Goodwood Guide

Practical guides and local knowledge

Everything you need to know about living in and visiting Goodwood. These guides are written with genuine local knowledge.

Motorsport

• Festival of Speed: A History
  How a driveway became the world's greatest motoring celebration
• Festival of Speed: What to Expect
  A visitor's guide to the world's biggest motoring garden party
• Getting to the Festival of Speed
  Transport, parking and travel advice for the biggest event in Sussex
• Goodwood Revival
  The world's most celebrated historic motor racing event
• Goodwood Members' Meeting
  The most exclusive event on the Goodwood motorsport calendar
• Goodwood Motor Circuit: A History
  From wartime perimeter track to one of the world's most famous circuits
• The Circuit Today: Track Days and Experiences
  Driving the hallowed tarmac where Moss and Hawthorn raced
• Freddie March Spirit of Aviation Concours
  Celebrating the aeronautical heritage of the Goodwood estate
• Famous Racing Moments at Goodwood
  The races, rivalries and incidents that defined a golden age
• Stirling Moss at Goodwood
  The greatest driver's special relationship with the Sussex circuit
• The Motorsport Heritage Trail
  Walking in the wheeltracks of legends around the Goodwood circuit
• The Hillclimb Explained
  How the Festival of Speed's signature format works
• Period Dress at the Revival
  A guide to dressing for the world's most stylish motorsport event
• Revival Racing: The Headline Races
  A guide to the competitive heart of the Revival weekend

Horse Racing

• Glorious Goodwood: The Qatar Goodwood Festival
  Five days of world-class flat racing on the Sussex Downs
• Goodwood Racecourse: A History
  Two centuries of racing on the Sussex Downs
• The Stewards' Cup
  The great cavalry charge that closes race week
• The Nassau Stakes
  One of the finest races for fillies and mares in European racing
• The Goodwood Cup
  The ultimate test of stamina on the Sussex Downs
• The Sussex Stakes
  The milers' championship on the Downs
• Raceday Guide: What to Wear and What to Know
  A practical guide to enjoying a day at Goodwood Racecourse
• Ladies' Day at Goodwood
  Fashion, racing and summer celebration on the Downs

Cricket

• Goodwood Cricket Ground
  One of the most beautiful cricket grounds in England
• Cricket Matches at Goodwood
  The summer calendar on the estate's historic ground

Golf

• Goodwood Golf Club
  Two courses on the estate offering downland golf at its finest
• Golfing at Goodwood
  Playing the Downs and Park courses as a visitor

Aviation

• Goodwood Aerodrome: A History
  From Battle of Britain fighter station to thriving general aviation airfield
• Flying Experiences at Goodwood
  Taking to the skies over the Sussex Downs from a historic airfield

Cycling

• Cycling the South Downs from Goodwood
  Road and off-road cycling routes through the downland landscape

Estate

• Goodwood House
  The ancestral seat of the Dukes of Richmond at the heart of the estate
• The Kennels: Goodwood's Members' Club
  A members' club set in the estate's converted Georgian kennels
• The Goodwood Hotel
  The estate's own hotel at the foot of the South Downs
• Goodwood Home Farm
  One of the largest organic farms in England on the Goodwood estate

Culture

• Sculpture at Goodwood
  A gallery of contemporary sculpture set in the Sussex landscape
• The Duke of Richmond: Three Centuries of a Sporting Dynasty
  The family that built Goodwood into England's finest sporting estate
• Walking on the Goodwood Estate
  Footpaths, trails and downland rambles across the sporting estate
• South Downs National Park
  England's newest national park on Goodwood's doorstep
• The Trundle: Iron Age Hillfort
  A Neolithic and Iron Age monument crowning the Downs above Goodwood
• Weald and Downland Living Museum
  A collection of historic buildings rescued and rebuilt at Singleton
• West Dean Gardens
  One of the great restored gardens of southern England at Singleton

Food & Drink

• Dining at Goodwood
  From organic estate dining to village pubs around the estate
• The Goodwood Farm Shop
  Organic and estate-reared produce direct from the Home Farm

Community

• Lavant Village
  The downland village at the gates of the Goodwood estate
• Singleton Village
  A downland village at the heart of the Lavant valley
• East Lavant
  A quiet hamlet on the edge of the Goodwood estate
• Pubs Around Goodwood
  Traditional and gastro pubs in the villages surrounding the estate
• Westhampnett
  The village that shares its history with the Goodwood Aerodrome and Motor Circuit

Transport

• Getting to Goodwood
  How to reach the estate by road, rail and air
• Parking at Goodwood Events
  What to know about parking at the Festival of Speed, Revival and races
• Chichester and Goodwood
  The cathedral city that serves as gateway to the estate

Visitor

• Accommodation Near Goodwood
  Where to stay for events and visits to the estate
• The Goodwood Events Calendar
  A year-round programme of sport, culture and entertainment
• Visiting Goodwood: A Complete Guide
  Everything you need to know for your first visit to the estate
• Walking Routes Around Goodwood
  Mapped routes from gentle strolls to challenging downland hikes