Hound Lodge at Goodwood ~ England
An exclusive opportunity for you to experience the unparalleled luxury of this timeless retreat
Defining Heritage and luxury
Whether you visit Goodwood to pursue your sporting passions or to spend time away from it all, Hound Lodge is a very special place where you can really feel at home and be properly looked after.
A magnificent ten-bedroom country retreat positioned at the highest level of luxury and situated in the heart of the Goodwood Estate. It was designed to be the most luxurious doghouse in the world and that is still at the heart of what makes Hound Lodge so special. From your personal butler and chef, there’s a feeling that anything you’d like to do during your stay is possible.
Each of the ten bedrooms exhibit carefully chosen pieces to reflect the sporting history of the estate. The walls of the Boot Room are hung with framed handwritten extracts from the hunting journals of the 7th Duke of Richmond, describing some of the most glorious days out riding. In the Dining Room, the Georgian table dates from the late eighteenth century and was previously used at Gordon Castle for the family’s entertaining in Scotland.
The Hound Lodge butler and staff ensure guests are looked after in a way that one rarely experiences these days, everything about staying here is relaxed and special; from the comfy beds made up with eiderdown quilts and mattresses stuffed with wool from sheep that graze on the estate, to special homely touches such as mini decanters of whisky and hot water bottles. The Hound Lodge chef will design a seasonal menu that reflects the tastes and preferences of the guests, using meats, cheeses and other fresh produce from Goodwood’s organic Home Farm.
This is more than just a getaway; it’s an invitation to immerse yourself in the heritage and luxury that define Goodwood. Seize this rare chance to experience Hound Lodge, an exclusive privilege that elevates the meaning of luxury travel.
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As you enter Hound Lodge an inviting, warm atmosphere envelops you. This supremely comfortable house allows you to shrug off the cares of the world and relax. As the Hound Lodge butler whisks your luggage off to your rooms, you can settle into an armchair by the roaring fire with tea and a slice of homemade cake, or perhaps explore, discovering the many delights of your home at Goodwood…
Ten Individually designed bedrooms
With plump mattresses filled with wool from the sheep that graze on the Goodwood Estate and beds made up with eiderdown quilts and proper blankets encourage you to indulge in that underrated pastime, sleep. Each of the ten rooms includes those special homely touches such as mini decanters of whisky and hot water bottles for the colder months, with carefully chosen antiques and paintings to reflect the sporting history of the Estate. The luxurious bathrooms feature deep roll-top baths and huge showers with natural bath products from Gordon Castle. Vintage-style glass bottles hold the comforting pine bath oil, ideal for a long, relaxing soak.
Effortless entertaining
Ringing with the sound of laughter or the clinking of glasses, the dining room with its seemingly endless table, is the ideal setting for a relaxed, intimate dinner. The Hound Lodge chef will design a seasonal menu that reflects the tastes and preferences of you and your guests. Carefully selected wines provide the perfect accompaniment to the meat, cheese and other fresh produce that arrives at the pantry door from Goodwood’s organic Home Farm.
Celebrate in style
A celebration at Hound Lodge will have an atmosphere of intimacy that can only be enjoyed from a party held at home, but with the benefit of a team of staff to make sure you and your guests are perfectly looked after at all times. Whether you wish to celebrate a special birthday, spend Christmas in the countryside, see in the New Year with your closest friends or are simply looking for somewhere special to get away from it all, Hound Lodge offers the chance to create a very special celebration, with the most delicious food and drink.
With 11,000 acres to explore across the Goodwood Estate, the sense of freedom you find here is just one draw. For over three hundred years, friends and guests have been attracted to the estate by its sporting reputation. Horseracing, motorsport, golf, flying, shooting and cricket were all introduced by enthusiastic, not to mention fiercely competitive, family members.
Freedom to explore
Hound Lodge and The Valdoe form the apex of the axial avenue dreamed up by the second Duke of Richmond in the early 1720s. Running west from Goodwood House, this axis completes the connection between Goodwood House, Hound Lodge and its glorious natural setting. Go through the flint and brick arches of the courtyard and take the path to the Valdoe; an enchanting ‘ancient’ woodland where you can search for The Devil’s Ditch, an entrenchment believed to have been built for defence purposes during the Iron Age.
The Goodwood experience
Whether you come seeking thrills or simply the chance to relax, Hound Lodge offers you exclusive access to the entire Goodwood experience. For golf enthusiasts, the clubhouse and first tee at The Kennels are just a stone’s throw from Hound Lodge. Complementary therapies and personal beauty treatments are available in-room, while your guests can enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the grounds as soon as they leave the front door.
Exhilarating experiences
For the more adventurous, the racecourse, motor circuit and aerodrome are close by, offering escapades on the ground or in the skies above. Take your party flying, off-roading, jet-packing or drive a super car around the track and come back to find everything just the way you want it.
The creation of Hound Lodge
As the home of the world’s first major foxhunt and also the very reason the first Duke of Richmond bought a house at Goodwood in 1697, The Kennels, and later Hound Lodge, were considered by the aristocracy of the time as ‘the most luxurious doghouse in the world’. Indeed the Duke was renowned for spending far more time and money on his hounds and horses than on his friends and guests. So much so that he installed central heating in his kennels a hundred years before it was installed in Goodwood House.
Of hounds and hunting
The Duke’s hounds and those that followed were treated like royalty, enjoying spacious living quarters, first at the Kennels and later at Hound Lodge after the former was turned into accommodation. Here the hunt would last for days at a time, with guests and hounds returning to Goodwood House and Hound Lodge in an equal state of excitement.
The glorious hounds
At Hound Lodge the bedrooms are named after ten hounds of the ‘Glorious Twenty-Three’ of 1738. Writing in his journal at the time, the 2nd Duke of Richmond described their 57-mile chase from 7.45am to 5.50pm on Friday, 26 January 1738 as “the greatest chase that ever was.”
Timeless pieces
Each of the ten bedrooms are individually designed with carefully chosen antiques and paintings to reflect the sporting history of the Estate. The walls of the Boot Room ‘loo’ are hung with framed handwritten extracts from the hunting journals of the 7th Duke of Richmond, describing some of the most glorious days out riding. In the Dining Room the seemingly endless Georgian table dates from the late eighteenth century and was previously used at Goodwood House for banquets in the Ballroom.
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