From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill
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.
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 famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
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 huge variety of glassware is available for each wine, all labelled by grape type to give the best flavour profile.
From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech
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.
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
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.
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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 jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
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).
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
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).
It’s not just Revival purists and DJs who are buying vinyl records these days – more and more of us are returning to the ritualistic pleasure of playing music the old-fashioned way. According to BPI, which represents the UK’s music industry, more than 3.2m records were sold last year in Britain, a rise of 53 per cent on the previous year. No surprise then that a number of brands are capitalising on vinyl’s renewed popularity by releasing futuristic, design-led turntables.
Since Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, not much has changed in the world of turntable design – and when digital audio came to the fore, any impetus to innovate disappeared. But now there's a genuine hunger for change, with crowdfunding platform Kickstarter emerging as a breeding ground for cutting-edge new designs.
Towards the end of last year, MAG-LEV Audio successfully raised over $500,000 for a brilliantly designed turntable that incorporates a levitating platter. Earlier this year, Taiwanese brand HYM smashed the target for its Seed turntable (which claims to be “the world’s first all-in-one turntable system that integrates excellent fidelity sound and 70W output”), before Dutch brand Miniot followed suit with Wheel, a turntable that dispenses with the traditional tone arm, instead positioning the stylus underneath the record and using the centre spindle to control all functions (play, pause, skip track).
The experience you get when playing a record is something people still crave
Of this new crop of Kickstarter-funded turntables, perhaps the most eagerly anticipated is the Yves Béhar-designed Love (pictured, above): “the world’s first intelligent turntable”.
“It’s an exciting proposition, and an enormous challenge, to reinvent something as timeless as the turntable,” Béhar tells us. “While technology has greatly improved since the era of vinyl, the experience you get when playing a record is something people still crave.”
Love is an entirely novel concept in that the device spins on top of a still record. It can be controlled by a smartphone to play, skip and repeat tracks, alter volume and select different RPM, and it even connects to your speakers or headphones wirelessly via Bluetooth or wi-fi.
“The Love turntable brings the best of old and the new – the warm texture of vinyl audio, with the benefits of modern technology,” says Béhar. To purists, the idea of blending old and new might seem sacrilegious, but somehow we don’t think these turntables were created with them in mind.
This article is taken from the Goodwood magazine, Autumn 2017 issue
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