Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Princes Risborough
Princes Risborough to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn: collected at home, set down at the gates. Clear-road time from Princes Risborough: 51 minutes for the 34.0 miles. Play is usually from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; the 2027 calendar is still to come. The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world. One Princes Risborough landmark is Church of St Mary, listed Grade II*. Princes Risborough (PRR) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Princes Risborough. Among Princes Risborough's listed buildings is Princes Risborough Market House (Grade II*).
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Princes Risborough in good time for the gates. Set-down at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is where the organisers direct private cars. From arrival until you leave, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. Home to Princes Risborough is 51 minutes once the event traffic clears. The car sets out from Oxford, 26.9 miles from Princes Risborough.
- Princes Risborough to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park51 min, 34 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Princes Risborough51 min, 33.7 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.comChurch of St Mary, in central Princes Risborough, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Princes Risborough by road is Princes Risborough (PRR), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgPrinces Risborough Market House, in central Princes Risborough, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSmart 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
How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from Princes Risborough?
34.0 miles via the A4010, M40 and M25: 51 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
Not yet published; the organisers post the calendar ahead of the season.
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.
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