Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup

Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Billingshurst

Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Billingshurst, by chauffeur. The run is 46.8 miles, 1 hour 12 minutes on a clear road via the A264, A24 and M25. Play is usually from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; the 2027 calendar is still to come. It describes itself as Europe's largest polo club by membership and number of grounds, with about 1,000 social and 160 playing members. Billingshurst (BIG) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Billingshurst. Billingshurst station dates from 1859. Billingshurst is in West Sussex.

How the day runs

The day begins at your front door in Billingshurst. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. Home to Billingshurst is 1 hour 12 minutes once the event traffic clears. The car sets out from Oxford, 91.8 miles from Billingshurst.

  • Billingshurst to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 12 min, 46.8 miles, in clear traffic
  • Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Billingshurst1 hr 12 min, 46.7 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.com
  • The closest National Rail station to Billingshurst by road is Billingshurst (BIG), within a couple of minutes' drive.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • Billingshurst station opened in 1859.

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  • Billingshurst is in West Sussex.

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  • Smart 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.com
  • The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world.

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • Billingshurst had about 11,000 residents in 2021.

    Source: wikidata.org

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Questions

How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from Billingshurst?

46.8 miles via the A264, A24 and M25: 1 hour 12 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.

Is there a dress code at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?

Smart 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.

Where does the car come from?

Oxford, 91.8 miles from Billingshurst; it is in place before your collection time.

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  • 60 min

    of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.

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