Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup

Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Cheshunt

Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, with the car from Cheshunt. Clear-road time from Cheshunt: 54 minutes for the 45.9 miles. Play is usually from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; the 2027 calendar is still to come. Smith's Lawn has the Clubhouse overlooking the Queen's Ground plus five more fields; Flemish Farm adds two grounds with Windsor Castle views. It describes itself as Europe's largest polo club by membership and number of grounds, with about 1,000 social and 160 playing members. Cheshunt (CHN) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Cheshunt. The station at Cheshunt opened in 1846. Grade II*: Dewhurst St Mary Jmi School, 0.6 miles from Cheshunt's centre.

How the day runs

The day begins at your front door in Cheshunt. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. The return to Cheshunt is 45.4 miles, 53 minutes plus the exit queue. Positioning from Oxford to Cheshunt is 1 hour 14 minutes, built into the booking.

  • Cheshunt to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park54 min, 45.9 miles, in clear traffic
  • Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Cheshunt53 min, 45.4 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.

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • It 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.com
  • The closest National Rail station to Cheshunt by road is Cheshunt (CHN), within a couple of minutes' drive.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • Cheshunt station opened in 1846.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • Dewhurst St Mary Jmi School, 0.6 miles out from central Cheshunt, carries a Grade II* listing.

    Source: historicengland.org.uk
  • 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.

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • The nearest station named by the organisers is Virginia Water or Sunningdale (also Egham) (About 10 minutes by car from Virginia Water or Sunningdale, 15 from Egham; trains on the Waterloo-Reading line).

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • By road, the closest National Rail station is Egham (EGH), about 14 minutes' drive.

    Source: wikidata.org

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Questions

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

54 minutes and 45.9 miles in clear traffic via the A10, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.

Where does the car come from?

Oxford, 72.1 miles from Cheshunt; it is in place before your collection time.

When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?

The 2027 dates are still to be announced.

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