Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
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".
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 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
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
The bricks lining the Festival of Speed startline are 100 years old and a gift from the Indianapolis Speedway "Brickyard" in 2011 to mark their centenary event!
Mattresses and eiderdowns are stuffed with wool from the Goodwood Estate.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
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.
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
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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.
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 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
For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own 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.
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.
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 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.
After a fire in 1791 at Richmond House in Whitehall, London, James Wyatt added two great wings to showcase the saved collection at Goodwood. To give unity to the two new wings, Wyatt added copper-domed turrets framing each façade.
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.
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.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
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.
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
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
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
Jerry’s love of aircraft began when he joined a University Air Squadron, through which he learnt to fly. In his words, “I spent too much time around aircraft so I failed all the exams. My Father told me to get on and do something so I joined the Royal Air Force.”
Jerry did 18 years with the RAF, which included tours during the Suez crisis. He got his wings in the Harvard, before doing a jet conversion onto the Meteor. As part of a Meteor fighter Squadron, he was based at Tangmere, before his squadron evolved to flying the Hawker Hunter. He was then ‘poached’ to become a co-pilot with V-Force and after two years in the role he became a Captain, a job he would carry on for seven years.
He says that the MkII (Handley Page) Victor was the best performing aircraft in the world at the time he began to fly it and rates it above the Vulcan in his list of favourites. “We had wonderful aeroplane design and wonderful engine design, so we went higher and faster than anyone else,” he says. “But some of the equipment was very primitive – the radios wouldn’t work very well if it rained hard! I flew a Victor to Australia and flying across the Indian Ocean we had no radio contact.”
Among his many memories of being a pilot in the RAF, Jerry lists flying the Hunter as one of the highlights. “It was the first RAF aircraft to go supersonic,” he says, “so we would head off gingerly from Tangmere and then break the sound barrier!” But alongside the joy of flying at high-speeds, Jerry also fondly remembers the camaraderie that came with captaining a bomber crew. “I was very, very lucky,” he says. “We had totally efficient professionalism both in the air and on the ground. We were a young team and it was a very exciting time.”
He left the Forces and applied to British Airways, but was told owing to his age – he was 38 at the time – he would never be a Captain. Understandably, having captained a V-Bomber crew, Jerry chose not to sign up and instead got involved with the Air Cadet force, where he did air experience flights for 25 years. Jerry flew a total of 1850 cadets from 28 different airfields.
Describing what it is about flying that keeps him at it, Jerry explained; “It is a privilege and a challenge to be in the air. No matter how much flying you have done, every flight is a new experience. Apart from the thrill of being in the air, there is always an element of danger so you leave everything else behind you once you’re airborne.”
On the GAC, Jerry feels that what makes the Club special is the opportunity to share time with like-minded people. He says; “We have a coffee and talk about aeroplanes, then we fly somewhere, sit down and talk about aeroplanes, then we fly back and have a cup of tea and talk about aeroplanes again! How could there be a better way to spend a summers day! We have all built lasting friendships and have gravitated here because Goodwood is a unique and beautiful environment.”
Goodwood Aerodrome