Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Houghton Regis
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Houghton Regis, by chauffeur. Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is 54 minutes from Houghton Regis (43.9 miles) via the M1, M25 and A30. 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. Smith's Lawn has the Clubhouse overlooking the Queen's Ground plus five more fields; Flemish Farm adds two grounds with Windsor Castle views. By car, Leagrave station is 9 minutes from Houghton Regis. With about 20,000 residents, Houghton Regis is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people. Rail reached Leagrave station in 1868.
How the day runs
A Houghton Regis 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. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Home to Houghton Regis is 53 minutes once the event traffic clears. Positioning from Oxford to Houghton Regis is 1 hour 14 minutes, built into the booking.
- Houghton Regis to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park54 min, 43.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Houghton Regis53 min, 44.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Smith's Lawn has the Clubhouse overlooking the Queen's Ground plus five more fields; Flemish Farm adds two grounds with Windsor Castle views.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe closest National Rail station to Houghton Regis by road is Leagrave (LEA), about 9 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgHoughton Regis had about 20,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgLeagrave 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.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.comHoughton Regis is in Bedfordshire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Houghton Regis for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
54 minutes and 43.9 miles in clear traffic via the M1, 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, 43.9 miles from Houghton Regis; it is in place before your collection time.
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