Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Petworth
A chauffeured day at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, leaving from Petworth. Allow 1 hour 14 minutes via the A283, A3 and M25, before event traffic. Expect it from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world. Historic England lists Petworth's The Church of St Mary the Virgin at Grade I. Petworth belongs to West Sussex. With about 3,000 residents, Petworth is a small place of under 5,000 people.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Petworth address, timed to the day's start. The drop-off follows the organisers' arrangements for the day. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. Petworth is 44.2 miles away for the trip home. Positioning from Oxford to Petworth is 1 hour 51 minutes, built into the booking.
- Petworth to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 14 min, 44.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Petworth1 hr 14 min, 44.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe Church of St Mary the Virgin, in central Petworth, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukPetworth is in West Sussex.
Source: wikidata.orgPetworth had about 3,000 residents in 2021.
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.comThe season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.
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
What drive time should we allow from Petworth for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
1 hour 14 minutes and 44.5 miles in clear traffic via the A283, A3 and M25; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 89.3 miles from Petworth; it is in place before your collection time.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
Not yet published; the organisers post the calendar ahead of the season.
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