Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Portsmouth
From Portsmouth to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, door to drop-off. Collection is from any address in Portsmouth, Hampshire. Portsmouth is a place of roughly 198,000 people. The nearest station by road is Portsmouth and Southsea, about 1 minute away. Expect about an hour and 21 minutes on the road via the M27, M3 and B3020, a distance of 73.1 miles. That is 34 minutes longer than the same trip from Mayfair. It is usually held from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; the 2027 dates are not out yet. By road, the closest National Rail station is Egham (EGH), about 14 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
The car comes to your address in Portsmouth. You travel in a luxury people-carrier for families and groups. From there it is the M27, M3 and B3020 to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park. On drop-off, the course's rules apply. 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. Between your arrival and the last of the day, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. Back at Portsmouth about an hour and 21 minutes after leaving the gates, give or take the exit queue.
- Portsmouth to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 21 min, 73.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Portsmouth1 hr 21 min, 73.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
By road, the closest National Rail station is Egham (EGH), about 14 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgEnter 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 197,700.
Source: openstreetmap.orgPortsmouth is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Portsmouth by road is Portsmouth and Southsea (PMS), about 1 minute' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgOriginally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
How long is the drive from Portsmouth to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
About an hour and 21 minutes and 73.1 miles in clear traffic, via the M27, M3 and B3020; allow longer on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Ravensley is based in Oxford, about an hour and 44 minutes from Portsmouth; 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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