Found on the lawn at FOS is the finest concours d'elegance in the world, where the most beautiful cars are presented
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 red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
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).
According to Head Butler at Goodwood House David Edney "Class, sophistication and discretion".
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".
Extracts from the 4th & 5th Dukes diaries are on display with red ink used to highlight great things that had happened.
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.
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.
From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill
Flying jetpacks doesn't have to just be a spectator sport at FOS, you can have a go at our very own Aerodrome!
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
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".
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.
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 red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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
For safety reasons F1 cars can no longer do official timed runs so instead perform stunning demonstrations!
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!
David Edney, head Butler dons a morning suit "and a smile" every day and has been woking at Goodwood for over 25 years!
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 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.
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 origins of the collection lay in the possessions of Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, and Duchess of Aubigny in France, to whom some of the paintings originally belonged.
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.
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.
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!
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
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!
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
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
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.
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 Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
This is the story of Harry Strawn of the 309th Fighter Squadron, 31st Spitfire Wing who flew one of the Spitfires overhead the Dieppe raid in August 1942.
“As for myself, you might say I was born under a lucky star, at least I believe I was. With things as hot as they were, I can't understand how I got out, but I did. The Germans are plenty good and have a good fighter plane in the Fw190 but I believe we are better”.
Often overlooked, this was one of the first major operations that the 8th Air Force fighter squadrons undertook in the European Theatre of Operations. Much is written about the American contribution of the Eagle Squadrons and also the later role of the 8th Air Force, but the earlier contributions of the first squadrons arriving in the UK are not well known.
The unit was due to fly its P39s to the UK with the rest of the squadron's personnel arriving by boat. After discussions in the UK with the RAF who blatantly informed the Americans that the P39 was already outdated as a fighter and would not stand up to the BF109 or FW190, it was decided that through reverse lend lease arrangements that the now renamed 31st Fighter Group, consisting of the 307, 308 and 309 Fighter Squadrons would convert to Spitfires and operate them under RAF control initially.
Upon arrival in the UK the young and eager fighter jocks were sent to RAF Atcham and High Ercall to convert from nose wheel to tailwheel and to familiarise themselves with the Spitfire. This process did not go smoothly with over 20 Spitfires being written off or damaged in a short space of time.
The 309th undertook a number of patrols but did not really get into action until on the 18th August, when they got wind of their first major taste of action as Harry recorded in his wartime diary.
“We had a secret meeting and got some real “gen”. Tomorrow we have a big show starting at 4:00am. Some 31 Fighter Squadrons, 2000 Canadian soldiers, Commandos, bombers and boats are going to make landings at the town of Dieppe on the coast of France. We are going to destroy the entire town and hold it for one day. Our job is to escort the boats across the channel. Of course we will be fighting FW 190’s all day. It should be a big show and my first fight. I'll need strength tomorrow”.
The 309th were to provide air cover against marauding Luftwaffe fighters and bombers. They arrived over Dieppe and found a scene of confusion, having to fight their way out. The Squadron arrived back at Westhampnett at 09:30 having been well and truly broken in. Albeit a brief diary entry, Harry later recalled his part in the operation.
“I guess this is the big day in my life for I got a real taste of aerial warfare. I got up at 3:00am this morning and by the time we got to the field everyone was really busy. Planes warming up in the dark and others in the air on their way to Dieppe, France for the big day. Most of us were joking and laughing but I rather imagine it was to cover up their nerves. I know I felt a bit on edge and a little shaky.
“Our first mission was at 9:00am in the morning and the boys really ran in to hell in the skies. When they came back, two of our planes were missing. Collins bailed out about five miles from the French Coast after getting his engine shot up by an FW190, Junkin got a 20mm shell in his shoulder and bailed out. Both were picked up by Boat. The ground flak was terrific but it didn't bother me much. The town was completely destroyed and we the 309th lost three planes, but all pilots got back.
“No one got a victory, but we lost none and that was a good record. I believe the score was 67 to 69 destroyed and the Jerrys were on top but we completed our mission successfully”.
On the ground a total of 3,623 of the 6,086 men (almost 60%) who made it ashore were killed, wounded, or captured. The air force lost over 100 aircraft as figures vary, compared to 48 lost by the Luftwaffe.
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