FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb
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 red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
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.
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.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
Within the boot room are hooks for 20 people, enough for all of the Lodges 10 bedrooms.
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.
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill
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
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
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!
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.
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
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.
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.
For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
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.
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.
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.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
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.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
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
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
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).
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
Today it’s the rather unprepossessing home of the Department of Health, but Richmond House was once a grand townhouse between Whitehall and the River Thames, owned by the Dukes of Richmond. James Collard traces its history.
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The Thames and the City of London from Richmond House, 1747, by Canaletto - from the Goodwood Collection
Richmond House overlooked the Thames – which was much wider before the Victorians built the Embankment
Given the topsy-turvy nature of political life right now, the notion that the House of Commons might decamp elsewhere while the Palace of Westminster undergoes its multi-billion pound refurbishment has barely raised a national eyebrow. Two potential options have been floated for when the Mother of Parliaments goes hot-desking: a “pop-up Parliament” to be built by Norman Foster on Horse Guards Parade, or a move into Richmond House, over on the other side of Whitehall.
Today, Richmond House is a 1980s office block housing the Department of Health. But several Richmond Houses have been built on or near this spot – between Whitehall and the Thames – on what was formerly the grounds of Whitehall Palace. And all but today’s office block were the London townhouses of the Dukes of Richmond.
Confusingly, the first was built in the reign of James I by Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox “of the fourth creation” – the last in a line of Scottish grandees who had followed the Scottish king down to his new capital, and no relation to today’s Gordon Lennox family. But when Stewart died without an heir, Charles II awarded his titles to Charles Lennox, the king’s son by Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth – who coincidentally had been Stewart’s next-door-neighbour, as the king’s mistress occupied vast apartments in the corner of Whitehall Palace. Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond and Lennox (“of the fifth creation”) went on to acquire Goodwood – and build his own Richmond House beside the old one.
Two paintings and a sketch by Canaletto now at Goodwood show the vista from Richmond House’s first floor during the mid-18th century, when it enjoyed views of the City and St Paul’s. The house overlooked the Thames – which was much wider before the Victorians built the Embankment. Also in Goodwood House today are many important pieces of furniture and some chimneypieces from the last Richmond House to be occupied by the family – which was destroyed by fire shortly before Christmas of 1791.
The house was uninsured at the time, and a contemporary report describes an anonymous gentleman appearing on the scene and quickly directing the panicked household staff into throwing books from the library through the windows and saving important works of art, while water was pumped from the river in a vain attempt to save the house. When, to his great distress, the 4th Duke spotted his favourite spaniel trapped at an upstairs window, a workman mounted a ladder to rescue the animal – winning a sizeable tip, worth the equivalent of a year’s wages, for his brave actions.
This article is taken from the Goodwood magazine, Autumn 2017 issue
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