For safety reasons F1 cars can no longer do official timed runs so instead perform stunning demonstrations!
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".
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
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
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.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
Many items came from Gordon castle in Scotland when it left family ownership, coming out from storage exclusively for Hound Lodge.
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
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.
For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
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.
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.
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
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).
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
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.
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.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
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
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.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
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.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
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).
Next time you’re heading up to Goodwood, why not catch a ride with the revolutionary new app that's linking would-be passengers with light-aircraft pilots. It’s like Uber with wings
Words by Alex Moore
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We hope to dispel the cliché that private aviation is reserved for an elite
There are few better ways to arrive at Goodwood than by air. Wingly, a new platform that connects pilots of light aircraft with passengers looking for flights, is making flying a more convenient and low-cost option than ever before. Think of it as carpooling for planes.
Wingly began as a way for private (amateur) pilots to make their expensive hobby more affordable. “Once you get your pilot’s licence, you need to fly a certain number of hours each year to keep it,” explains Emeric de Waziers, one of the company’s founders. “As a pilot, you always try to share the cost of flying with friends and family, but it’s hard to keep this going. That’s where the initial idea came from – to help pilots fly for less, and to allow them to share their passion with others. In doing so, we hope to dispel the cliché that private aviation is reserved for an elite.”
Give a loved one their first taste of flying from £135
The Wingly platform launched in France in July 2015 before branching out into Germany and the UK. Pilots can offer three types of flight: the overnight excursion (London to Le Touquet on the north coast of France was 2017’s most popular trip), the A-B (either a one-way flight or a return), and local sightseeing flights. The new flight request function, meanwhile, allows passengers to ask for specific flights and pilots to respond accordingly.
You can fly the Harvard Warbird from right here at Goodwood, home of RAF Westhampnett during the Second World War.
“We have a really simple rule, which states that open regulation pilots are not allowed to make money,” explains de Waziers. “They can’t make a profit from these flights, so for them it’s really a case of sharing the direct costs: fuel, parking, the landing field and, in certain instances, the price of renting the plane.” This means you can fly from London to Liverpool for just £63 each way, or from Goodwood to Alderney in the Channel Islands for £94 each way.
Sadly, flights are limited to 700km, but for good reason. “These are small planes and the inside can be more like a car than an Airbus, which means there are no toilets on board,” says de Waziers. “Secondly, the weather can be a constraint: if conditions are really bad, the flight can be cancelled, and the longer a flight’s duration, the more chance there is of encountering bad weather.”
In 2017, in the UK alone, Wingly went from having 3,000 to 50,000 online members. There are currently around 20,000 flights being offered – some every weekend, others more flexible. Private aviation, it seems, is at last open to everyone.
This article is taken from the Goodwood magazine, Spring 2018 issue
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