Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Maidenhead
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Maidenhead, by chauffeur. Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is 33 minutes from Maidenhead (21.5 miles) via the M4, 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. The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world. 0.8 miles from Maidenhead's centre stands Maidenhead Bridge, listed Grade I. With about 64,000 residents, Maidenhead is a town of 50,000 to 100,000 people. Maidenhead sits by the River Thames.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Maidenhead. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. Maidenhead is 21.0 miles away for the trip home. The car sets out from Oxford, 37.6 miles from Maidenhead.
- Maidenhead to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park33 min, 21.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Maidenhead32 min, 21 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world.
Source: guardspoloclub.comMaidenhead Bridge, 0.8 miles out from central Maidenhead, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukMaidenhead had about 64,000 residents in 2011.
Source: wikidata.orgMaidenhead lies on or beside the River Thames.
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.orgLondon Heathrow is about 27 minutes away by road (8.9 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Maidenhead for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
33 minutes and 21.5 miles in clear traffic via the M4, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
The 2027 dates are still to be announced.
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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