For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
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.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
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!
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
David Edney, head Butler dons a morning suit "and a smile" every day and has been woking at Goodwood for over 25 years!
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
Revel in the history of our hounds with their family trees dating back to some of our earliest documents at Goodwood.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
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".
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".
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
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”.
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
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.
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 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 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.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
David Edney, head Butler dons a morning suit "and a smile" every day and has been woking at Goodwood for over 25 years!
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.
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.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our 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.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
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.
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 round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above 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!
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
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.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
Does anyone send Christmas cards any more? Yes, apparently – they’re back in vogue for digital-weary tastemakers, with 19th-century designs proving surprisingly collectible.
Words by Bea Stevenson
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For anyone under the age of 30, the idea of sending Christmas cards by post feels like a quaint ritual from another age, maintained either in a spirit of deliberate nostalgia, as an ironic act, or for the indulgence of older relatives. After all, in an age of constant self-broadcasting social media, there's scant need for the annual update missive. In one Hallmark Cards focus group, 52 per cent admitted to sending their season’s greetings via social media or messaging apps, so it’s hardly a surprise that sales of Christmas cards are in freefall.
A rearguard action is underway, however. Just as in other areas of modern life, as the digital world takes grip, the desire to treasure a physical artefact resurfaces, and so we see a growing vogue for collecting – and even posting – beautiful, quirky or downright kitsch vintage Christmas cards.
The first Christmas card as we would recognise it today was sent in 1843 when the popular arts patron Henry Cole faced an overwhelming stack of personal correspondences, and had the brilliant idea of sending back a one-size-fits-all festive card with a salutation printed across its cover. He enlisted an artist friend, John Callcott Horsley, to design the card, which featured a family raising a toast to the holiday. A silky pink banner draped the bottom of the design, its golden lettering delivering the classic greeting: “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you”. After a few decades, the sending of such cards had become a tradition among the upper and middle classes of Britain and America. Queen Victoria herself was in the habit of sending cards to family and servants at Windsor and Osborne.
These early cards were in line with the Victorian obsession with the natural world and sentimentalised children. Some of the most popular visual themes included flowers, robins and other anthropomorphised animals in the company of cherubic toddlers – picture a beaming child hand-in-hand with several upright and frankly rather creepy creatures on a snowy eve. Some rarer examples may seem particularly strange to our contemporary eyes. As collectors and well-wishers have increasingly sought out sentimental Victorian-era cards, a parade of dead robins, warring frogs, anthropomorphised onions and oddly adult-looking infants has emerged, all accompanied by kindly sentiments of the season.
Rarer still, you might come across cards containing the verses of iconic Victorian poets – Alfred, Lord Tennyson was reputedly offered up to a thousand guineas to pen a dozen or so short verses for Christmas cards. Other cards fold out into triptychs or slide apart to reveal grazing reindeers. One intricate Victoriana fold-out design sold for £ 135 on eBay in 2016, so you probably won't be sending that one to your friends, but a quick trawl through your nearest junk shop may well provide vintage cards for more modest sums. Season’s greetings!
This article was taken from the Winter 2019/2020 edition of the Goodwood Magazine.
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