Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Foots Cray
Leaving Foots Cray for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park. Allow roughly 1 hour via the A20, M25 and A30, before event traffic. The usual timing is from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. The club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years. Originally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024. By car, Sidcup station is 4 minutes from Foots Cray. Frognal House, 0.6 miles from Foots Cray's centre, holds a Grade II* listing. One Foots Cray landmark is Parish Church of All Saints, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Foots Cray address, timed to the day's start. Set-down at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is where the organisers direct private cars. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. Getting back to Foots Cray takes roughly 1 hour on clear roads. From the Oxford base, Foots Cray is 100.7 miles and 1 hour 38 minutes via the A40 and M40.
- Foots Cray to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 2 min, 56.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Foots Cray1 hr 2 min, 55.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The 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.comThe closest National Rail station to Foots Cray by road is Sidcup (SID), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgFrognal House, 0.6 miles out from central Foots Cray, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukParish Church of All Saints, in central Foots Cray, 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 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.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Foots Cray for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
Roughly 1 hour and 56.2 miles in clear traffic via the A20, M25 and A30; allow more 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, 100.7 miles from Foots Cray; it is in place before your collection time.
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