Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Eltham
A chauffeured day at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, leaving from Eltham. The run is 60.1 miles, 1 hour 10 minutes on a clear road via the A20, M25 and A30. 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 season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year. Trains stop right in Eltham, at Eltham. One Eltham landmark is Eltham Palace, listed Grade I. Eltham is a Greater London town.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Eltham address, timed to the day's start. At Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. Home to Eltham is 1 hour 9 minutes once the event traffic clears. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 45 minutes from Eltham via the M40, M25 and A20.
- Eltham to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 10 min, 60.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Eltham1 hr 9 min, 59.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe closest National Rail station to Eltham by road is Eltham (ELW), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgEltham Palace, in central Eltham, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukEltham is in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgSmart 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.comBy road, the closest National Rail station is Egham (EGH), about 14 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Heathrow is about 27 minutes away by road (8.9 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgFarnborough Airport is about 41 minutes away by road (15.5 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from Eltham?
60.1 miles via the A20, M25 and A30: 1 hour 10 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
Not yet published; the organisers post the calendar ahead of the season.
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.
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