Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Royal Tunbridge Wells
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Royal Tunbridge Wells, by chauffeur. Clear-road time from Royal Tunbridge Wells: 1 hour 10 minutes for the 57.1 miles. 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. A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn. The nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission. Rail reached Tunbridge Wells station in 1846. Royal Tunbridge Wells is in Kent. One Royal Tunbridge Wells landmark is Lecture Hall Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Royal Tunbridge Wells in good time for the gates. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. Royal Tunbridge Wells is 57.7 miles away for the trip home. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 47 minutes from Royal Tunbridge Wells.
- Royal Tunbridge Wells to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 10 min, 57.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Royal Tunbridge Wells1 hr 10 min, 57.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission.
Source: guardspoloclub.comTunbridge Wells station opened in 1846.
Source: wikidata.orgRoyal Tunbridge Wells is in Kent.
Source: wikidata.orgLecture Hall Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, in central Royal Tunbridge Wells, 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 club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years.
Source: guardspoloclub.comOriginally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Royal Tunbridge Wells for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
1 hour 10 minutes and 57.1 miles in clear traffic via the A21, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 102.8 miles from Royal Tunbridge Wells; 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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