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.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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 iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our 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!
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).
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
A huge variety of glassware is available for each wine, all labelled by grape type to give the best flavour profile.
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.
From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
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
From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
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".
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.
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 red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
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
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 safety reasons F1 cars can no longer do official timed runs so instead perform stunning demonstrations!
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
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.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
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.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
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
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!
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 iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
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).
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.
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
The Kennels at Goodwood were built for the foxhounds of the Charlton Hunt.
Words by James Peill
The Kennels
History
The 1st Duke of Richmond had acquired the modest old house at Goodwood in 1697 in order to go hunting in the neighbouring village from which the Hunt took its name. The 2nd Duke was equally obsessed with fox hunting, and his wife, a daring and courageous horsewoman, was also said to be great huntress. While he was Master of the Charlton Hunt, and proprietor of the hounds, from 1729-50, the hounds were kennelled in a long flint building in Charlton village. After his sudden death in 1750, and with the absence of his son and heir on the Grand Tour, the Hunt died out.
His son Charles, 3rd Duke of Richmond eventually restarted a pack in 1757. He preferred to set off to hunt from Goodwood rather than Charlton, but it is not known where the hounds were kennelled at this stage. The Duke did not immediately turn his attention to the kennels, concentrating first on building a fantastic stable block for his hunters, and secondly on adding a substantial new north wing to Goodwood House. It was thirty years later, in 1787, that the 3rd Duke asked James Wyatt to build kennels for the hounds.
The building comprised a central, four square house for the Huntsman. To each side were long low wings, not accessible from the house, in which the hounds were kept. These were subdivided into two hound ‘lodges’ each side, running from front to back: each of these would have opened out into small, separate open air courtyards at the back of the building, for which the foundations of the wall have been located, roughly where the trees now are. The kennels was especially famous for its heating: on the inner side of the building, each hound lodge was partly lined on one side with large iron plates, heated from behind by huge fires. There were also two feeding rooms, at the end of each wing, with stoves, used mainly to heat the very smelly offal cooked for the hounds.
The Duke of Richmond’s Hounds, as they were now known, returned to Goodwood in 1790 to be the best quartered in the country.
When the 6th Duke decided to recreate the Goodwood Hunt in 1883, new kennels were built over the road. These presumably replaced the original Whippers-in cottages, as the remains of the hound yards can still be seen. Next to them a flinted house was built for the huntsman at Huntsman’s Cottage (now Greenkeeper’s Cottage), with individual kennels for whelping adjacent. The new kennels themselves were in turn replaced in the 20th century by Hound Lodge. Meanwhile the original Wyatt kennels were adapted to provide accommodation for the four senior members of the hunt in the wings – the huntsman, first whip, stud groom and kennelman.
In the early 20th century The Kennels had a new purpose as the home of the newly formed Goodwood Golf Club. Now, it is a clubhouse for all of Goodwood members.
The Kennels
History