Polo On The Beach, Cornwall

25th June 2014

Don’t miss out on one of the best events in Cornwall!

On 5 and 6 July, Polo on The Beach returns to Watergate Bay with an action-packed weekend of ponies, segways and champagne.

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Now in its eighth year, Polo on the Beach is focused around the main Watergate Bay Trophy match on Saturday 5th July between Joules and First Great Western, teams made up of some of the country’s finest polo players.

Free to attend, there are three polo matches in all, starting with a ladies match on Saturday afternoon, followed by the Watergate Bay Trophy men’s match. The third match is on Sunday afternoon and is the hotly contested Cornwall vs Rest of the World.

The weekend is all about polo but there are also lots of other exciting events to entertain the crowds including polo demonstrations, a horse stunt show, polo pony relay races, Segway polo and live music, as well as a Champagne bar and The Beach Hut barbecue & bar on the beach.

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Check out the full event line up.

Saturday 5th July
12.00pm Veuve Clicquot Airstream Champagne bar, Beach Hut barbecue & bar open
1.30pm Segway demonstration
2.00pm An introduction to polo – rules and “how to play” demo
3.00pm The Stampede Stunt Company – horse display team
4.00pm Professional ladies polo match
5.15pm The Stampede Stunt Company
6.00pm Professional mens’ polo match between team Joules and team FGW
6.45pm Trophy presentations
7.00pm DJ set by ‘Billon’ on the beach until sunrise

Sunday 6th July
12.00pm Veuve Clicquot Airstream Champagne bar and Beach Hut barbecue & bar open
1.30pm Segway demonstration
2.00pm An introduction to polo – rules and “how to play” demo
2.45pm Polo pony relay challenge
3.45pm Segway polo match
4.30pm Cornwall vs Rest of the World polo match
5.15pm Trophy presentation

 

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