Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup

Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Grays

Leaving Grays 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 1 hour 12 minutes from Grays (62.9 miles) via the A282, M25 and A30. The usual timing is from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn. Water here means the River Thames, which passes Grays. Historic England lists Grays's State Cinema at Grade II*. The London, Tilbury and Southend line serves Grays.

How the day runs

Pick-up is from your Grays address, timed to the day's start. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. The chauffeur stays for the whole day, not just the drop. After the day, it is 1 hour 12 minutes back to Grays. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 37 minutes from Grays.

  • Grays to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 12 min, 62.9 miles, in clear traffic
  • Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Grays1 hr 12 min, 62.8 miles, in clear traffic

Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.

Worth knowing

  • A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • Grays lies on or beside the River Thames.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • State Cinema, in central Grays, carries a Grade II* listing.

    Source: historicengland.org.uk
  • Grays station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • 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.

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • The 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
  • By road, the closest National Rail station is Egham (EGH), about 14 minutes' drive.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • London Heathrow is about 27 minutes away by road (8.9 miles).

    Source: wikidata.org

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Questions

How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from Grays?

62.9 miles via the A282, M25 and A30: 1 hour 12 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.

Where does the car come from?

Oxford, 97.9 miles from Grays; it is in place before your collection time.

When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?

Not yet published; the organisers post the calendar ahead of the season.

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