Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Blackwater
Leaving Blackwater for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park. Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is 31 minutes from Blackwater (12.9 miles) via the M3, B3020 and A329. 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. Originally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024. The season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year. The station at Blackwater opened in 1849. For rail, Blackwater (BAW) is the nearest stop, about 3 minutes' drive. Blackwater belongs to Hampshire.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Blackwater. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. From arrival until you leave, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. Blackwater is 13.2 miles away for the trip home. The car sets out from Oxford, 66.3 miles from Blackwater.
- Blackwater to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park31 min, 12.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Blackwater31 min, 13.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Originally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.
Source: guardspoloclub.comBlackwater station opened in 1849.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Blackwater by road is Blackwater (BAW), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBlackwater is in Hampshire.
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.comThe nearest station named by the organisers is Virginia Water or Sunningdale (also Egham) (About 10 minutes by car from Virginia Water or Sunningdale, 15 from Egham; trains on the Waterloo-Reading line).
Source: guardspoloclub.comBy road, the closest National Rail station is Egham (EGH), about 14 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Blackwater for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
31 minutes and 12.9 miles in clear traffic via the M3, B3020 and A329; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 66.3 miles from Blackwater; 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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