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Glorious Goodwood from Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club
Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club to Goodwood Racecourse for Glorious Goodwood. Guests at Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club, Forest Row, are collected from the hotel entrance. It stands on Colemans Hatch Road, RH18 5JR. East Grinstead station is 15 minutes away by car. On the map the run is 51.7 miles and about an hour and 28 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the A272, A24 and A27. That is 21 minutes shorter than the same trip from Mayfair. Glorious Goodwood returns 27–31 July 2027. Goodwood Racecourse lies in West Sussex.
How the day runs
At Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club the concierge will know the car is outside. You travel in a luxury people-carrier for families and groups. From there it is the A272, A24 and A27 to Goodwood Racecourse. Drop-off at Goodwood Racecourse follows the organisers' published arrangements for the day. Through the afternoon the car is parked close by, not sent away. After the last of the day, it is about an hour and 27 minutes back to Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club.
- Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club to Goodwood Racecourse1 hr 28 min, 51.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Goodwood Racecourse to Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club1 hr 27 min, 51.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Goodwood Racecourse lies in West Sussex.
Source: wikidata.orgPick-up/drop-off for Gordon and Lennox Enclosure guests is at the East Entrance by the bus terminus off Selhurst Park Road; Richmond Enclosure guests use the West Entrance off Kennel Hill Road. Free and paid car parks serve all enclosures.
Source: goodwood.comSmart summer dressing. In the Richmond Enclosure men 16+ need a suit jacket, long-sleeved collared shirt, tie and full-length trousers; fancy dress and sportswear banned. Gordon Enclosure is more relaxed.
Source: goodwood.comAshdown Park Hotel and Country Club is on Colemans Hatch Road, RH18 5JR.
Source: openstreetmap.orgAshdown Park Hotel and Country Club is in Forest Row, East Sussex.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club by road is East Grinstead (EGR), about 15 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgOwn picnics are allowed in the Lennox Enclosure, but without alcohol or glass.
Source: goodwood.comA Three Furlong Picnic Car Park offers reservable berths on the rails, including Lennox Enclosure entry for four adults.
Source: goodwood.com
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Questions
How far is Glorious Goodwood from Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club?
About an hour and 28 minutes and 51.7 miles in clear traffic, via the A272, A24 and A27; allow longer on the day.
Can guests fly in for the day?
Southampton Airport is about 50 minutes from Goodwood Racecourse by road; an airport collection can be added.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about an hour and 48 minutes from Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club; the car is positioned before your collection time.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.