Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Eton
Eton to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn: collected at home, set down at the gates. The run is 8.4 miles, 26 minutes on a clear road via the B3026, B3021 and A328. 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. It describes itself as Europe's largest polo club by membership and number of grounds, with about 1,000 social and 160 playing members. Water here means the River Thames, which passes Eton. Rail reached Datchet station in 1848. Datchet is the closest railway station to Eton, 6 minutes by car.
How the day runs
In Eton, the chauffeur arrives early and waits outside. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. Eton is 8.5 miles away for the trip home. Ravensley works from Oxford, 56 minutes from Eton via the M40, A404 and M4.
- Eton to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park26 min, 8.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Eton27 min, 8.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
It 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.comEton lies on or beside the River Thames.
Source: wikidata.orgDatchet station opened in 1848.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Eton by road is Datchet (DAT), about 6 minutes' drive.
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.comThe season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.
Source: guardspoloclub.comSmith'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.comEton is in Berkshire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from Eton?
8.4 miles via the B3026, B3021 and A328: 26 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 46.1 miles from Eton; 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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