Goodwood Festival of Speed

[Damianos]

Hi all,

A non-Aston related topic, but i'm thinking of going to Goodwood this year! I live abroad, and need to plan in-out flights, so any advise on which days are best and which events are a must-see would be more than welcomed!

Thanks,

Damien

[NDA]

Are you there for all 3 days - or just one day?

[Beefmeister]

If it's your first time, you'll need at least two days there. It's far too big to do in one day now, especially with all the cool events happening. Saturday and Sunday are the best days as that's when they do most of the runs up the hill etc.

[Jon39]

You will probably already know, but if you can only attend one Goodwood event, are you aware of the Goodwood Revival ?

The Revival meeting takes place at the Goodwood racing circuit (Festival in the grounds of Goodwood House), and all the cars racing are from the 1960s and earlier. Most spectators attend wearing clothes from the period. A unique annual event in the world, and a wonderful 'stepping back in time' occasion, just like being on a film set.

If you are a gentleman of younger years, then the Festival will perhaps be of more interest, with many of the latest cars taking part.

Enjoy.

[NDA]

Yes, good advice above....

If you could attend just one Goodwood motoring event, it should probably be the Revival in September. Proper racing around the track and not quite the bunfight that the Festival of Speed is.

Try for two days if you can.

[Quarterly]

I prefer Thursday and Friday because there's just less people around. Saturday and Sunday can get very busy, imo.

[RL17]

liked the Festival of Speed but didn't get round it all even on a quiet day (Thursday) so 2 days minimum. Assume you really need stand tickets to see hill climb course well on a Sat or Sun? And understand they are unnumbered etc so believe you may need to sit there for quite a while.

So would a Friday and Saturday for FoS make most sense for 2 days?

[Damianos]

Thank you all for your feedback!

The Revival is on the bucket list as well, and will definitely do it at some point! I travel to the UK 5-6 times per year, so it's probably gonna happen next year!

Regarding the FoS, it's exactly the kind of advise i was looking for. I'm leaning towards making this a 4 day trip, fly in on Thursday, go to the event on Friday and Saturday, and then fly out on Sunday. This will allow for one quiet and one busy day

[NDA]

Local accommodation will be busy, if not already fully booked already.... so do bear that in mind.

[Buster73]

We drove down to Southampton last year , and just drove over from there .

The Hilton at the cricket ground was full of folk heading over to Goodwood on the Saturday morning.

Paid about £120 iirc.

[Damianos]

Ok so got a 4 day pass, and will probably be there Friday to Sunday, so plenty of time to see as much as possible!

@NDA, just booked a hotel nearby as well!

Would be great if i get to meet some of you there as well!

Best,

Damien

[Damianos]

A small update on this, unfortunately a work thing is overlapping with FOS, so i won't be able to make it.

I have 2 tickets (4 DAY ENTRY & GRANDSTAND PACKAGE), so please PM me if anyone is interested.

Best,

Damien

[NDA]

What a shame!

Can you get to the Revival in September?

[Damianos]

Indeed, i was really looking forward to this...Great idea about the Revival instead though, might be able to join!

[superlightr]

Damianos said:

A small update on this, unfortunately a work thing is overlapping with FOS, so i won't be able to make it.

I have 2 tickets (4 DAY ENTRY & GRANDSTAND PACKAGE), so please PM me if anyone is interested.

Best,

Damien

PM sent !