Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Newbury
Bound for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, starting in Newbury. Allow 56 minutes via the M4, A329(M) and A329, before event traffic. 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. Newbury sits in Berkshire. Historic England lists Newbury's West Berkshire Museum at Grade I. Trains call at Newbury, 7 minutes from Newbury by road.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Newbury address, timed to the day's start. 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. The return to Newbury is 37.9 miles, 56 minutes plus the exit queue. Positioning from Oxford to Newbury is 40 minutes, built into the booking.
- Newbury to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park56 min, 38.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Newbury56 min, 37.9 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.comNewbury is in Berkshire.
Source: wikidata.orgWest Berkshire Museum, in central Newbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Newbury by road is Newbury (NBY), about 7 minutes' drive.
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.comFarnborough Airport is about 41 minutes away by road (15.5 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgThe club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years.
Source: guardspoloclub.comNewbury had about 34,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Newbury for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
56 minutes and 38.2 miles in clear traffic via the M4, A329(M) and A329; allow more on the day.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
Not yet published; the organisers post the calendar ahead of the season.
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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