Winkfield Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4

Contemporary family home with landscaped gardens and ample off-street parking set close to Windsor.

Description

Field View is an exceptional family home occupying a generous plot on the fringes of Windsor, offering a harmonious blend of period charm and contemporary design. The property has been thoughtfully enhanced to create stylish and versatile living spaces, with landscaped gardens and far-reaching views across open countryside.

The entrance porch, adorned with leaded stained glass, opens into an impressive reception hall featuring Minton-tiled flooring, wood panelling, and a decorative marble fireplace. The ground floor offers a series of elegant reception rooms, including a bay-fronted sitting room and a formal dining room with sliding doors that open to create a superb entertaining space. French doors from both the dining room and study lead directly onto the garden terrace.

The heart of the home is the spacious kitchen/breakfast/family room, designed to maximise natural light and garden views. Fitted with sleek cabinetry, stone worktops, and integrated appliances, the kitchen also features a central island and adjoining utility room. A modern ground floor shower room which can be a practical wet room.

Upstairs, the principal bedroom enjoys a southerly aspect with countryside views and a beautifully appointed en suite. Two further double bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and a luxurious family bathroom complete the first floor. The second floor offers a versatile loft room, ideal as a fourth bedroom or home office.

Additional accommodation is provided via a self-contained apartment above the garage, accessed by an external spiral staircase. This space includes a bedroom and en suite shower room, with services in place for a potential kitchenette.

The landscaped rear garden features curved lawns, paved terraces, and a secluded kitchen garden with raised beds, fruit trees, greenhouse, and woodstore, all serviced by power and water. The front of the property is approached via electric gates, with a driveway leading to the garage and a charming lawned area with central planting.

Location

Windsor is surrounded by miles of beautiful countryside yet is still within easy commuting distance of Central London. Winkfield Road is situated close to Windsor and all that it has to offer. The various local attractions include Windsor Castle (currently the official residence of Her Majesty The Queen), Windsor Great Park, the Theatre Royal Windsor, Legoland, Savill Garden and Virginia Water Lake.

Windsor offers a fine choice of shops, bars and restaurants and the epicurean village of Bray, close by, offers Michelin starred restaurants including the renowned Fat Duck, Waterside Inn and Hinds Head, plus Caldesi in Campagna and The Crown. The additional shopping facilities, bars and restaurants of the quaint and historic town of Eton may be accessed from Windsor via a footbridge.

For the commuter, road travel is excellent with the M4 (J6) providing access to Heathrow Airport, Central London and the West Country and also linking with the M25, in turn linking with the M3. Rail communications are equally as convenient with Windsor’s two stations, Windsor & Eton Central and Windsor & Eton Riverside, offering services to London Waterloo and London Paddington (via Slough) respectively. Crossrail, the new high-speed rail service links Maidenhead directly with Heathrow and the City.

Sporting and leisure facilities in the region include golf at Wentworth, Sunningdale, The Berkshire & Swinley Forest golf clubs, horse racing at Windsor and Ascot, polo at the Royal Country of Berkshire Polo Club and Guards Polo Club, flying at White Waltham Airfield, walking and riding in Windsor Great Park and the surrounding countryside, rowing at Maidenhead Rowing Club, Dorney Lake and Henley, and boating on some stretches of the River Thames.

Educational opportunities are extensive and include St. George’s Windsor Castle and Upton House in Windsor, St. George’s, St. Mary’s, Heathfield and Papplewick in Ascot, Lambrook in Winkfield Row, Eton College, Wellington College in Crowthorne and Royal Holloway in Egham. TASIS and ACS, both international schools, are also located in Thorpe and Egham.

Square Footage: 2,376 sq ft