Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Sawbridgeworth
Bound for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, starting in Sawbridgeworth. Allow 1 hour 11 minutes via the M11, M25 and A30, before event traffic. 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. Originally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024. Sawbridgeworth sits in Hertfordshire. Parish Church of Great St Mary's in Sawbridgeworth is Grade I listed. Trains stop right in Sawbridgeworth, at Sawbridgeworth.
How the day runs
A Sawbridgeworth pick-up, at whatever hour the gates suggest. At Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. From arrival until you leave, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. After the day, it is 1 hour 9 minutes back to Sawbridgeworth. Positioning from Oxford to Sawbridgeworth is 1 hour 31 minutes, built into the booking.
- Sawbridgeworth to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 11 min, 63.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Sawbridgeworth1 hr 9 min, 61.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Originally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024.
Source: guardspoloclub.comSawbridgeworth is in Hertfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgParish Church of Great St Mary's, in central Sawbridgeworth, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Sawbridgeworth by road is Sawbridgeworth (SAW), within a couple of minutes' drive.
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 Sawbridgeworth for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
1 hour 11 minutes and 63.1 miles in clear traffic via the M11, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 88.2 miles from Sawbridgeworth; it is in place before your collection time.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
The 2027 dates are still to be announced.
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