Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Hemel Hempstead
A chauffeured day at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, leaving from Hemel Hempstead. The run is 29.7 miles, 42 minutes on a clear road via the A41, M25 and A30. The usual timing is 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. Around 95,000 people live in Hemel Hempstead (2011 figure). Grade I: St Mary's Church, 0.5 miles from Hemel Hempstead's centre. The line through Apsley is the West Coast Main Line.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Hemel Hempstead. At Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. Home to Hemel Hempstead is 41 minutes once the event traffic clears. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Hemel Hempstead takes roughly 1 hour.
- Hemel Hempstead to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park42 min, 29.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Hemel Hempstead41 min, 29.1 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.comHemel Hempstead had about 95,000 residents in 2011.
Source: wikidata.orgSt Mary's Church, 0.5 miles out from central Hemel Hempstead, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukApsley station is on the West Coast Main Line.
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.comIt 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.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 Hemel Hempstead for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
42 minutes and 29.7 miles in clear traffic via the A41, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.
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.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 55.8 miles from Hemel Hempstead; it is in place before your collection time.
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