Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Barnes
Bound for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, starting in Barnes. The run is 22.0 miles, 38 minutes on a clear road via the M4, M25 and A30. 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. The season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year. Grade I: Chiswick House, 0.8 miles from Barnes's centre. The station at Barnes Bridge opened in 1916. Grade I: Cascade in Chiswick Park, 0.7 miles from Barnes's centre.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Barnes. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Barnes is 22.0 miles away for the trip home. The car sets out from Oxford, 59.3 miles from Barnes.
- Barnes to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park38 min, 22 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Barnes38 min, 22 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.
Source: guardspoloclub.comChiswick House, 0.8 miles out from central Barnes, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBarnes Bridge station opened in 1916.
Source: wikidata.orgCascade in Chiswick Park, 0.7 miles out from central Barnes, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSmart 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.comIt 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.comThe club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world.
Source: guardspoloclub.comA car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Barnes for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
38 minutes and 22.0 miles in clear traffic via the M4, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 59.3 miles from Barnes; 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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