Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
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.
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
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
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
Extracts from the 4th & 5th Dukes diaries are on display with red ink used to highlight great things that had happened.
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
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".
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
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!
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
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.
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
From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
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!
The Duke of Richmond holds the title of Duke of Richmond and Gordon. This title reflects the historical association with both the Richmond and Gordon families.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
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.
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.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
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.
Head Butler David Edney has worked at Buckingham Palace taking part in Dinner Parties for the then Duke of Richmond and the Queen.
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!
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.
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own 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.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
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.
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
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.
Going into spring we have had a spring flush and now the grass is growing at a high rate.
Greens have differed in consistency during the morning and afternoons this month due to the uneven growth of the multi-cultural grasses and the poa grass plant trying to catch up to the height of the bent species. The bent species has thrived in the last year, which is pleasing to see. The greens in the morning are at a decent speed for this time of year, however they can slow down by over a foot with the day’s growth and foot traffic. Therefore, we have decided to verti cut the greens, which will remove the lateral growth and improve green speeds and trueness. With the addition of top dressing and rolling, the green speeds should improve over up the coming weeks and become more consistent over the site.
Tees, aprons and collars have received an organic fertiliser and now we will need to apply a growth regulator to control these areas too. The aprons grass coverage and turf quality is the best I have seen it in years, this is mainly down to the cultural practices and correct nutrition program we have now adopted.
Fairways also have good grass coverage, albeit a lot of lateral growth. After agronomist recommendations, we have dropped the heights of our fairway mowers by 2mm to remove some of this lateral growth, this was only done for one week, before cutting heights were raised back to normal. There will be a lot of grass clippings around for the next week whilst we blow off these areas with our turbo blowers. The fairways have always received a wetting agent, liquid feed and selective weedkiller treatment this month.
Unfortunately, we have had to delay our bunker top up schedule, as we are currently experiencing a shortage of sand. We have had to change supplier to source our current sand and this delivery should be with us at the beginning of June, where we will continue to top up the bunkers to the correct levels. We have also had some more wash down after heavy rain on some of the bunkers, which again has been repaired.
The long natural rough has started to grow and we have started to see some of the wild flowers appear. More and more should flourish in the upcoming weeks.
The 5th tee continues to struggle and we need to re-turf the front of it again and take a different approach to the nutritional side of the microclimate we have on that area of the course.
Look forward to seeing you on the course
Rob Dyer, Head Greenkeeper, The Downs course
This month has been busy getting ready to open The Copse. I wanted to dedicate this month’s blog to photos from the launch event of the facility on Thursday 16 May.
The Duke of Richmond opened the facility, which was then followed by a Short Game clinic with friend of Golf At Goodwood, Toby Tree, England International and Goodwood Junior, Drew Sykes and Team Goodwood’s Anna Freidinova which was presented by Sky Sports Presenter, Gabbie Partington. Afterwards, they then took to the Short Course to play a six-hole exhibition match which was won by Drew Sykes.
A huge congratulations to the team for all their hard work on The Copse and we look forward to seeing you out there very soon.
Look forward to seeing you on the course!
Simon Berry, Head Greenkeeper, The Park course