Great Fosters
Season events from Great Fosters
Race days and summer events near Great Fosters. For Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn (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 drive is 4.0 miles. For Royal Ascot (15–19 June 2027), the drive is 7.2 miles. The Derby at Epsom sits 35 min from the hotel; it runs 4–5 June 2027. For Henley Royal Regatta (29 June – 4 July 2027), the drive is 26.9 miles. Closest racecourses: Royal Windsor Racecourse (21 min) and Kempton Park Racecourse (21 min). An art-deco heated outdoor pool and hot tub open in summer, and spa treatments run all year. Egham is the railway station nearest by road, 1.1 miles off.
How the day runs
For Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn, departure from Great Fosters is early, allowing for traffic on the B3407 and A30. Drop-off is wherever the organisers allow private cars for your ticket. The car stays on hand all day; it does not leave and come back. The drive back to Great Fosters is around 16 minutes, plus the time it takes car parks to empty. Tickets and enclosures are booked with each organiser; Ravensley has no connection with any event.
- Great Fosters to Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park16 min, 4 miles, in clear traffic
- Guards Polo Club, Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park to Great Fosters16 min, 4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
An art-deco heated outdoor pool and hot tub open in summer, and spa treatments run all year.
Source: alexanderhotels.co.ukGreat Fosters is a red-brick house with prominent chimneys, standing in 50 acres of gardens and grounds near Egham.
Source: alexanderhotels.co.ukThe grounds include listed parterres, a fountain, a Saxon moat, a Japanese bridge and a sundial said to be a gift from Sir Francis Drake.
Source: alexanderhotels.co.ukThere are 56 individually designed rooms and suites, among them the Historic Named Suites.
Source: alexanderhotels.co.ukThe nearest railway station by road is Egham, roughly 3 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Heathrow, around 18 minutes and 10.7 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Drive time to Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn?
Around 16 minutes (4.0 miles) on clear roads; allow extra time for event traffic.
What are the 2027 dates for Royal Ascot?
15–19 June 2027.
What are the 2027 dates for the Derby at Epsom?
4–5 June 2027.
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- Guards Polo at Smith's Lawn by chauffeur
- Royal Ascot by chauffeur
- The Derby at Epsom by chauffeur
- Henley Royal Regatta by chauffeur
- Chauffeur to Royal Windsor Racecourse
- Chauffeur to Kempton Park Racecourse
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