Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Oxford
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Oxford. The car comes to your door in Oxford. Oxford station is 15 minutes away by car. 53.9 miles separate Oxford from Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park: about an hour and 8 minutes on the A40, M40 and M25. That is 21 minutes longer than the same trip from Mayfair. Expect it from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; 2027 dates follow later. The 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).
How the day runs
Collection is from your door in Oxford. Choose an executive saloon for two or three of you. Leaving Oxford, the car picks up the A40 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. The return to Oxford takes about an hour and 8 minutes, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Oxford to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 8 min, 53.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Oxford1 hr 8 min, 53.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The 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.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.comThe closest National Rail station to Oxford by road is Oxford (OXF), about 15 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.comA car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
How far is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Oxford?
About an hour and 8 minutes and 53.9 miles in clear traffic, via the A40, M40 and M25; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car drop us?
Enter 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.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn is Virginia Water or Sunningdale (also Egham). From Oxford, a car goes door to door in about an hour and 8 minutes.
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