Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Broxbourne
Broxbourne to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn: collected at home, set down at the gates. The run is 48.7 miles, 59 minutes on a clear road via the A10, M25 and A30. The season runs from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. The nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission. The club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years. The station at Broxbourne opened in 1840. Church of St Augustine in Broxbourne is Grade I listed. Broxbourne had roughly 15,000 residents.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Broxbourne in good time for the gates. At Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. While you are at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, the car is parked up close by. The return to Broxbourne is 48.7 miles, roughly 1 hour plus the exit queue. From the Oxford base, Broxbourne is 75.4 miles and 1 hour 22 minutes via the A40 and M40.
- Broxbourne to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park59 min, 48.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Broxbourne1 hr, 48.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years.
Source: guardspoloclub.comBroxbourne station opened in 1840.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Augustine, in central Broxbourne, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBroxbourne has a population of about 15,000.
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.comIt 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.comThe club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Broxbourne for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
59 minutes and 48.7 miles in clear traffic via the A10, M25 and A30; allow more 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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