Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Borehamwood
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, with the car from Borehamwood. Allow 47 minutes via the A41, 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. The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world. Elstree & Borehamwood station dates from 1868. Elstree & Borehamwood (ELS) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Borehamwood. Borehamwood belongs to Hertfordshire.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Borehamwood in good time for the gates. Set-down at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is where the organisers direct private cars. While you are at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, the car is parked up close by. After the day, it is 46 minutes back to Borehamwood. The car sets out from Oxford, 59.2 miles from Borehamwood.
- Borehamwood to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park47 min, 33.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Borehamwood46 min, 32.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world.
Source: guardspoloclub.comElstree & Borehamwood station opened in 1868.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Borehamwood by road is Elstree & Borehamwood (ELS), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBorehamwood is in Hertfordshire.
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.comOriginally 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.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.com
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Questions
How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from Borehamwood?
33.1 miles via the A41, M25 and A30: 47 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
The 2027 dates are still to be announced.
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.
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