Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Cliveden House
Cliveden House to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn. Guests at Cliveden House, Maidenhead, are collected from the hotel entrance. It stands on Cliveden Road, SL6 0JF. Cliveden is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Bourne End station is 8 minutes away by car. 20.6 miles separate Cliveden House from Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park: about 38 minutes on the M4, M25 and A30. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 9 minutes less in the car. Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn usually runs 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.
How the day runs
Your car is at the door of Cliveden House before you come down. Choose a luxury people-carrier for a larger party. From there it is the M4, M25 and A30 to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park. You are set down at the permitted drop-off for your enclosure or ticket. While you are inside, the chauffeur waits nearby and is ready when you are. Back at Cliveden House about 37 minutes after leaving the gates, give or take the exit queue.
- Cliveden House to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park38 min, 20.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Cliveden House37 min, 20.4 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.comEnter via Blacknest Gate (sat nav SL5 7SA) and drive about a mile through the park. On ticketed event days cars may drop spectators at a designated cars turning point without a car pass, a short walk from the Clubhouse. All parking is unallocated and needs a car pass.
Source: guardspoloclub.comSmart 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.comCliveden House is on Cliveden Road, SL6 0JF.
Source: openstreetmap.orgCliveden House is in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Source: wikidata.orgArchitects associated with Cliveden include Charles Barry.
Source: wikidata.orgCliveden is built in the Italianate and Renaissance Revival style.
Source: wikidata.orgCliveden is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How far is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Cliveden House?
About 38 minutes and 20.6 miles in clear traffic, via the M4, M25 and A30; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car drop us?
Enter via Blacknest Gate (sat nav SL5 7SA) and drive about a mile through the park. On ticketed event days cars may drop spectators at a designated cars turning point without a car pass, a short walk from the Clubhouse. All parking is unallocated and needs a car pass.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn is Virginia Water or Sunningdale (also Egham). From Cliveden House, a car goes door to door in about 38 minutes.
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