Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Southampton
A chauffeured day at Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, starting from Southampton. The car comes to your door in Southampton (Hampshire). Southampton is a place of roughly 254,000 people. The nearest station by road is Southampton Central, about 3 minutes away. 56.1 miles separate Southampton from Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park: about an hour and 12 minutes on the A33, M3 and B3020. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 25 minutes more in the car. Expect it from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June; 2027 dates follow later. All seating is allocated for the Cartier Queen's Cup Final; there is no access to and from the stands during play.
How the day runs
Collection is from your door in Southampton. A luxury people-carrier is the usual choice for a larger group. From there it is the A33, M3 and B3020 to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park. Drop-off follows the published arrangements. 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. After the last of the day, it is about an hour and 12 minutes back to Southampton.
- Southampton to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 12 min, 56.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Southampton1 hr 12 min, 56.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
All seating is allocated for the Cartier Queen's Cup Final; there is no access to and from the stands during play.
Source: guardspoloclub.comEnter 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 253,651.
Source: openstreetmap.orgSouthampton is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Southampton by road is Southampton Central (SOU), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThe 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.comBy road, the closest National Rail station is Egham (EGH), about 14 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How far is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Southampton?
About an hour and 12 minutes and 56.1 miles in clear traffic, via the A33, M3 and B3020; allow longer on the day.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn is Virginia Water or Sunningdale (also Egham). From Southampton, a car goes door to door in about an hour and 12 minutes.
Can guests fly in for the day?
London Heathrow is about 27 minutes from Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park by road; an airport collection can be added.
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