Guards Polo Club season and Cartier Queen's Cup
Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn from Wendover
Wendover to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn: collected at home, set down at the gates. Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park is 51 minutes from Wendover (34.0 miles) via the A413, A355 and M25. 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. Originally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024. Grade II*: Parish Church of St Mary, 0.7 miles from Wendover's centre. The London–Aylesbury line serves Wendover. Wendover had roughly 8,200 residents at the 2021 count.
How the day runs
The car is at your door in Wendover in good time for the gates. The drop-off follows the organisers' arrangements for the day. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. Getting back to Wendover takes 50 minutes on clear roads. The car sets out from Oxford, 29.4 miles from Wendover.
- Wendover to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park51 min, 34 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Wendover50 min, 33.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Originally the Household Brigade Polo Club, renamed in 1969, and fully civilian from 2000. King Charles III became President in early 2024.
Source: guardspoloclub.comParish Church of St Mary, 0.7 miles out from central Wendover, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWendover station is on the London–Aylesbury line.
Source: wikidata.orgWendover had about 8,200 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 helicopter landing site is at Coworth Park, 1.5 miles away, by prior permission.
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.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Wendover for Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
51 minutes and 34.0 miles in clear traffic via the A413, A355 and M25; allow more 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, 29.4 miles from Wendover; it is in place before your collection time.
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