A beautifully preserved circuit on the grounds of Goodwood Estate. Host of the Revival and Festival of Speed, it celebrates motoring heritage in an atmosphere of timeless elegance and thrilling historic racing.
Goodwood Motor Circuit is a permanent racing circuit in Chichester, West Sussex. The lap measures 3.862 km (2.4 miles) across 9 corners, run clockwise.
It opened in 1948. Series racing here include GT and Road Course.
The circuit is the perimeter road of an airfield. RAF Westhampnett operated as a Battle of Britain station from 1940 to 1946, and when it closed Freddie March — the 9th Duke of Richmond, and a competent racing driver himself — had its perimeter track turned into a racing circuit. He opened it in September 1948 by driving a Bristol 400 around the lap. The first meeting, on 18 September, drew 85 drivers and more than 15,000 spectators, and was the first professionally organised motor race in postwar Britain.
Goodwood was central to British racing for the next eighteen years, then closed to contemporary competition in August 1966 rather than make the safety changes faster cars demanded. It never fell derelict — testing and track days continued throughout — and in 1998, fifty years after opening, it reopened for the first Goodwood Revival, which races only cars and motorcycles of the 1948-1966 period.
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Hotel · 2.3 km from circuit · 4 min drive · 4.4 (959) on Google · $$$$
Goodwood Estate, Chichester PO18 0QB, UK
The estate's own hotel set within 12,000 acres, the definitive Goodwood Revival and Festival of Speed stay. Goodwood Motor Circuit is a 4-minute drive away. Facilities include golf, spa, and restaurant.
Check pricesHotel websiteBoutique Hotel · 4.0 km from circuit · 8 min drive · 4.1 (680) on Google · $$$
North St, Chichester PO19 1NH, UK
Stylish city-centre hotel in Chichester with rooftop spa, 8 minutes from the Goodwood Estate. Facilities include restaurant and bar.
Check pricesHotel websiteResort · 12.7 km from circuit · 18 min drive · 4.2 (14,260) on Google
Upper Bognor Rd, Bognor Regis PO21 1JJ, UK
Check pricesHotel websiteResort · 17.4 km from circuit · 24 min drive · 4.3 (2,929) on Google
Warner's Ln, Selsey, Chichester PO20 9EL, UK
Check pricesHotel websiteHotel · 30.9 km from circuit · 32 min drive · 4.4 (2,350) on Google
Ferry Rd, Hayling Island PO11 0BZ, UK
Simple, stylish rooms, some with 4-posters, in a seaside hotel with restaurant and entertainment. — via Google
Check pricesHotel websiteHotel · 39.3 km from circuit · 39 min drive · 4.3 (3,284) on Google
Longmoor Road, Griggs Green, Liphook GU30 7PE, UK
Classy retreat offering contemporary rooms, plus a spa, a golf course, and cocktail and sports bars. — via Google
Check pricesHotel websiteNearest Airport: Southampton Airport (SOU) — approximately 44 km from the circuit
Direct trains reach Chichester from Brighton, Portsmouth and London, the latter taking about 1h30. The shuttle needs a separate ticket bought as you board.
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Goodwood Motor Circuit is in Chichester, West Sussex. The nearest airport, Southampton Airport (SOU), is about 44 km from the circuit.
6 properties are listed near Goodwood Motor Circuit, the closest 2.3 km from the circuit. Each one is listed with its measured distance from the circuit, and every entry links to the property's own site.