The Goodwood Revival is a magical step back in time, a celebration of the halcyon days of motor racing as it used to be with all the accompanying spectacle and glamour of that era, with competitors and spectators alike dressed in period fashions. This is an outstanding event, the Revival is in a league of its own and there is no other motor sport spectacle in the world to compare. It is an enormous theatrical experience with the motor racing at its centre. Grand Prix, sports and GT cars thunder around the circuit driven by famous names, which in the past have included Sir Stirling Moss, Derek Bell and Jonny Herbert.
Bands playing music from the forties and fifties, shops selling fish and chips wrapped in 1950s newspaper, parades of Ford Cortinas, aerobatics featuring Spitfires and Messerschmitts, and transport within the circuit provided only by period vehicles, all ensure that this occasion is an authentic period experience. You will have grandstand tickets for Sunday in the popular and much sought-after Startline Grandstand.
Accommodation
This two night tour is based at the Macdonald Botley Park Hotel, near Southampton. The hotel is set in landscaped grounds of 176 acres, with golf and leisure facilities and a health spa.
Itinerary
Saturday 19 September
Check into your rooms before a welcome drink and illustrated talk given by Stephen Volkins, author and film editor, who will set the scene and show film footage of motoring events. Dinner will follow.
Sunday 20 September
Early breakfast before an executive coach (or you can drive yourself if you prefer) takes you to the Goodwood Revival to enjoy the day with grandstand seats and plenty of opportunity to soak up this unique occasion. You may wish to turn out the attic, dig out the furs, hats and gloves and dress to be part of the occasion – most people do! Refreshments can be found during the day from a variety of restaurants and eateries – from the Champagne Bar to fish and chips.
Return to the hotel for dinner.
Monday 21 September
Breakfast at leisure and depart for home.
To guarantee Grandstand Seats this tour must be booked by 1 March 2009
Details
Dates: 19-21 September 2009
Price: £445 per person – based on two people sharing a twin or double room
Single supplement: £60
Non-refundable deposit: £150 (payable by 1 March 2009 to guarantee a grandstand seat)
This tour is run by Heritage Touring, for whom we are acting as an agent.
What’s included
- Two nights accommodation with breakfast and dinner
- Welcome reception
- Illustrated lecture on Saturday evening
- Startline Grandstand seats and entry tickets into Goodwood Revival on Sunday
- Professional guide
- Executive coach to and from Goodwood Revival
Classic Travelling was established in 2003 and offers motoring holidays for classic, vintage and sports cars. The founder of the business, Sarah Dowding, has extensive experience of touring and motoring, having driven well in excess of 250,000 miles over the finest roads in Europe, North America, and southern Africa.