What the best tickets. Admission only or roving grandstand??? Oh and a brief expalnation of why.
Also any ideas on locations to stay would be helpfull.
As usual thanks in advance.

Ooop ETA festival of speed. (trying to hide this from someone)

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Isnt that in july?

yeah i think so, with revival in late august (something i keep promising myself i'll go to so i'm interested in the answers for that)

yep 3,4,5 of july

There are only 2 grandstands worth paying for IMHO. The one on the outside of the first corner (opposite the Kinara centre), think it's called Club.
The other is further up the hill on the outside of a left hander a little way b4 the flint wall - can't remember its name it was new last year & we used it - best place on the hill.
If you go on Friday, I wouldn't worry too much about grandstand, just get a ground ticket & be prepared for some serious walking - DO NOT MISS the rally stage, absolutely brilliant.
I went on Fri & Sun last year, ground ticket fri, grandstand Sun.
Sat & Sun you do really need to have grandstand seats as it's so busy & they often sell out by mid/end Dec!!!

Ok Russbost. So I need to watch which grandstand is which then. How many are there?? Never been before.

According to an old brochure i have for 2007 their was 8 grandstands,the one next to the Kinrara enclosure is called "park grandstand" but i am sure there was one on the other side of the track as russ mentioned.Aslo 2 x Paddock grandstands plus 2 x molecombe grandstands 1 x pheasantry grandstand just before the 90 deg bend and up the hill and corner grandstand.I am pretty sure there were more this year but maybe a look on the website will give the info and maps,probably best to check the website for prices too but i do remember this year tickets were £30 for friday and £47 for sat £47 for sunday and you could get 3 days for £94 so basically friday free.

Tourist board is best for where to stay, i would book now though as it will be near impossible to get B&B or hotels around chichester.

I've camped at southern leasure which is about 3 to 4 miles from the festival and a lot cheaper than the campsite on the goodwood estate,also you can only book the goodwood estate campsite if you purchase 3 day ticket.

I'll have a look and see if i have any of the info in my piles of files

southern leisure

Goodwood website

visit sussex link

more sussex links

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Wow thanks Bob. Swmbo is impressed with the responses so far.

When I went (in 2005) I stayed at the Chichister local university. They hire out rooms during the uni holidays. Basic, but very cheap with slap up breakfast thrown in. Organized a taxi into goodwood every morning, taxis's use dedicated roads so you miss most of the traffic congestion. In the evening took the dedicated bus back to Chichister for pub supper and then taxi back to digs.

Worked really well for me. I just so happen to have the number of Chichister tourist office here - 01243 775 888

And you will enjoy it, I reckon it's the best thing I've every done with cars.

Cheers

Fred W B

good info here

I got flight tickets and to the grand stand as a birthday present a few days ago. Now we are looking for B&B

so who's taking there chariot then!?

took mine last year, nearly ground out the nose while parking on the bumpy uneven grass

anyone have a good area to park/aim for?