Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Tadley
Tadley to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn: collected at home, set down at the gates. Clear-road time from Tadley: 54 minutes for the 33.7 miles. Expect it from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. The club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years. Tadley sits in Hampshire. Rail reached Midgham station in 1847. Tadley had roughly 12,000 residents at the 2021 count.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Tadley address, timed to the day's start. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. Tadley is 33.9 miles away for the trip home. From the Oxford base, Tadley is 38.0 miles and roughly 1 hour via the A34 and A339.
- Tadley to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park54 min, 33.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Tadley54 min, 33.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years.
Source: guardspoloclub.comTadley is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgMidgham station opened in 1847.
Source: wikidata.orgTadley had about 12,000 residents in 2021.
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.comOriginally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThe closest National Rail station to Tadley by road is Midgham (MDG), about 12 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from Tadley?
33.7 miles via the A340, M3 and B3020: 54 minutes in clear traffic, longer 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, 38.0 miles from Tadley; it is in place before your collection time.
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