Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Thame
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, with the car from Thame. Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is 56 minutes from Thame (45.6 miles) via the M40, M25 and A30. The season runs from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. The season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year. Thame sits in Oxfordshire. Rail reached Haddenham and Thame Parkway station in 1987. By car, Haddenham and Thame Parkway station is 7 minutes from Thame.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Thame. Set-down at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is where the organisers direct private cars. The chauffeur stays for the whole day, not just the drop. Getting back to Thame takes 56 minutes on clear roads. From the Oxford base, Thame is 17.5 miles and 32 minutes via the A4142 and A40.
- Thame to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park56 min, 45.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Thame56 min, 45.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.
Source: guardspoloclub.comThame is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgHaddenham and Thame Parkway station opened in 1987.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Thame by road is Haddenham and Thame Parkway (HDM), about 7 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.comFarnborough Airport is about 41 minutes away by road (15.5 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgThe club was founded on 25 January 1955 with Prince Philip as first President, a role he held for 66 years.
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.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Thame for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
56 minutes and 45.6 miles in clear traffic via the M40, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
The 2027 dates are still to be announced.
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.
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