Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup

Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Oxted

Oxted to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn: collected at home, set down at the gates. Allow 48 minutes via the A25, M25 and A30, before event traffic. It is usually held from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; 2027 dates follow later. The nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission. The club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years. Grade I: Church of St Peter, 0.8 miles from Oxted's centre. For rail, Oxted (OXT) is the nearest stop, about 4 minutes' drive. Oxted had roughly 12,000 residents at the 2021 count.

How the day runs

Your chauffeur collects from home in Oxted. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. The return to Oxted is 37.1 miles, 48 minutes plus the exit queue. Positioning from Oxford to Oxted is 1 hour 25 minutes, built into the booking.

  • Oxted to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park48 min, 37.5 miles, in clear traffic
  • Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Oxted48 min, 37.1 miles, in clear traffic

Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.

Worth knowing

  • The nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission.

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • The club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years.

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • Church of St Peter, 0.8 miles out from central Oxted, carries a Grade I listing.

    Source: historicengland.org.uk
  • The closest National Rail station to Oxted by road is Oxted (OXT), about 4 minutes' drive.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • Oxted had about 12,000 residents in 2021.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • 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.

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • 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.com
  • By road, the closest National Rail station is Egham (EGH), about 14 minutes' drive.

    Source: wikidata.org

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Questions

What drive time should we allow from Oxted for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?

48 minutes and 37.5 miles in clear traffic via the A25, M25 and A30; allow more 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, 82.2 miles from Oxted; it is in place before your collection time.

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