Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Tonbridge
Leaving Tonbridge 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 5 minutes from Tonbridge (54.7 miles) via the A21, M25 and A30. The usual timing is from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. The club hosts the Inter Regimental, described as the oldest continually played polo trophy in the world. Historic England lists Tonbridge's Tonbridge Castle at Grade I. Tonbridge counts as a market town. Tonbridge is a town of 20,000 to 50,000 people, about 39,000 at the last figure.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Tonbridge in good time for the gates. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. From arrival until you leave, the chauffeur stays within easy reach. The return to Tonbridge is 55.2 miles, 1 hour 5 minutes plus the exit queue. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 42 minutes from Tonbridge.
- Tonbridge to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 5 min, 54.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Tonbridge1 hr 5 min, 55.2 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.
Source: guardspoloclub.comTonbridge Castle, in central Tonbridge, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukTonbridge is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgTonbridge had about 39,000 residents in 2011.
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.comThe 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.orgLondon Heathrow is about 27 minutes away by road (8.9 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Tonbridge for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
1 hour 5 minutes and 54.7 miles in clear traffic via the A21, M25 and A30; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 100.3 miles from Tonbridge; it is in place before your collection time.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
Not yet published; the organisers post the calendar ahead of the season.
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