Goodwood House

[4] The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath crosses the downs from west to east, passing immediately south of the racecourse.

[5] Goodwood House was built in about 1600 and was acquired by Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond in 1697.

[6] Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond commissioned Sir William Chambers to design the stable block in 1757 and James Wyatt to design the Kennels, originally for use by the Duke's hunting hounds but now used as a golf club house, in 1787.

Goodwood Circuit was laid out around the perimeter of the airfield by Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond in 1948.

[7] A large collection of documents from the Goodwood Estate Archives (1418–1984) is held by West Sussex Record Office.