Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Maidstone
Maidstone to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn: collected at home, set down at the gates. Allow 1 hour 9 minutes via the M20, M26 and M25, before event traffic. The season runs from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. 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. The Maidstone East Line serves Maidstone East. One Maidstone landmark is Tithe Barn, listed Grade I. Maidstone belongs to Kent.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Maidstone in good time for the gates. Set-down at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is where the organisers direct private cars. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Home to Maidstone is 1 hour 9 minutes once the event traffic clears. From the Oxford base, Maidstone is 107.5 miles and 1 hour 46 minutes via the M40 and M25.
- Maidstone to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 9 min, 64 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Maidstone1 hr 9 min, 62.4 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.comMaidstone East station is on the Maidstone East Line.
Source: wikidata.orgTithe Barn, in central Maidstone, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukMaidstone is in Kent.
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.comA car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Maidstone for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
1 hour 9 minutes and 64.0 miles in clear traffic via the M20, M26 and M25; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 107.5 miles from Maidstone; 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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