Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Hampstead
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, with the car from Hampstead. Clear-road time from Hampstead: 51 minutes for the 28.2 miles. It is usually held from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; 2027 dates follow later. It describes itself as Europe's largest polo club by membership and number of grounds, with about 1,000 social and 160 playing members. The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world. Hampstead Heath is the closest railway station to Hampstead, 3 minutes by car. Hampstead is a Greater London town. Hampstead's population was put at about 49,000 in 2011.
How the day runs
In Hampstead, the chauffeur arrives early and waits outside. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. The return to Hampstead is 28.3 miles, 51 minutes plus the exit queue. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Hampstead takes 1 hour 17 minutes.
- Hampstead to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park51 min, 28.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Hampstead51 min, 28.3 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.comThe club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe closest National Rail station to Hampstead by road is Hampstead Heath (HDH), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgHampstead is in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgHampstead had about 49,000 residents in 2011.
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 Hampstead for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
51 minutes and 28.2 miles in clear traffic via the A406, M4 and M25; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 58.8 miles from Hampstead; 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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