says de Waziers. “Secondly, the weather can be a constraint: if conditions are really bad, the flight can be cancelled, and the longer a flight’s duration, the more chance there is of encountering bad weather.”
In 2017, in the UK alone, Wingly went from having 3,000 to 50,000 online members. There are currently around 20,000 flights being offered – some every weekend, others more flexible. Private aviation, it seems, is at last open to everyone.
This article is taken from the Goodwood magazine, Spring 2018 issue
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