The Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
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
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
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
The Gordon Tartan has been worn by the Dukes and Duchesses over the last 300 years.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
The stunning fish which adorn the walls of the main corridor are hand crafted and represent the fishing documents from Gordon Castle of 1864-1898.
For safety reasons F1 cars can no longer do official timed runs so instead perform stunning demonstrations!
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".
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 the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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 red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
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 Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
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!
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 famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
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
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!
Checks are enjoying a revival – in town and country. From tartans to dogtooth, their trad image has been updated on slip dresses, trench coats, even ballgowns. Trust us, you’ll never look square again
Words by Laura Craik
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“I’M NOT REALLY A CHECKY PERSON,” my friend Frank said to me the other day. “Maybe it’s because I’m not... thin, but checks always make me feel like Rupert the Bear.” I looked at him afresh. To be fair, his body was a little bear- like. But I could never say so. Besides, Frank is very fashion- conscious and the catwalks have decreed that, this season, checks are having their moment in the sun. Rather than saying, “Why don’t you drink less beer and go to the gym more?”, a more constructive approach would be: “Let’s nd some checks that work for you, Rupe – sorry, Frank.”
I’m not really a checky person either. This may be because I consider myself a city person, not a country person. Checks have strong associations with the countryside, from the lining of so many Barbours to the Tattersall shirt – so called because blankets made of this small check were sold at Tattersall horse market in the 18th century to cover the horses. And glen plaid, a very distinctive design, got its name from out tting gamekeepers in the Glenurquhart valley in Scotland. You may know it better as Prince of Wales check – as Edward VII (prior to his coronation) discovered it while shooting in the valley, and made it his signature.
And as I said, this season checks are everywhere, in town and country. And from the moment the last checked cap had disappeared down the catwalk at Burberry, I’d resolved to dig out all the old Burberry house checks I possessed (wasn’t there a bikini languishing in a drawer?) and give checks another chance. That Burberry has reclaimed its house check after a long hiatus is signi cant: outgoing CEO Christopher Bailey always insisted Burberry is for everyone, but photos of low-rent celebrities wearing it throughout the Nineties seemed to have deterred the brand from promoting it for a while. Now the time feels right for a revival.
If you, too, are not a checky person, Burberry would be a good place to start in trying to persuade yourself, particularly if you’re worried about checks being fusty and old fashioned. Its checked caps, windcheaters, pencil skirts and ponchos look totally modern, because the garments themselves are. On a similar tip are the checks at Calvin Klein – Raf Simons, who has taken on the design mantle, can do no wrong at the moment, and his women’s double- breasted Prince of Wales checked blazers look ace. If you wore one with a plain white T-shirt and a pair of cropped-to- the-ankle jeans, you’d look like a fashion editor en route to a meeting. Or for a show-stopping piece, you could join the waiting list for Simons’ grey Prince of Wales check trench coat, which comes with a transparent layer of PVC over the top. It’s £2,350 – and has already sold out.
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The Calvin Klein trench is one of many examples of the way checks have been modernised this season. Banish all thoughts of Miss Trunchbull, your grandad and, indeed, Rupert the Bear: the best checks for winter have nothing in common with them. Even my least favourite example of the genre – windowpane – has been given a new lease of life, courtesy of Valentino and Miu Miu, both of whom used windowpane checks on knitwear with strong graphic ect.
More pleasing still is that a fabric traditionally used for suiting is cropping up in unexpected places. Plaid Gucci ballgown, anyone? Checked Ganni slip dress? Prince of Wales checked Tibi corset? Maybe even the Duchess of Cambridge will get on board the checked train this season. One of her favourite designers, Jenny Packham, has the perfect plunge-fronted ballgown waiting in the wings.
There are so many variants, even the staunchest checkophobe may be seduced. If you’re not really a print person, start o with an accessory, such as Comme des Garçons’ plaid clutch bag, Stella McCartney’s Falabella shoulder bag or Loewe’s distinctive red-and-black checked scarf. Next, you could try graduating to a knit. A textured knit, such as mohair, will soften the harsh appearance of a check, leaving you feeling less like a chessboard. One of the most understated ways to wear checks is via a simple shirt: Balenciaga and Prada both have good ones, in subtle hues.
Unless you’re particularly confident, or dress purely in a way that’s designed to look striking on Instagram, you will probably avoid integrating more than one check into any given out t. As with any print, checks are most easily worn with solid colours. A checked maxi skirt such as Marni’s would work well with a black polo neck, while the formality of a tailored checked jacket such as Alexander Wang’s could be o set with jeans. Don’t rule out a checked coat, either: the dream would be Stella McCartney’s oversized version, or for a more informal take, you could try Isabel Marant’s cocoon coat. Either would update your wardrobe to perfection: you could wear almost anything underneath, and still look modern. Although perhaps not a Rupert the Bear waistcoat.
This article is taken from the Goodwood magazine, Winter 2018 issue
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