Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from New Alresford
Bound for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, starting in New Alresford. The run is 53.8 miles, 1 hour 7 minutes on a clear road via the A31, M3 and B3020. Expect it 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. The season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year. One New Alresford landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, listed Grade II*. With about 5,300 residents, New Alresford is a small town of 5,000 to 10,000 people. Shawford station dates from 1882.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your New Alresford address, timed to the day's start. Set-down at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is where the organisers direct private cars. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. The return to New Alresford is 49.7 miles, 1 hour 4 minutes plus the exit queue. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 26 minutes from New Alresford.
- New Alresford to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 7 min, 53.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to New Alresford1 hr 4 min, 49.7 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.comThe season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.
Source: guardspoloclub.comChurch of St John the Baptist, in central New Alresford, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukNew Alresford had about 5,300 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgShawford station opened in 1882.
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.comSmith'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.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.com
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Questions
How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from New Alresford?
53.8 miles via the A31, M3 and B3020: 1 hour 7 minutes in clear traffic, longer 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, 60.1 miles from New Alresford; it is in place before your collection time.
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