Down Hall Hotel
Season events from Down Hall Hotel
The English season from Down Hall Hotel. The Chelsea Flower Show sits 1 hr 9 min from the hotel; it runs 18–22 May 2027. Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn is around an hour and 14 minutes away (usually Season April to mid-September; Cartier Queen's Cup runs late May to mid-June with the final on a Sunday (19 May-14 June in 2026)). The Derby at Epsom is around an hour and 15 minutes away (4–5 June 2027). For Royal Ascot (15–19 June 2027), the drive is 68.8 miles. Outside the big festivals, Chelmsford City Racecourse (44 min) and Huntingdon Racecourse (1 hr 6 min). Fourteen private dining and meeting rooms range from a boardroom to a function space for 200 guests. London City Airport is the nearest airport by road, 42 minutes away.
How the day runs
For Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn at Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park, the route follows the M11 and M25. You are dropped off at the point allowed for your ticket or enclosure. The chauffeur stays nearby all day and comes back when you message. Back to the hotel in around an hour and 13 minutes once clear of event traffic. Tickets and enclosures are booked with each organiser; Ravensley has no connection with any event.
- Down Hall Hotel to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park1 hr 14 min, 64.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Down Hall Hotel1 hr 13 min, 64.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Fourteen private dining and meeting rooms range from a boardroom to a function space for 200 guests.
Source: downhall.co.ukDown Hall is a 19th-century Italianate mansion on an estate whose history goes back to the 11th century.
Source: downhall.co.ukThe house has 98 individually designed bedrooms, some looking over the landscaped gardens.
Source: downhall.co.ukWeddings are held in the mansion's rooms, and 110 acres of woodland surround the hotel and its Eden Spa.
Source: downhall.co.ukDown Hall is a house in Hatfield Heath, Essex, built in 1873.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Sawbridgeworth, roughly 9 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London City Airport, around 42 minutes and 29.0 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Down Hall Hotel to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn: how long by car?
Around an hour and 14 minutes (64.8 miles) on clear roads; allow extra time for event traffic.
What are the 2027 dates for the Chelsea Flower Show?
18–22 May 2027.
When does Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn take place?
Usually Season April to mid-September; Cartier Queen's Cup runs late May to mid-June with the final on a Sunday (19 May-14 June in 2026); the 2027 dates are not yet published.
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- Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn by chauffeur
- The Derby at Epsom by chauffeur
- Royal Ascot by chauffeur
- Chauffeur to Chelmsford City Racecourse
- Chauffeur to Huntingdon Racecourse
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