Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Harpenden
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Harpenden, by chauffeur. The run is 39.8 miles, 51 minutes on a clear road via the M1, M25 and A30. 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. Harpenden (HPD) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Harpenden. Among Harpenden's listed buildings is Bowers House (Grade II*). The station at Harpenden opened in 1868.
How the day runs
A Harpenden pick-up, at whatever hour the gates suggest. At Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. While you are at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, the car is parked up close by. The return to Harpenden is 39.3 miles, 50 minutes plus the exit queue. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 12 minutes from Harpenden.
- Harpenden to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park51 min, 39.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Harpenden50 min, 39.3 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 Harpenden by road is Harpenden (HPD), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBowers House, in central Harpenden, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukHarpenden station opened in 1868.
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 club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world.
Source: guardspoloclub.comA car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Harpenden for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
51 minutes and 39.8 miles in clear traffic via the M1, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
Not yet published; the organisers post the calendar ahead of the season.
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.
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