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!
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
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.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
According to Head Butler at Goodwood House David Edney "Class, sophistication and discretion".
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
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 huge variety of glassware is available for each wine, all labelled by grape type to give the best flavour profile.
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!
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 Fiat S76 or "Beast of Turin" is a Goodwood favourite and can usually be heard before it is seen at #FOS
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
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!
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 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
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
FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
Estate milk was once transformed into ice-creams, bombes, and syllabubs, and the Georgian ice house still stands in the grounds in front of Goodwood House.
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.
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.
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!
Head Butler David Edney has worked at Buckingham Palace taking part in Dinner Parties for the then Duke of Richmond and the Queen.
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.
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 iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
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.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
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 iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
Fl/Lt David Greville-Heygate DFC would have been very familiar with viewing Goodwood from the air. In the autumn of 1944, desperate to return to squadron life, he arrived at No.83 GSU based at Bognor, Thorney Island and Tangmere. While awaiting an overseas posting, he flew low-level dive-bombing exercises over Sussex in the iconic tank-busting Typhoon.
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Goodwood Aerodrome
WWII
David's love of aircraft was sparked at school when aircraft developed for 1927 Schneider Trophy roared overhead. At Cambridge, David signed up for the Cavalry but when horses replaced tanks he resigned in protest. Just before war was declared, David was called up by the Army, but after a ‘bit of a row’ with his Brigadier he transferred to the RAF as an 'Army Rebel'.
David trained on Tiger Moths, Masters, Hurricanes and Lysanders. In 1942, posted to No.16 Army Co-Operation Squadron, he learnt the skills required of a recce pilot including low-level flying, pinpoint navigation and accurate observation of enemy positions. One of David’s first flying accidents was during an exercise when Home Guard soldiers jumped up in front of him as he attempted to land, quickly pulling up the Lysander's tail-wheel hit a bank. David returned to the airfield with the tail-light in his pocket as a souvenir of a lucky escape.
Although considered less glamorous than the 'Fighter Boys,' when 16 Squadron re-equipped with Mustangs their role expanded and they were soon flying daring low-level photo/recces, over the French coastline in preparation for D-Day. Several pilots were shot down; one rescued after a dramatic four-day search of the Channel. Sent off in terrible weather to take urgently-needed pictures of a radar tower, David lost his No.2 but was able to return with the photos. In 1943, failing decompression tests in preparation for high-level flying, David reluctantly left the squadron and was posted to Hawarden as an instructor.
A year later, David joined No.168 Squadron in Holland but was never entirely happy shooting-up steam trains. After a chance remark while visiting friends he transferred to No.2 Squadron. For the rest of the war David flew Spitfire XIVs behind enemy lines photographing enemy troop movements.
By the time David was demobbed in 1945 he had flown 22 types of aircraft (including an Auster, a Battle, a Harvard and a Magister), landed at 69 airfields, had had 3 crashes and lost over 60 friends and his older brother, a Blenheim pilot. David never flew again and died aged 84.
David's biography 'From Sapper to Spitfire Spy is published by Pen and Sword Books.
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Goodwood Aerodrome
WWII