Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Brighton
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Brighton. The car comes to your door in Brighton. Its population is put at about 256,000. Brighton station is 4 minutes away by car. The drive is about an hour and 22 minutes (65.2 miles), mostly on the A23, M23 and M25. That is 35 minutes longer than the same trip from Mayfair. It is usually held from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; the 2027 dates are not out yet. The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world.
How the day runs
The car comes to your address in Brighton. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. Leaving Brighton, the car picks up the A23 and keeps to the main roads. Drop-off at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park follows the organisers' published arrangements for the day. Through the afternoon the car is parked close by, not sent away. The return to Brighton takes about an hour and 22 minutes, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Brighton to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 22 min, 65.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Brighton1 hr 22 min, 66 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.comEnter via Blacknest Gate (sat nav SL5 7SA) and drive about a mile through the park. On ticketed event days cars may drop spectators at a designated cars turning point without a car pass, a short walk from the Clubhouse. All parking is unallocated and needs a car pass.
Source: guardspoloclub.comSmart 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.comOpenStreetMap records a population of about 256,000.
Source: openstreetmap.orgThe closest National Rail station to Brighton by road is Brighton (BTN), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgIt 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.comAll seating is allocated for the Cartier Queen's Cup Final; there is no access to and from the stands during play.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
How long is the drive from Brighton to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
About an hour and 22 minutes and 65.2 miles in clear traffic, via the A23, M23 and M25; allow longer on the day.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
Not yet published; usually from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June.
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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