Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Dunstable
Leaving Dunstable for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park. Clear-road time from Dunstable: 53 minutes for the 43.6 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. The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world. A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn. Dunstable lies within Bedfordshire. Among Dunstable's listed buildings is Dunstable Priory (Grade I). Historic England lists Dunstable's 13, High Street North at Grade II*.
How the day runs
A Dunstable pick-up, at whatever hour the gates suggest. At Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. After the day, it is 54 minutes back to Dunstable. The car sets out from Oxford, 43.1 miles from Dunstable.
- Dunstable to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park53 min, 43.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Dunstable54 min, 43.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world.
Source: guardspoloclub.comA car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.
Source: guardspoloclub.comDunstable is in Bedfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgDunstable Priory, in central Dunstable, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk13, High Street North, in central Dunstable, carries a Grade II* 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.com
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Questions
How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from Dunstable?
43.6 miles via the M1, M25 and A30: 53 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 43.1 miles from Dunstable; 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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