Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Greenwich
A chauffeured day at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, starting from Greenwich. For households in and around Greenwich, the pick-up is at home. Greenwich is a place of roughly 285,000 people. Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich station is 2 minutes away by car. On the map the run is 31.4 miles and about an hour and 12 minutes in clear traffic, by way of the A202, A4 and M4. That is 25 minutes longer than the same trip from Mayfair. Expect it from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; 2027 dates follow later. Originally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024.
How the day runs
In Greenwich, the car pulls up at your address. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. From there it is the A202, A4 and M4 to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park. You are set down at the permitted drop-off for your enclosure or ticket. Between your arrival and the last of the day, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. Home to Greenwich is about an hour and 12 minutes once clear of the venue traffic.
- Greenwich to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 12 min, 31.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Greenwich1 hr 12 min, 31.2 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.comEnter via Blacknest Gate (sat nav SL5 7SA) and drive about a mile through the park. On ticketed event days cars may drop spectators at a designated cars turning point without a car pass, a short walk from the Clubhouse. All parking is unallocated and needs a car pass.
Source: guardspoloclub.comSmart 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.comOpenStreetMap records a population of about 285,000.
Source: openstreetmap.orgGreenwich is in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Greenwich by road is Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich (ZAA), about 2 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgA car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
How long is the drive from Greenwich to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
About an hour and 12 minutes and 31.4 miles in clear traffic, via the A202, A4 and M4; allow longer on the day.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn is Virginia Water or Sunningdale (also Egham). From Greenwich, a car goes door to door in about an hour and 12 minutes.
Can guests fly in for the day?
London Heathrow is about 27 minutes from Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park by road; an airport collection can be added.
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