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
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.
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.
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
The exquisite mirror in the Ballroom of Goodwood House it so big they had to raise the ceiling to get it inside!
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
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 Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
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".
The Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
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
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
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.
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
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.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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 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.
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).
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
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.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
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 ever horsebox was used from Goodwood to Doncaster for the 1836 St. Leger. Elis arrived fresh and easily won his owner a £12k bet.
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
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).
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
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.
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
Low-slung and slow-moving, the Sussex Spaniel might lack the vigour of its sportier cousins, but it’s faithful and loving – and much admired by those in the know. Menswear entrepreneur Jeremy Hackett extols the virtues of this endangered breed.
Words by Jeremy Hackett.
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My love of the Sussex Spaniel breed began more than 20 years ago, when, on a whim, I visited Battersea Dogs & Cats Home for the first time and fell for a very sad-looking dog. They told me it was a Sussex Spaniel – a breed I’d never heard of. Not many people have, I came to realise. Charley had been badly treated and abandoned and had already been at Battersea for three months; every time she was re-homed she ended up being brought back, as she was too difficult to handle. I initially decided not to take her, but she preyed on my mind, so I asked to take her on trial. In fact, I took her to Badminton Horse Trials, where she behaved perfectly and became my constant companion until she passed away at the grand old age of 17. Today I own two, a mother and son called Muffin and Harry.
The Sussex Spaniel dates back to the early 1800s, when they were first bred by a sporting gentleman called Mr Fuller, who owned a large estate at Rose Hill in Sussex. He wanted a gun dog that would work in thick undergrowth, with large feet to cope with the heavy Sussex clay. By mating a variety of spaniels and hounds, he came up with the Sussex we know today.
The Sussex is slow, sturdy and low to the ground, with a broad chest. It’s a persistent hunter and when it finds its scent, it sounds its voice, otherwise known as “giving tongue”. Remarkably, the tone varies according to whether it has found fur or feather. My neighbour, the writer Will Self, described them eloquently in his Evening Standard column as “low-slung silky hounds”. He also described the Sussex Spaniel as “rarer than a giant Panda”, which isn’t so far from the truth. Numbers have dropped dramatically since World War II, with only 50 puppies born on average each year, compared with 35,000 Labradors, so the Kennel Club has put them on the endangered list.
The Sussex is a friendly and loving breed but they do need firm handling and are better suited to experienced owners. They can be stubborn and possessive and need to be socialised from an early age, but the Sussex Spaniel Association is excellent at advising people who are looking to own one. That said, Muffin and Harry are (on the whole) very well-behaved and have starred not only on my Instagram feed but in photoshoots for Hackett. Likewise, I’m sure they are very proud to be members of The Kennels at Goodwood – where they have their own monogrammed dog bowls – whereas I have to make do with plain china. It’s often said that owners look like their dogs. Well, my two are noble, handsome creatures.
This article was taken from the Autumn 2019 edition of the Goodwood Magazine.
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