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!
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.
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.
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
A temple-folly guarded by two sphinxes, the beautiful shell house was built in 1748 with collected shells and the floor made from horse teeth.
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
Every single item from plates to pictures has its own home within the Lodge, with our butler (James) has his own "bible" to reference exactly what is out of place.
FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb
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.
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
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
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
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
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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.
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.
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
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.
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!
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 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.
Inspired by the legendary racer, Masten Gregory, who famously leapt from the cockpit of his car before impact when approaching Woodcote Corner in 1959.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
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.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
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.
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.
David Edney, head Butler dons a morning suit "and a smile" every day and has been woking at Goodwood for over 25 years!
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.
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
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.
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).
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).
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 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!
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Already have an accountGoodwood is the seat of the Dukes of Richmond, Lennox, Gordon & Aubigny, whose family art collection is one of the greatest in any English country house. The present Duke’s son and heir, the Earl of March & Kinrara, restored the rooms to their former glory, including a complete picture re-hang and rearrangement of all of the Goodwood Art and the superb English and French furniture.
The origins of the Goodwood Art Collection lie with the Royal house of Stuart. The 1st Duke of Richmond & Lennox (1672-1723) was the natural son of King Charles II and his French mistress, Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth.
Portraits of the Stuart Royal family were added to the collection by the 2nd Duke of Richmond (1701-1750 ) and it was further augmented by his Grand Tour purchases, culminating in the first commissions of London given to Canaletto.
The 2nd Duke (1701-1750) was also very involved in the new Palladian movement, building the banqueting pavilion, Carnè's Seat and the Shell House, and commissioning fireplaces and furniture by William Kent, originally for Richmond House in London but now part of the Goodwood Collection. The 2nd Duke inherited many superb works of art from his grandmother, Louise de Keroualle, as well as the French title, Duke of Augbigny, thereby becoming Duke of Richmond, Lennox & Aubigny.
The 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735-1806) not only added another group of superb portraits to the Goodwood Art Collection, but also - from his time as Ambassador to Paris - Gobelins tapestries and furniture by some of the greatest French eighteenth-century cabinet-makers. He commissioned a spectacular Sèvres dinner service, now beautifully displayed in the circular Card Room, while his racehorses and hunters were painted by George Stubbs. The 3rd Duke was the builder of the great Regency state apartments, including the magnificent Egyptian dining-room. Designed for entertaining on a lavish scale, these rooms are still used to this day for parties and events.
We welcome visitors to the house with a wide range of historical, artistic, and domestic interests, be it in Kings and Queens, Scottish history, marine paintings, women's lives, the Regency style, the Edwardian period, sporting art, landscape, the history of horse-racing and the history of cricket.
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. Louise was the favourite mistress of King Charles II from 1670 until his death in 1685; the 1st Duke of Richmond was their natural son.
There is a wide range of works from the Stuart period, with court paintings by Van Dyck. There is a particularly fine painting by Lely of the King's favourite sister, Henrietta, Duchess of Orléans and works by interesting French artists, patronised by Louise.
Of the many types of work in the Goodwood picture collection, portraits are especially in evidence. These are usually of the family or of the related Royal family.
Among the artists who work that can be found at Goodwood House are: Van Dyck, Canaletto, Reynolds, Romney, Stubbs, Lely and the brothers, John and George Smith of Chichester.
By Canaletto, oil on canvas, 101.5 x 117cm / 4½ x 46in. The view from an upstairs room shows the stable yard of Richmond House, the footman bowing to a visitor. On the far left runs Parliament Street Street, now incorporated into Whitehall, past the Holbein Gate on the left and the Banqueting House on the right, shown end on. Both were remnants of the old Whitehall Palace, which had been destroyed by fire in 1698. Immediately to the right of the Banqueting House are the spire of St Martin-in-the-Fields and a dome of Northumberland House. The back of the Duke of Montagu's house is seen beyond the stable yard; it was here that Owen McSwiny and Thomas Hill first discussed the possibility of the commission
By Canaletto, oil on canvas, 101.5 x 117 cm / 41½ x 46in. Next door, at the house of the Duke of Montagu, a lordly visitor knocks on the door. On the terrace beyond, a serving man sweeps. Near him can be seen a corner of the Chinese Pavilion, an exotic folly. Beyond lie the old buildings of the Savoy, stretching to Somerset House, whose trees run down to the Thames. Beyond, the Temples is seen in shadow. St Paul's Cathedral stands high above Wren's City churches, with the Monument round on the right. On the river itself can be seen barges of the City livery companies.
By George Stubbs, 1759-60, oil on canvas, 140 x 246cm / 55 x 97in. The Duke, the tall figure on the horse at the centre, is turning towards his brother, Lord George Lennox, whose back is slightly towards the viewer. On the left is General Jones, his horse leaping over the gate. The gentleman at the gallop beyond may be Sir John Miller. Every hound is a portrait. The hunt is seen beyond, in full cry.
By George Stubbs, 1759-60, oil on canvas, 127.5 x 204 cm / 50½ x 80½ in. Mary, Duchess of Richmond, is at the centre, mounted side-saddle, with her sister-in-law Lady George Lennox near by, in a similar location to that of Lord George in the hunting picture. The Estate steward, probably Richard Buckner (d.1776/7), dressed in green livery with gold frogging, is pointing out the three horses hooded and blanketed for exercising. The jockeys wear frock coats, their yellow and scarlet ducal livery matching the horses' colours. To the right, a horse is being rubbed down with straw, surrounded by grooms who may include members of the Budd family from Charlton. The spire of Chichester Cathedral is in the background, with the Isle of Wight beyond.
By George Stubbs, 1759, oil on canvas, 140 x 203 cm / 55 x 80½in. The 3rd Duke loved shooting from an early age. Two of his favourite relatives are shown; he described his brother-in-law Henry Fox, the portly man at the centre, as ‘my second father’ and ‘my best friend’. George, 3rd Earl of Albemarle, shown with his back to the viewer, was his first cousin (and the oldest of his cousins). The black servant wearing yellow and scarlet livery, holding the Arab horse, may either be Thomas Robinson, who came to Goodwood in the 1740s and was named after the Governor of Barbados, or a footman named Jean Baptiste, who came from one of the French colonies. The gamekeepers wear the green Estate livery.
By Sir Peter Lely, oil on canvas, 127 x 101 cm / 50 x 40 in. The freely painted costume in this signed portrait denotes the artist’s hand throughout. Henrietta introduced Louise de Keroualle, her maid of honour, to her brother Charles II.
The 3rd Duke of Richmond commissioned an artist who would become England's most famous painter of horses: George Stubbs. Three of the four works by him which hang here were actually painted at Goodwood. The 3rd Duke had portraits painted by Grand Tour artists Batoni and Mengs, as well as by true and celebrated english artists, Reynolds and Romney. He also bought marine paintings of sea battles and classical landscapes. There are some especially fine views by the Smiths of Chichester.
Charles, 3rd Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Aubigny, by Pompeio Batoni, Rome, 1755, oil on canvas, 135 x 98 cm / 531⁄4 x 38½in.We welcome visits from interested art history students. We field various historical enquiries from Open Day visitors, as well as questions about iconography in subject pictures. It is also interesting to look at the portraits from a fashion angle, or to talk with our Guides about the sitter. There is no limit to the range of historical and artistic interests that can be fuelled by a visit to Goodwood.