Cartier Queen's Cup Polo
Cartier Queen's Cup Polo takes place Late May - mid-Jun 2027 (dates TBC) in Guards Polo Club, Windsor. The dress code is Elegant English summer: floaty dresses and fascinators, linen or lightweight suits, and wedges or flats for the grass. Typical cost ranges from 600 to 2000 EUR per person.
Britain's leading high-goal polo tournament, played over several weeks at Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park and finishing with a final on the Queen's Ground in front of a full lawn. The world's best professionals contest it at the highest goal level in Europe, and the trophy has been presented on the ground by members of the royal family for decades. Cartier's marquee and the traditional divot stomp anchor the social side.
- When
- Late May - mid-Jun 2027 (dates TBC)
- Where
- Guards Polo Club, Windsor
- Dress code
- Elegant English summer: floaty dresses and fascinators, linen or lightweight suits, and wedges or flats for the grass
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 600 to 2000 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 16 - 24C, warm with a chance of showers
- When to book
- Group matches through the tournament are cheap or free to walk into on weekdays. Only the final Sunday is a proper ticketed occasion, with lawn admission and hospitality released through Guards Polo Club in the spring. Book Windsor or Ascot hotels by March for the final weekend.
- Getting there
- LHR (London Heathrow), around 30 min to Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park
- Where to stay
- Coworth Park, Pennyhill Park, The Christopher Hotel Eton
- Official site
- https://www.guardspoloclub.com
How to attend
Weekday and early-round matches are open to spectators for a nominal charge and are often free, which is the insider route. Final day tickets are sold through the Guards Polo Club website from the spring, with grandstand and lawn admission typically between 40 and 80 euros and Cartier or club hospitality packages running to several hundred per head. Club membership brings guest privileges and better parking but is not required to attend the final.
Nothing is on sale now - earlier rounds are watched for a nominal charge at the gate, and final day tickets are released by Guards Polo Club nearer the time.
Insider tip
The earlier rounds are played on the outside grounds on weekdays for almost nothing, with the same ten-goal professionals on the field - go twice, once for the polo and once for the final's spectacle.
Get inside Cartier Queen's Cup Polo
Booking matters here: group matches through the tournament are cheap or free to walk into on weekdays. Only the final Sunday is a proper ticketed occasion, with lawn admission and hospitality released through Guards Polo Club in the spring. Book Windsor or Ascot hotels by March for the final weekend. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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