Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Gravesend
Bound for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, starting in Gravesend. Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is 1 hour 10 minutes from Gravesend (62.2 miles) via the A2, M25 and A30. Expect it from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. Originally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024. The season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year. Gravesend Town Hall in Gravesend is Grade II* listed. Gravesend counts as a market town. Gravesend station dates from 1849.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Gravesend. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. The return to Gravesend is 61.3 miles, 1 hour 11 minutes plus the exit queue. The car sets out from Oxford, 106.4 miles from Gravesend.
- Gravesend to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 10 min, 62.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Gravesend1 hr 11 min, 61.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Originally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.
Source: guardspoloclub.comGravesend Town Hall, in central Gravesend, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukGravesend is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgGravesend station opened in 1849.
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 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.comBy road, the closest National Rail station is Egham (EGH), about 14 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Gravesend for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
1 hour 10 minutes and 62.2 miles in clear traffic via the A2, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 106.4 miles from Gravesend; 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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