Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Buckhurst Hill
Buckhurst Hill to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn: collected at home, set down at the gates. Clear-road time from Buckhurst Hill: 1 hour 3 minutes for the 53.0 miles. The usual timing is from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn. The nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission. Some 12,000 people call Buckhurst Hill home. Essex is Buckhurst Hill's county. Buckhurst Hill sits by the River Roding.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Buckhurst Hill 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. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. Buckhurst Hill is 52.9 miles away for the trip home. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 25 minutes from Buckhurst Hill via the A40, M40 and M25.
- Buckhurst Hill to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 3 min, 53 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Buckhurst Hill1 hr 3 min, 52.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission.
Source: guardspoloclub.comBuckhurst Hill had about 12,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgBuckhurst Hill is in Essex.
Source: wikidata.orgBuckhurst Hill lies on or beside the River Roding.
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.com
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Questions
How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from Buckhurst Hill?
53.0 miles via the A104, M25 and A30: 1 hour 3 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
Not yet published; the organisers post the calendar ahead of the season.
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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