Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup

Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Bromley

A chauffeured day at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, leaving from Bromley. Allow 1 hour 12 minutes via the A21, M25 and A30, before event traffic. Expect it from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. Smith's Lawn has the Clubhouse overlooking the Queen's Ground plus five more fields; Flemish Farm adds two grounds with Windsor Castle views. Around 88,000 people live in Bromley. Bromley South (BMS) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Bromley. Bromley is classed as a market town.

How the day runs

The day begins at your front door in Bromley. At Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. After the day, it is 1 hour 10 minutes back to Bromley. Positioning from Oxford to Bromley is 1 hour 46 minutes, built into the booking.

  • Bromley to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 12 min, 56.8 miles, in clear traffic
  • Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Bromley1 hr 10 min, 55.9 miles, in clear traffic

Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.

Worth knowing

  • Smith's Lawn has the Clubhouse overlooking the Queen's Ground plus five more fields; Flemish Farm adds two grounds with Windsor Castle views.

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  • Bromley has a population of about 88,000.

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  • The closest National Rail station to Bromley by road is Bromley South (BMS), within a couple of minutes' drive.

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  • Bromley is classed as a market town.

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  • 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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  • The club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years.

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  • Originally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024.

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  • The season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.

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Questions

What drive time should we allow from Bromley for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?

1 hour 12 minutes and 56.8 miles in clear traffic via the A21, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.

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.

Where does the car come from?

Oxford, 72.8 miles from Bromley; it is in place before your collection time.

Our undertaking

  • 60 min

    of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.

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    is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.

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    before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.

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