Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup

Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Stockbridge

Leaving Stockbridge for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park. Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is 1 hour 9 minutes from Stockbridge (48.3 miles) via the A30, A303 and M3. 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. A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn. Among Stockbridge's listed buildings is Old St Peter's Church (Grade II*). Among Stockbridge's listed buildings is Old Town Hall (Grade II*). Mottisfont & Dunbridge (DBG) is the station to know: 17 minutes by road.

How the day runs

Pick-up is from your Stockbridge address, timed to the day's start. Set-down at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is where the organisers direct private cars. Through the day the car stays nearby, ready when you are. Home to Stockbridge is 1 hour 9 minutes once the event traffic clears. Positioning from Oxford to Stockbridge is 1 hour 14 minutes, built into the booking.

Stockbridge to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 9 min, 48.3 miles, in clear traffic
Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Stockbridge1 hr 9 min, 47.9 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.
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A car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.
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Old St Peter's Church, in central Stockbridge, carries a Grade II* listing.
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Old Town Hall, in central Stockbridge, carries a Grade II* listing.
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The closest National Rail station to Stockbridge by road is Mottisfont & Dunbridge (DBG), about 17 minutes' drive.
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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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The nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission.
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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).
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Questions

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

1 hour 9 minutes and 48.3 miles in clear traffic via the A30, A303 and M3; allow more on the day.

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.

Where does the car come from?

Oxford, 53.3 miles from Stockbridge; it is in place before your collection time.

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