Aristos and A-listers congregated to the grounds of Duke of Richmond’s stunning 17th century stately, Goodwood House, this weekend. A stellar cast of movie stars, dynastic descendants and even primo ballerinas could be spotted heading up to Chichester in serious style. But it wasn’t another round of fast cars and super-automobiles that Goodwood’s Festival of Speed attracts, or indeed King Edward VII’s most revered horse-racing event, Glorious Goodwood (‘A garden party with racing tacked on’ is how the former monarch once described it), that had them all lining up at the gates of the West Sussex address.
Alas, it was the newest of Charles Richmond’s event repertoire that he hosts from his back garden that filled these breathtaking acres with the country’s most coveted guestlist; Goodwoof. That’s right, Good- . An entire weekend devoted to man’s best friend in what some have been describing as ‘Glastonbury for dogs’, it's a two-day extravaganza curated especially for fabulous four-legged creatures and their owners to embrace all the charms of being with-mutt (or at least their enthusiasts and spectators).
An esteemed hotspot for decadent doggy daycare with competitions, races, boutique shopping, dining, dancing and so, so much more, Goodwoof is the ultimate mecca for the canine-inclined. My ears were pricked with excitement, not unlike a pinscher, as soon as the invitation landed in my inbox, but I knew I needed one thing - a guest. Preferably one with t.