Bears Rails Park, Old Windsor, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4

Bears Rails Park is a highly-regarded development set within several acres of communal grounds, on the former site of the Old Windsor Hospital, backing onto Crown woodland and Windsor Great Park.

A charming Grade II listed link-detached property that has been beautifully and thoughtfully refurbished and is a testament to the current owners’ obvious design flair and eye for detail. The stylish light-filled accommodation is arranged over two floors and combines the amenities of modern-day living with retained character features including leaded mullioned glazing and some exposed beams.

The ground floor accommodation is accessed via a welcoming reception hall with solid wood flooring and briefly comprises a generous triple-aspect sitting room with solid wood flooring, a bay window, working period fireplace and a dining area with panelled walls. The modern kitchen is fitted with a sleek range of glossy units with wooden worktops, a breakfast bar, and integrated appliances; French doors open the room out to the rear garden, perfect for seasonal ?al fresco’ dining. The ground floor is completed by a master bedroom with built-in storage and an en suite shower room, an additional bedroom with a wall of built-in storage, a spacious contemporary family bathroom with separate walk-in shower, an under-stairs utility area and a cloakroom.

The first floor is host to a spacious snug/study, offering the potential for a variety of uses and featuring a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams.

Location
Bears Rails Park enjoys an idyllic semi-rural location yet is conveniently sited for the shops catering for day-to-day needs in Old Windsor and Englefield Green. Nearby Windsor offers a more extensive range of shopping facilities, together with numerous cafés, bars and restaurants.

Communication links are excellent with two stations in Windsor providing links to both London Waterloo (about 58 minutes) and London Paddington (about 29 minutes, via Slough), in addition to stations in Datchet and Staines. There is also easy access to the national motorway network via the nearby M4 and M25 motorways.

Local attractions include the nearby historic site of Runnymede, Windsor Castle, Windsor Great Park, the Theatre Royal Windsor and Virginia Water Lake. Sporting/leisure facilities in the region include horse riding and polo in Windsor Great Park, horse racing at Ascot and Windsor, golf at a number of clubs including Wentworth and Sunningdale, and boating and rowing on the River Thames.

Educational facilities in the area are excellent, in both the independent and state sectors.

Bears Rails Park is accessed via double wrought-iron gates with a sweeping driveway leading through the extensive communal grounds to private resident and visitor parking, and the property’s garage. There is a separate building (formerly The Old Jail House) in which No. 19 has a lockable storage room. A private block-paved pathway leading to the front door is bordered by areas of lawn with mature shrubs and borders.

To the rear, the property enjoys its own private low-maintenance courtyard garden with gravelled areas, raised flowerbeds, a generous paved terrace area, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, and a bespoke timber shed. A pedestrian gate provides access to the communal grounds.