Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Northampton
A chauffeured day at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, starting from Northampton. The car comes to your door in Northampton (Northamptonshire). Northampton is a place of roughly 227,000 people. Northampton station is 6 minutes away by car. The drive is about an hour and 19 minutes (73.5 miles), mostly on the M1, M25 and A30. That is 32 minutes longer than the same trip from Mayfair. Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn usually 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.
How the day runs
In Northampton, the car pulls up at your address. A luxury people-carrier is the usual choice for a larger group. Leaving Northampton, the car picks up the M1 and keeps to the main roads. Drop-off at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park follows the organisers' published arrangements for the day. While you are inside, the chauffeur waits nearby and is ready when you are. After the last of the day, it is about an hour and 20 minutes back to Northampton.
- Northampton to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 19 min, 73.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Northampton1 hr 20 min, 74.3 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.comEnter via Blacknest Gate (sat nav SL5 7SA) and drive about a mile through the park. On ticketed event days cars may drop spectators at a designated cars turning point without a car pass, a short walk from the Clubhouse. All parking is unallocated and needs a car pass.
Source: guardspoloclub.comSmart 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.comOpenStreetMap records a population of about 227,184.
Source: openstreetmap.orgNorthampton is in Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Northampton by road is Northampton (NMP), about 6 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThe club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world.
Source: guardspoloclub.comAll seating is allocated for the Cartier Queen's Cup Final; there is no access to and from the stands during play.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
How far is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Northampton?
About an hour and 19 minutes and 73.5 miles in clear traffic, via the M1, M25 and A30; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about an hour and 9 minutes from Northampton; the car is positioned before your collection time.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
Not yet published; usually from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June.
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