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Glorious Goodwood from Christchurch
Glorious Goodwood from Christchurch. The car comes to your door in Christchurch. Its population is put at about 48,000. The nearest station by road is Christchurch, about 2 minutes away. 67.8 miles separate Christchurch from Goodwood Racecourse: about an hour and 22 minutes on the A31, M27 and A27. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 27 minutes less in the car. Glorious Goodwood returns 27–31 July 2027. Southampton Airport is about 50 minutes away by road (38.3 miles).
How the day runs
In Christchurch, the car pulls up at your address. Choose a luxury people-carrier for a larger party. Leaving Christchurch, the car picks up the A31 and keeps to the main roads. For drop-off, the organisers' own rules apply. Pick-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. Between your arrival and the last of the day, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. After the last of the day, it is about an hour and 22 minutes back to Christchurch.
- Christchurch to Goodwood Racecourse1 hr 22 min, 67.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Goodwood Racecourse to Christchurch1 hr 22 min, 67.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Southampton Airport is about 50 minutes away by road (38.3 miles).
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.comOpenStreetMap records a population of about 47,752.
Source: openstreetmap.orgThe closest National Rail station to Christchurch by road is Christchurch (CHR), about 2 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgGoodwood Aerodrome nearby accepts both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft for racegoers arriving by air.
Source: goodwood.comFree disabled parking is available in Car Park 8 and complimentary general parking in Car Park 9.
Source: goodwood.comGoodwood Racecourse lies in West Sussex.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How long is the drive from Christchurch to Glorious Goodwood?
About an hour and 22 minutes and 67.8 miles in clear traffic, via the A31, M27 and A27; allow longer on the day.
When is Glorious Goodwood in 2027?
27–31 July 2027.
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.
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.