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Glorious Goodwood from Blackwater
A chauffeured day at Glorious Goodwood, leaving from Blackwater. Allow 1 hour 14 minutes via the A331, A3 and A286, before event traffic. Diary note: 27–31 July 2027. Free disabled parking is available in Car Park 8 and complimentary general parking in Car Park 9. For Blackwater, the county is Hampshire. Blackwater's population was put at about 7,200. Blackwater is the closest railway station to Blackwater, 3 minutes by car.
How the day runs
A Blackwater pick-up, at whatever hour the gates suggest. At Goodwood Racecourse, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. From arrival until you leave, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. Getting back to Blackwater takes 1 hour 14 minutes on clear roads. From the Oxford base, Blackwater is 66.3 miles and 1 hour 10 minutes via the M40 and M25.
- Blackwater to Goodwood Racecourse1 hr 14 min, 41.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Goodwood Racecourse to Blackwater1 hr 14 min, 39.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Free disabled parking is available in Car Park 8 and complimentary general parking in Car Park 9.
Source: goodwood.comBlackwater is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgBlackwater has a population of about 7,200.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Blackwater by road is Blackwater (BAW), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgSmart 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.comThe nearest station named by the organisers is Chichester (Trains from London Victoria, Brighton and Portsmouth; regular shuttle buses at the station).
Source: goodwood.comBy road, the closest National Rail station is Chichester (CCH), about 16 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgSouthampton Airport is about 50 minutes away by road (38.3 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Blackwater for Glorious Goodwood?
1 hour 14 minutes and 41.4 miles in clear traffic via the A331, A3 and A286; allow more on the day.
Is there a dress code at Glorious Goodwood?
Smart 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.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 66.3 miles from Blackwater; it is in place 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.