Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Brentford
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, with the car from Brentford. Allow 33 minutes via the M4, M25 and A30, before event traffic. The usual timing is from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. 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. Brentford is a market town. Water here means the River Thames, which passes Brentford. Trains call at Brentford, 3 minutes from Brentford by road.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Brentford. At Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Getting back to Brentford takes 34 minutes on clear roads. From the Oxford base, Brentford is 54.1 miles and 1 hour 4 minutes via the A40 and M40.
- Brentford to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park33 min, 19.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Brentford34 min, 16.8 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.comBrentford is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgBrentford lies on or beside the River Thames and River Brent.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Brentford by road is Brentford (BFD), about 3 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.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
How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from Brentford?
19.8 miles via the M4, M25 and A30: 33 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 54.1 miles from Brentford; 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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