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| Chukka Challenge |
Experience the Chukka Challenge, an exciting opportunity to learn to play polo. If you have ever enjoyed the thrill of a polo match or marvelled at the skill of the players, then this is the perfect break for you. Not only do you learn to play polo with expert polo tuition, you will also enjoy the unique luxury of a house that has been dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure, power and politics for over 300 years.
Enjoy a two night stay at Cliveden with half day polo tuition for two at the Ascot Park Polo Club on the day of your choice. Tuition is tailor-made to your experience; even if you’ve never ridden a horse before, you can learn!
This very special experience also includes a fabulous three course dinner in the renowned Terrace Dining Room each evening with views over the magnificent formal gardens and the parkland beyond as well as the facilities of the wonderful Cliveden Spa that will be available to you.
Luxury car or helicopter transfers to the polo ground can be arranged at an additional cost. |
| About Cliveden |
The first house was built in 1666 by the 2nd Duke of Buckingham. A notorious rake, schemer and wit, he created Cliveden as a hunting lodge where he could entertain his friends and mistress. Since then it has twice been destroyed by fire, only to emerge, phoenix-like, more stunning than before. The house has played host to virtually every British Monarch since George I and has been home to three Dukes, an Earl and Frederick Prince of Wales.
Queen Victoria, a frequent guest, was not amused in 1893 when the house was bought by William Waldorf Astor, America’s richest citizen. When he gave it to his son and daughter-in-law in 1906 Cliveden became the hub of a hectic social whirl where guests included everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Winston Churchill, and President Roosevelt to George Bernard Shaw.
Harold Macmillan, another frequent guest, when told that the house was eventually to become a hotel, remarked “My dear boy, it always has been.” The tradition of impeccable hospitality and extravagant entertainment continues to make any stay at Cliveden the experience of a lifetime.
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