Hurlingham Park stages the only polo tournament played inside London, on the ground beside the club that codified the sport's rules in 1873.
Chestertons Polo in the Park returns to Hurlingham Park in Fulham from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 June 2027, the only polo tournament played inside London.
The Hurlingham Club was founded on 42 acres at Fulham in 1869. It published the rules of polo in 1873, and most of the world still follows them. The first match on its ground was played on 6 June 1874.
The tournament is staged in Hurlingham Park, the public ground beside the club, so a modern tournament is played where the sport was codified.
The format differs from the game the clubs play: three a side on a shortened pitch, city teams rather than patrons’ teams, and short chukkas. With a scoreboard a newcomer can follow, someone who has never seen polo can watch a whole match and understand what happened.
For most people it is the only chance to see the sport without a country drive and a club invitation. Bars, a food festival and a shopping village run alongside the matches.
The Hurlingham Club itself is next door, and closed to everyone outside its membership.