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Glorious Goodwood from Burgess Hill
From Burgess Hill to Glorious Goodwood, door to drop-off. Collection is from any address in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. Burgess Hill is a place of roughly 29,000 people. By rail, the closest stop is Burgess Hill, 2 minutes' drive. The drive is about an hour (38.7 miles), mostly on the A273, A23 and A27. That is 45 minutes shorter than the same trip from Mayfair. The 2027 dates are 27–31 July. A Three Furlong Picnic Car Park offers reservable berths on the rails, including Lennox Enclosure entry for four adults.
How the day runs
In Burgess Hill, the car pulls up at your address. Choose a luxury people-carrier for a larger party. From there it is the A273, A23 and A27 to Goodwood Racecourse. You are set down at the permitted drop-off for your enclosure or ticket. All day the car stays on hand; a message brings it round. The return to Burgess Hill takes about an hour, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Burgess Hill to Goodwood Racecourse1 hr 4 min, 38.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Goodwood Racecourse to Burgess Hill1 hr 3 min, 38 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
A Three Furlong Picnic Car Park offers reservable berths on the rails, including Lennox Enclosure entry for four adults.
Source: goodwood.comPick-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.comOpenStreetMap records a population of about 29,000.
Source: openstreetmap.orgBurgess Hill is in West Sussex.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Burgess Hill by road is Burgess Hill (BUG), about 2 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Gatwick Airport is about 68 minutes away by road (37.2 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgThree enclosures operate: Richmond, Gordon and Lennox. During the festival the Richmond Enclosure is for Members and their guests only.
Source: goodwood.com
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Questions
How far is Glorious Goodwood from Burgess Hill?
About an hour and 38.7 miles in clear traffic, via the A273, A23 and A27; allow longer on the day.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for Glorious Goodwood is Chichester. From Burgess Hill, a car goes door to door in about an hour.
Can guests fly in for the day?
Southampton Airport is about 50 minutes from Goodwood Racecourse by road; an airport collection can be added.
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.