Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Wantage
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, with the car from Wantage. Clear-road time from Wantage: 1 hour 15 minutes for the 50.1 miles. 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 nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission. The line through Didcot Parkway is the Cherwell Valley Line. Wantage counts as a market town. Wantage is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people, about 13,000 at the last figure.
How the day runs
The day begins at your front door in Wantage. At Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. Getting back to Wantage takes 1 hour 14 minutes on clear roads. Ravensley works from Oxford, 33 minutes from Wantage via the A34, A415 and A338.
- Wantage to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 15 min, 50.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Wantage1 hr 14 min, 49.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The nearest helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission.
Source: guardspoloclub.comDidcot Parkway station is on the Cherwell Valley Line and Great Western Main Line.
Source: wikidata.orgWantage is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgWantage had about 13,000 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.comA car park pass includes space behind the car for a picnic; barbecues are banned anywhere on Smith's Lawn.
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.comWantage is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How many miles is Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park from Wantage?
50.1 miles via the A34, M4 and A329: 1 hour 15 minutes in clear traffic, longer on the day.
When is Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn in 2027?
Not yet published; the organisers post the calendar ahead of the season.
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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