Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Ashtead
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Ashtead, by chauffeur. Clear-road time from Ashtead: 35 minutes for the 23.2 miles. It is usually held from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; 2027 dates follow later. It describes itself as Europe's largest polo club by membership and number of grounds, with about 1,000 social and 160 playing members. 0.8 miles from Ashtead's centre stands Church of St Giles, listed Grade II*. Ashtead is a Surrey town. Ashtead (AHD) is the station to know: 7 minutes by road.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Ashtead. Set-down at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is where the organisers direct private cars. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Home to Ashtead is 35 minutes once the event traffic clears. Positioning from Oxford to Ashtead is 1 hour 12 minutes, built into the booking.
- Ashtead to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park35 min, 23.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Ashtead35 min, 22.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
It describes itself as Europe's largest polo club by membership and number of grounds, with about 1,000 social and 160 playing members.
Source: guardspoloclub.comChurch of St Giles, 0.8 miles out from central Ashtead, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukAshtead is in Surrey.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Ashtead by road is Ashtead (AHD), about 7 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgSmart casual in all areas. Royal Box: men in collared shirt and tie, lounge suit or jacket/blazer; women in dresses, skirts or tailored trousers. No beachwear or rubber flip-flops.
Source: guardspoloclub.comLondon Heathrow is about 27 minutes away by road (8.9 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgFarnborough Airport is about 41 minutes away by road (15.5 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgThe club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Ashtead for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
35 minutes and 23.2 miles in clear traffic via the A24, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 68.0 miles from Ashtead; it is in place before your collection time.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
Not yet published; the organisers post the calendar ahead of the season.
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