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!
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.
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.
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.
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
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.
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!
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
Many items came from Gordon castle in Scotland when it left family ownership, coming out from storage exclusively for Hound Lodge.
Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
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!
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
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 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”.
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
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.
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
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.
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.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
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.
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 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 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 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.
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!
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 oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
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!
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!
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
James Braid, creator of Goodwood’s iconic Downs Course, was a giant in the field of golf course architecture – and his design philosophy of risk and reward remains as compelling today as it was a century ago.
Words by Alex Moore
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James Braid was one of the most successful golfers of the early 20th century, winning the Open Championship five times in the space of 10 years, but it was his writings on golfing fundamentals and his subsequent course designs – including Goodwood’s Downs Course, which he created in 1914 – that really carved his name into the sport’s history books.
“Keep on hitting it straight until the wee ball goes in the hole,” was the great man’s injunction. But as every golfer knows, there’s nothing straightforward about playing a Braid course, because they’re designed not just to test a player’s skills but their nerves too. He always envisaged, for example, “at least two possible alternative methods of playing the hole – an easy one, a difficult one – and there should be a chance of gaining a stroke when the latter one is chosen”. After all, what is any game without risk and reward – or indeed, penalty? Braid’s guiding principles still hold true, but over the years his Downs Course has undergone some changes. Howard Swan was working under the late, great golf course architect Fred Hawtree when the course was given a makeover in the 1970s. Swan is something of a Braid apostle, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Scotsman’s oeuvre, and admits that some of those alterations didn’t feel very Braidlike. But in 2004, Swan – by now a well-known golf course architect in his own right – was commissioned to renovate the same course, giving him the opportunity to return it to something closer to Braid’s original vision.
“It had been tinkered with so much over the years, it had rather lost its flow – and to some extent its excitement – because it’s a wonderfully scenic bit of land,” says Swan. “I’d like to think we took the best of Braid and enhanced it, but never forgot about the spirit of his design – the shape, size and contour of the greens; the doglegging of some holes, with strategic bunkering to suit.”
Swan’s £2.5m renovation has largely stood the test of time, but in 2014, Goodwood commissioned international golf course architects Mackenzie & Ebert to refurbish the bunkers. “One thing we did was reinstate the 14th hole as a sporty par 5, which I believe is how it was back in the Braid layout,” says Tom Mackenzie. “Now, more people walk off with a par or a birdie and a smile on their face, rather than the grimace that came with the par 4. And of course, all of Braid’s courses had a signature par 3 with a necklace of bunkers around the green. The 12th hole on the Downs is our version of that.”
Would Braid approve? Well, as long as the course is an emotional roller coaster, offering players the chance to make or break a round on each and every hole – which it certainly still does – we think he’d give it the thumbs-up.
This article was taken from the Winter 2019/2020 edition of the Goodwood Magazine.
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