Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Uxbridge
Bound for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, starting in Uxbridge. Clear-road time from Uxbridge: 29 minutes for the 16.3 miles. Expect it from April to mid-September, with the Cartier Queen's Cup between late May and mid-June. Smith's Lawn has the Clubhouse overlooking the Queen's Ground plus five more fields; Flemish Farm adds two grounds with Windsor Castle views. West Drayton station dates from 1838. Grade I: Group Operations Room, 0.8 miles from Uxbridge's centre. For Uxbridge, the county is Greater London.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Uxbridge. The drop-off follows the organisers' arrangements for the day. Leave when it suits: one message and the car comes round. Uxbridge is 17.0 miles away for the trip home. Ravensley works from Oxford, 50 minutes from Uxbridge via the A4142, A40 and M40.
- Uxbridge to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park29 min, 16.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Uxbridge29 min, 17 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Smith's Lawn has the Clubhouse overlooking the Queen's Ground plus five more fields; Flemish Farm adds two grounds with Windsor Castle views.
Source: guardspoloclub.comWest Drayton station opened in 1838.
Source: wikidata.orgGroup Operations Room, 0.8 miles out from central Uxbridge, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukUxbridge is in Greater London.
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 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.comThe season runs from April to mid-September, with more than 600 matches a year.
Source: guardspoloclub.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Uxbridge for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
29 minutes and 16.3 miles in clear traffic via the A4020, 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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