Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from East Grinstead
Leaving East Grinstead for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park. Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is roughly 1 hour from East Grinstead (47.2 miles) via the A264, M23 and M25. The usual timing is 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. It describes itself as Europe's largest polo club by membership and number of grounds, with about 1,000 social and 160 playing members. East Grinstead lies within West Sussex. East Grinstead (EGR) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of East Grinstead. Saint Margarets Convent in East Grinstead is Grade I listed.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in East Grinstead. At Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. While you are at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, the car is parked up close by. Home to East Grinstead is 58 minutes once the event traffic clears. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 34 minutes from East Grinstead.
- East Grinstead to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr, 47.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to East Grinstead58 min, 46.3 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.comIt 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.comEast Grinstead is in West Sussex.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to East Grinstead by road is East Grinstead (EGR), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgSaint Margarets Convent, in central East Grinstead, 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 nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe 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
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Questions
How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from East Grinstead?
47.2 miles via the A264, M23 and M25: roughly 1 hour in clear traffic, longer 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, 91.4 miles from East Grinstead; it is in place before your collection time.
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