Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Chipping Ongar
Chipping Ongar to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn: collected at home, set down at the gates. The run is 62.5 miles, 1 hour 11 minutes on a clear road via the A414, M11 and M25. It is usually held from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; 2027 dates follow later. A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn. Chipping Ongar belongs to Essex. Newhouse Farmhouse, 0.7 miles from Chipping Ongar's centre, holds a Grade II* listing. Historic England lists Chipping Ongar's St Martin's Church at Grade I.
How the day runs
In Chipping Ongar, the chauffeur arrives early and waits outside. The drop-off follows the organisers' arrangements for the day. The chauffeur stays for the whole day, not just the drop. Home to Chipping Ongar is 1 hour 10 minutes once the event traffic clears. Positioning from Oxford to Chipping Ongar is 1 hour 32 minutes, built into the booking.
- Chipping Ongar to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 11 min, 62.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Chipping Ongar1 hr 10 min, 62.4 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.comChipping Ongar is in Essex.
Source: wikidata.orgNewhouse Farmhouse, 0.7 miles out from central Chipping Ongar, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSt Martin's Church, in central Chipping Ongar, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSmart 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.comThe club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years.
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
What drive time should we allow from Chipping Ongar for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
1 hour 11 minutes and 62.5 miles in clear traffic via the A414, M11 and M25; 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, 89.1 miles from Chipping Ongar; it is in place before your collection time.
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