Goodwood FOS 2023 (edit 2024) Best way to do it, hints, tips and accommodation?

This from the 2017 edition, below, thread now closed.  Sat on my hands since.

Would renting a little camper van be a decent option, get onto the camping site and be self sufficient food and beds?

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I’d quite like to take my son to this as he loves cars, particularly exotics and CarFest was a bit flat this year.
But, its at the other end of the country so I wondered if anyone had tips for the best day to go, visiting tips or places to stay etc.
Driving and camping was a possible but the campsite wants around £300 for the Wed-Mon and this might be too long/too expensive.
So, local travelodges etc?
Only asking now as the tickets go on sale at the end of october .

I’d start with a time machine! 🙂

I would suggest obtaining a Time Machine is your highest priority.

If I had a Time Machine I’d have been in with that gag first

Goddammit!

🤣🤣🤣😜

Very good spot, it’s early and suffering a Jura head….

As has been pointed out, a Delorean is the car to go in!

I went last year with my lad. Just one day (Thursday) was just about enough to see all the site. I know that there are other themes for the other days but one day was enough for us.

No idea on the camping accommodation – sorry. It’s a short-ish drive for us.

Volunteer to Marshall? If accepted you get free camping and entry. I marshalled the Rally stage last year and they try and rotate you so that you work either the morning or the afternoon and have to other half of the day to wander round.

To continue the joke, meet me at the start of the rally stage on day one and I will show you were to get the cheap bacon butties by showing the 2023 lanyard to the butty van owner 😉

Stay away from Chichester the it takes ages to drive & park, consider the train to chi from Brighton, Victoria, Southampton or Portsmouth and use the dedicated buses.

Will likely open up cheaper hotels too.

It’s a big day, past couple of times I’ve been, I’ve not managed to see everything in a day
there’s lots of walking, and if the weather is good it can be a sun trap
This is the fist year I’ve bought roaming stadium access, being able to sit in shade with a decent view with kids i think is pretty important.
there’s stuff going up and down the track every day, but we always do shootout Sunday, I’m local so a day trip is fine
but if its within budget, a weekend trip could be very cool
Food is bought this year was an absolute joke, 3 burgers, 2 chips, 3 cans.. £45 and it wasn’t even a quality burger, literally a dry bun with the cheapest patty ever, there may be better places to eat and we lucked out…

use the dedicated buses

Last year they were better than driving but not by a lot.  Somehow they managed to route them so they got stuck in traffic as well.

It is, however, (usually) a much more civilised experience than driving there.

I’d say there’s enough to do for a whole weekend BUT a full day is plenty to see all the hill climb stuff.  It’s more if you want to do the rally and off-road stuff too it’s going to be a bit rushed.

Food is bought this year was an absolute joke, 3 burgers, 2 chips, 3 cans.. £45 and it wasn’t even a quality burger, literally a dry bun with the cheapest patty ever, there may be better places to eat and we lucked out…

We went last year and think you got unlucky on quality.

You’re right about the pricing either way.

We always take sandwiches/snacks to cover the bulk of the calorie intake (different when I go with work) and then acquire treats/top ups.

It’s a fair bit of walking so don’t let kids get hungry.

I did two days last year with a couple mates. Rented an Airbnb a few miles away on the coast and drove in each day in one car. The queue in to the car parks can cirtainly take a while. Get tickets posted to you rather than pick up in site as again this is a big queue.

As for other hints and tips. Do the super car section last, not first as it’s right by the entrance and gets very very busy in the morning. If your interested in the hill climb cars, when they depart for the start and return to the paddocks is a good time to have a good look and listen to the engines, I found the actual racing up the hill a little dull as they just zip past unless the driver wants to do some donuts on the first corner area.

Look at the time table, if the rally stage is on, get a tractor to the top of the site and watch some.of that and the off road buggies and work your way back through, doing super cars last.

There are plenty of food stalls, but it’s expensive (£12 a crappy burger) so you can take a pack lunch, best food I had was the Yorkshire pudding company? Full roast dinner wrapped in a giant Yorkshire. If your planning on drinking, take your own beer as it’s far cheaper than the bars on site.

Theres absolutely loads to see and do and lots and lots of stalls. Like I said we had two days and still didn’t see everything….lots of walking though so wear good shoes and suncream / raincoat.

It’s a shame the OP is time-travelling to the car show at Goodwood and not the Horse Racing. You’d be quids in at the bookies.

Many moons ago (£48 for a season ticket – FoS & Revival all six days!!) we stayed at a BnB called Cherry Tree Cottage, it was a hell of a find, Idyllic and close to the circuit.

So, 2025 tickets are now released and will need to make a decision.  It seems like possibly the hardest place to get to from West Yorkshire and I’m wondering if an in and out single day is viable, with a stay over a little way out the night before and the day itself.

Although very costly, the roving grandstand tickets might be worth the money to shelter from rain/sun….

I suspect you’ll need to be out as far as Portsmouth/ Fareham (or equivalent to the East) to get a good one night hotel deal.

It’s definitely doable from that range as a day trip but it is better if you can get up and going really early.

I live near Fareham and if driving I’d tend to leave about 615-630 and then it takes around an hour. If I’m on the train I’d aim to be in Chichester close to 700 and on the bus.

It’s not a disaster being later but I just like to make full use of the day. I’m often going with work and have guests all day so it’s nice to arrive, shake off the journey and be clear of that before we meet up.

The journey is horrible but it’s worth it if you like fast car stuff.

We went on Thursday this year after spending the night in Southampton , still took about 2 hours from leaving Southampton to getting into the car park. Then another half hour of walking from the car park to the entrance .

Booked a night in an Ibis Budget in Portsmouth as soon as the dates were announced for 2025 (“only” £80).

Might look at getting train from there + shuttle bus this time.

The roving grandstand pass was something like £45 each. We spent most of our time walking round looking at the static stuff , rather than watching “the action” , and we still didn’t see it all , so I’m glad I didn’t spend the extra.