• Events
    • Festival of Speed
      • Tickets & Packages
      • Buy Merchandise
      • Explore
      • Plan Your Day
      • Hospitality
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      Festival of Speed 2021

      The Hillclimb Record

      Nick Heidfelds 1999 (41.6s) hillclimb record was beaten after Max Chilton in his McMurtry Spéirling fan car tore it to shreds at 39.08s in 2022!

    • Goodwood Revival
      • Tickets & Packages
      • Buy Merchandise
      • Explore
      • Plan Your Day
      • Hospitality
      • FAQs
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      Earls Court replica

      Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style

    • Members' Meeting
      • Tickets & Packages
      • Buy Merchandise
      • Explore
      • Plan Your Day
      • FAQs
      79th Members' Meeting
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      More than motorsport...

      Ferret racing and duck herding are two of the many off-track activities at Members' Meeting
    • Qatar Goodwood Festival
      • Tickets & Packages
      • Buy Merchandise
      • Day By Day Guide
      • Ladies' Day
      • Hospitality
      • Group Tickets
      2018 Qatar Goodwood Festival.QGF2018.1st - 4th August 2018.Photo: Drew Gibson
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      The Magnolia Cup

      Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.

    • Goodwoof
      • Tickets & Packages
      • Buy Merchandise
      • Explore
      • Plan Your Day
      • FAQs
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      Start in style

      The breed parade sees hundreds of dogs and their owners walk from Goodwood House down to The Kennels to kick start the Goodwoof weekend.
    • Horseracing
      • Season Opener
      • May Festival
      • Family Race Day
      • Three Friday Nights
      • August Bank Holiday
      • Autumn Racing
      • Season Finale
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      Racing Colours

      The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection

    • Breakfast Club
      • Register Your Vehicle
      • Plan Your Day
      • FAQs
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      A perfect Sunday morning?

      A no-cost, all-welcome motoring show where the visitors and their machines are the stars
    • Health Summit
    • Hospitality
    • Exhibiting
    • Partnerships
      Festival of Speed 2021
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      Where else can you...

      ...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?

    • What's on
  • Visit, Eat, Stay
    • The Goodwood Hotel
      • Rooms
      • Contact Us
      • Christmas
      • New Year's Eve
      • Weddings
      • Kids Activities
      • Offers
      • Local Attractions
      • Plan your stay
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      Filming at Goodwood

      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.

    • Goodwood Cottages
      • The Pheasantry
      • The Cottages
      • Windmill Cottage
      • Peach Tree & Crab Apple
      • Crab Apple
      • FAQs
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      Roots for the future

      A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam

    • Goodwood House
      • Afternoon Tea & Tour
      • The Collection
      • Christmas Afternoon Tea & Tour
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      • An Evening with Libby Purves OBE
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      • Exhibitions
      • History
      • Weddings
      • Copper Dome Restoration
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      Trained to the highest level

      Head Butler David Edney has worked at Buckingham Palace taking part in Dinner Parties for the then Duke of Richmond and the Queen.

    • Restaurants
      • Farmer, Butcher, Chef
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      • The Goodwood Bar & Grill
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      • The Kennels
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      • Aerodrome Café
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      • Motor Circuit Café
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      • Cafe 24
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      Sustainable state-of-mind

      When Farmer, Butcher, Chef opened in 2016 it was awarded the UK’s first-ever Royal Academy of Culinary Arts ‘Sustainable Food Philosophy Seal’.
    • The Kennels
      • Membership
      • Calendar of Events
      • Weddings
      • Dining at The Kennels
      • Kennels Membership
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      • Exclusive Hire
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      Goodwoof Dog Show

      Fashionable foxhounds

      The 1st Duke of Richmond bought Goodwood in 1697 as a place to stay to go foxhunting with the fashionable Charlton Hunt.
    • Motor Circuit
      • Motor Circuit Diary
      • Motor Circuit Hire
      • Driving Experiences
      • Goodwood Driving Academy
      Goodwood Driving Experience 
Goodwood, United Kingdom
17th March 2025
Photo: Drew Gibson
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      How old is The Kennels?

      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!

    • Health & Wellbeing
      • Health Club
      • Spa Treatments
      • Wellness Retreats
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      • Events Calendar
      • Corporate Wellbeing
      • Health Summit
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      • Latest News
      5MileGoodwood
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      Goodwood's first Health Summit...

      ...took place in 2023 with industry experts discussing nutrition costs and food systems for a healthier future.
    • Hound Lodge
      • Your Stay
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      Surrounded by the Goodwood Collection

      The dining room is host to an original painting from the Goodwood collection of the 6th Duke as a child.

    • Goodwood Farm Shop
      • Fresh Produce
      • Goodwood Levin Down Gin
      • Goodwood Brewery
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      Levin Down Gin

      Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.

    • Parties
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    • Goodwood Art Foundation
  • Motorsport
    • Festival of Speed
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      Have you visited our Forest Rally Stage?

      From 2005 to present there has been a demonstration area for the rally cars at the top of the hill

    • Goodwood Revival
      • Tickets & Packages
      • Buy Merchandise
      • Explore
      • Plan Your Day
      • Hospitality
      • Partners
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      Goodwood Heroes

      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".

    • Members' Meeting
      • Tickets & Packages
      • Buy Merchandise
      • Explore
      • Plan Your Day
      • FAQs
      79th Members' Meeting
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      Earls Court replica

      Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style

    • Breakfast Club
      • Tickets
      • Buy Merchandise
      • Register Your Vehicle
      • Plan Your Day
      • FAQs
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      Festival of Speed 2021

      The Hillclimb Record

      Nick Heidfelds 1999 (41.6s) hillclimb record was beaten after Max Chilton in his McMurtry Spéirling fan car tore it to shreds at 39.08s in 2022!

    • Motor Circuit
      • Motor Circuit Diary
      • Track Hire
      • Driving Experiences
      • Goodwood Driving Academy
      Goodwood Driving Experience 
Goodwood, United Kingdom
17th March 2025
Photo: Drew Gibson
      A Redbull drives on the Hillclimb during the Festival of Speed

      The Hillclimb

      The 1.16-mile hillclimb has been the centre of the action since the first festival in 1993.
    • Driving Experiences
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      Earls Court replica

      Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style

    • Goodwood Road Racing Club
      • Events Calendar
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      Freddie March, 9th Duke of Richmond and winner of the

      Motorsport Since 1948

      Goodwood Motor Circuit was officially opened in September 1948 when Freddie March, the 9th Duke and renowned amateur racer, tore around the track in a Bristol 400

    • Latest News
  • Horseracing
    • Tickets & Packages
      • Group Tickets
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      St Simon

      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

    • Buy Merchandise
    • Fixtures & Events
      • Season Opener
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      • May Festival
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      • Family Race Day
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      • Three Friday Nights
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      • Qatar Goodwood Festival
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      • August Bank Holiday
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      • Autumn Racing
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      • Season Finale
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      Qatar Goodwood Festival 2021

      Royal approval

      King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.

    • Qatar Goodwood Festival
      • Tickets & Packages
      • Hospitality
      • Day by Day Guide
      • Ladies Day
      • Magnolia Cup
      • The Earl's Lawn
      • Partners
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      Wearing Linen at the Races

      Ever since King Edward VII relaxed the dress code in the 19th century, we have enjoyed a carefree holiday feel here, unlike any other racecourse.
    • Three Friday Nights
      • Tickets & Packages
      • Hospitality
      • Previous Acts
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      Why does everyone wear hats?

      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.

    • Hospitality
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      "Glorious Goodwood"

      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

    • Partners
    • Plan Your Day
      • Enclosures
      • Event Map
      • Going Report
      • Getting Here
      • Betting at Goodwood
      • Dress Code
      • Accessibility
      • Food & Drink
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      St Simon

      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

    • Latest News
    • Owners & Trainers
    • Membership
      • Events Calendar
      2018 Qatar Goodwood Festival.QGF2018.1st - 4th August 2018.Photo: Drew Gibson
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      The Magnolia Cup

      Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.

    • FAQs
    • Accessibility
  • Experiences
    • Driving
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      A Redbull drives on the Hillclimb during the Festival of Speed

      The Hillclimb

      The 1.16-mile hillclimb has been the centre of the action since the first festival in 1993.
    • Flying
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      Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader

      The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.

    • Golf
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      A sporting Estate

      Goodwood has two 18-hole championship courses, a modern clubhouse and an impressive Academy.
    • Shooting
      Shooting
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      During the war...

      The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.

    • Afternoon Tea
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      Battle of Britain

      Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.

    • Corporate Wellbeing
      Longevity Retreat at Goodwood Health..Client: Goodwood Health..Picture date: Wednesday October 18, 2023..Photograph by Christopher Ison ©.07544044177.chris@christopherison.com.www.christopherison.com..IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING IMAGE LICENCING FOR THIS PHOTOGRAPH: This image is supplied to the client under the terms previously agree. No sales are permitted unless expressly agreed in writing by the photographer. Image licence is for below the line only. No out of home use without acquiring an extended image licence.
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      Goodwood's first Health Summit...

      ...took place in 2023 with industry experts discussing nutrition costs and food systems for a healthier future.
    • Cycling
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      The Silver Spitfire

      The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.

    • Corporate Experiences
      Goodwood Off-Road Experience Goodwood Off-Road Experience Goodwood Off-Road Experience
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      Where else can you...

      ...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?

    • Spa Treatments
  • Golf
    • Golf Courses
      • The Downs Course
      • The Park Course
      • The Copse
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      Braid’s Masterpiece

      One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.

    • Golf Membership
      • Credit Membership
      • Application Form
      • Intermediate Membership
      • Junior Membership
      • Corporate Membership
      • Copse Membership
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      A sporting Estate

      Goodwood has two 18-hole championship courses, a modern clubhouse and an impressive Academy.
    • The Academy
      • Golf Lessons
      • Junior Golf
      • Sport Psychology
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      Over 100 years of Golf

      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.

    • Golf Experiences
      • Corporate Golf
      • Family Tee Time Experience
      • Play with a Pro
      • Park Experience
      • Downs Experience
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      A sporting Estate

      Goodwood has two 18-hole championship courses, a modern clubhouse and an impressive Academy.
  • Flying
    • Flying School
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      Battle of Britain

      Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.

    • Aero Club Membership
      • Events Calendar
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      During the war...

      The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
    • Flying Experiences
      Aeroclub at Goodwood 2015 by Nicole Hains
    • Pilot Information
      Aeroclub at Goodwood 2015 by Nicole Hains
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      Flying Elephant

      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.

  • Meetings
    • Venue Hire
      • Goodwood House
      • The Goodwood Hotel
      • The Motor Circuit
      • The Kennels
      • The Aerodrome
      • The Racecourse
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      Where else can you...

      ...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?

    • Parties
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      Where else can you...

      ...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?

    • Hospitality
      Stephanie O'Callaghan- Festival Of Speed 2019
    • Corporate Experiences
      Goodwood Off-Road Experience Goodwood Off-Road Experience Goodwood Off-Road Experience
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      Where else can you...

      ...plan strategy in an ancient woodland, enjoy award-winning dining then drive around a racetrack?

    • Christmas Parties
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    • Film Locations
      #75MM Goodwood Members Meeting, Chichester, UK, on March 18, 2017. Dominic James Photography
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      Filming at Goodwood

      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.

  • Weddings
    • Goodwood House
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      Yellow drawing room

      The replica of the original Axminster carpet is so lavish that the President of Bulgaria came to visit it before its departure!

    • The Kennels
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      Goodwoof Dog Show

      Fashionable foxhounds

      The 1st Duke of Richmond bought Goodwood in 1697 as a place to stay to go foxhunting with the fashionable Charlton Hunt.
    • Parties
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      A destination for all seasons

      We're well known for our iconic motorsport and horseracing events. But there's a lot more happening at Goodwood...
  • Memberships
    • Goodwood Road Racing Club
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      A Redbull drives on the Hillclimb during the Festival of Speed

      When was the GRRC founded?

      Established in 1998 by the Duke of Richmond, the Goodwood Road Racing Club offers exclusive benefits across the estate year-round
    • Goodwood Horseracing Club
      2018 Qatar Goodwood Festival.QGF2018.1st - 4th August 2018.Photo: Drew Gibson Day 2: Race 1
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      Why walk when you can drive

      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.

    • Golf At Goodwood
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      Braid’s Masterpiece

      One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.

    • Goodwood Aero Club
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      Battle of Britain

      Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.

    • Goodwood Health Club
      Longevity Retreat at Goodwood Health..Client: Goodwood Health..Picture date: Wednesday October 18, 2023..Photograph by Christopher Ison ©.07544044177.chris@christopherison.com.www.christopherison.com..IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING IMAGE LICENCING FOR THIS PHOTOGRAPH: This image is supplied to the client under the terms previously agree. No sales are permitted unless expressly agreed in writing by the photographer. Image licence is for below the line only. No out of home use without acquiring an extended image licence.
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      Goodwood's first Health Summit...

      ...took place in 2023 with industry experts discussing nutrition costs and food systems for a healthier future.
    • The Kennels
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      An exclusive clubhouse

      As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere

    • Sporting Membership
      2018 Goodwood Revival.7 - 9th September.Goodwood Revival.Goodwood, England..Photo: Nick Dungan
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      The Silver Spitfire

      The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.

    • Goodwood Racehorse Owners Group
    • Goodwood Art Foundation
  • Classic Car Insurance
  • Health & Wellbeing
    • Health Club
    • Spa Treatments
    • Wellness Retreats
    • Events Calendar
    • Corporate Wellbeing
    • Health Summit
    • Latest News
  • Buy Merchandise
    • New Arrivals
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    • Motor Circuit
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    • Members' Meeting
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    • Goodwood Revival
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    • Festival of Speed
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  • Our Estate
    • What's on
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    • Estate Map
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      A different breed...

      Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.

    • Stories from the Estate
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      Egyptian Dining Room

      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 Education Trust
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      Egyptian Dining Room

      Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.

    • Charities
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      Filming at Goodwood

      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.

    • Sustainability
      • Sustainability Report
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      Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader

      The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.

    • Diversity, Equity & inclusion
    • Property
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Cricket

Goodwood House was one of the first places where cricket was played regularly, arguably giving Sussex the claim of being the birthplace of club cricket. Indeed, matches have been played in front of the house since 1702.

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Writing the rules

In 1727 in Goodwood Park, a game was played between the 2nd Duke of Richmond and a Mr Brodrick. As was common in those days, there was a wager on the match and rules were drafted. That document - the oldest written set of cricket rules still in existence - remains in Goodwood House today. Duplicates can also be found in the Club pavilion and at Lord’s in London.

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Links with Lord's

The Goodwood Cricket Club has a strong link with Lord’s. The 4th Duke was one of the original backers of Thomas Lord when he purchased ‘the rough piece of land’ in St John’s Wood, and the 6th Duke was President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The 10th Duke was also President/Patron of Sussex County Cricket Club for 25 years.

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The Cricket Colours

Another link with Lord’s could be the club's colours; red and gold. These colours are the racing colours of the Dukes of Richmond, and were first used consistently around 1801. Sometime after their use by the Dukes and their own cricket club, they were also adopted as the colours of the MCC circa 1888.

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Beneath the Cedar

For much of the club's history the enormous Cedar of Lebanon tree has looked on such players as James Lillywhite, Captain of England (an employee of the Duke) and more recently Sir Colin Cowdrey, Graham Gooch and Nasser Hussain to name but a few. The distinctive tree was grown from seed in 1752 and planted out on the ground in 1756.

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The Pavilion

The thatched cricket pavilion has remained largely unchanged since it was built in the 1950s. It was not until 1989 that modern comforts such as electricity and a bar were added. Today, the square and pavilion are all maintained by voluntary help. Its unique history and setting make the pavilion a popular venue for weddings.

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Chichester Festival Theatre Charity Match

Anyone for cricket?! A special Chichester Festival Theatre match will be taking place on Sunday 1 September at Goodwood’s stunning and historic cricket ground. Come along and watch for a free family day out in (hopefully) beautiful September sunshine.

Chichester Festival Theatre have invited lots of special guests from shows past and present to make up the Visitors Team and Artistic Director, Justin Audibert, will be captaining the CFT crew.

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Find out more

If you would like to learn more about our fixtures and results then please head on over to Goodwood CC or alternatively the Chichester site for further information.

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Dear, lovely game of cricket, that can stir us so profoundly, that can lift up our hearts and break them.

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