Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Bishop's Stortford
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, with the car from Bishop's Stortford. Allow 1 hour 14 minutes via the M11, M25 and A30, before event traffic. 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. A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn. Bishop's Stortford station dates from 1842. Bishop's Stortford is a market town. Trains stop right in Bishop's Stortford, at Bishop's Stortford.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Bishop's Stortford. The drop-off follows the organisers' arrangements for the day. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. Getting back to Bishop's Stortford takes 1 hour 13 minutes on clear roads. The car sets out from Oxford, 94.4 miles from Bishop's Stortford.
- Bishop's Stortford to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 14 min, 68.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Bishop's Stortford1 hr 13 min, 67.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.
Source: guardspoloclub.comBishop's Stortford station opened in 1842.
Source: wikidata.orgBishop's Stortford is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Bishop's Stortford by road is Bishop's Stortford (BIS), within a couple of 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.comSmith's Lawn has the Clubhouse overlooking the Queen's Ground plus five more fields; Flemish Farm adds two grounds with Windsor Castle views.
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.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Bishop's Stortford for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
1 hour 14 minutes and 68.5 miles in clear traffic via the M11, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 94.4 miles from Bishop's Stortford; 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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