Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup

Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Sidcup

Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, with the car from Sidcup. Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is 1 hour 4 minutes from Sidcup (57.1 miles) via the A20, M25 and A30. The season runs from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn. Sidcup belongs to Greater London. Sidcup (SID) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Sidcup. Historic England lists Frognal House, 0.6 miles from Sidcup's centre, at Grade II*.

How the day runs

In Sidcup, the chauffeur arrives early and waits outside. At Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. Getting back to Sidcup takes 1 hour 3 minutes on clear roads. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 40 minutes from Sidcup.

  • Sidcup to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 4 min, 57.1 miles, in clear traffic
  • Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Sidcup1 hr 3 min, 56.5 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.com
  • Sidcup is in Greater London.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • The closest National Rail station to Sidcup by road is Sidcup (SID), within a couple of minutes' drive.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • Frognal House, 0.6 miles out from central Sidcup, carries a Grade II* listing.

    Source: historicengland.org.uk
  • 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.

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • The nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission.

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • The nearest station named by the organisers is Virginia Water or Sunningdale (also Egham) (About 10 minutes by car from Virginia Water or Sunningdale, 15 from Egham; trains on the Waterloo-Reading line).

    Source: guardspoloclub.com
  • By road, the closest National Rail station is Egham (EGH), about 14 minutes' drive.

    Source: wikidata.org

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Questions

What drive time should we allow from Sidcup for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?

1 hour 4 minutes and 57.1 miles in clear traffic via the A20, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.

Where does the car come from?

Oxford, 101.6 miles from Sidcup; 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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