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USA TODAY SPECIAL EDITION
CONNECTICUT | GREENWICH
Alfresco Attractions Nature abounds in bucolic Greenwich
GREENWICH POLO CLUB
By Ellen Chang
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OCATED 30 MILES NORTHEAST
of New York’s Manhattan, Greenwich, Conn., offers a respite from the cacophony of the city while providing cultural and sports options amid the backcountry and rolling hills. In Greenwich, visitors can experience myriad outdoor activities nestled in a small New England town’s ambiance. Summer and fall in Greenwich are full of charm, offering various alfresco and cultural havens. Watch polo matches,
savor wine and check out the local culinary delights at an outdoor weekend festival.
TAKE IN A MATCH Founded in 1981, the Greenwich Polo Club hosts a spate of public matches on Sundays during the summer, a fun outing in the backcountry after you attend brunch. Gates usually open hours before games begin, giving ample opportunity to munch on snacks and sip on polo-inspired cocktails. The picturesque polo club put itself on the map when it hosted presti-
gious tournaments such in the Players’ Lounge VIP as the East Coast Open, (areas).” PUBLIC Gold Cup, Sentebale Royal Spectators can also POLO Salute Polo Cup (attended partake in divot stomping, MATCHES by Prince Harry) and the grab a drink at the Pony Silver Cup. Bar and have an afternoon ARE “Each season we have from the gourmet food SCHEDULED snack seen the club’s public trucks. TO BEGIN match attendance grow,” In the fall, you can experisays Leighton Jordan, ence the foliage as the leaves AUG. 30. managing director of the turn russett, gold and red and Greenwich Polo Club. “You enjoy live music while trying can make a day at polo as laid back out delicacies prepared by local chefs. or sophisticated as you’d like, from CONTINUED picnicking on the east lawn to mingling
