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A sprawling country residence near Windsor that offers an exciting renovation opportunity

Offering just under 9,000 sq ft of flexible accommodation space — including a staff flat and three-bed annexe — The Old Vicarage, located in the village of Winkfield, makes for an enticing property.

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The library at The Old Vicarage at Winkfield, near Windsor, with its handsome fireplace, panelling and shelving, is not the only feature of note; the drawing and dining rooms have large picture windows looking over the eight-acre grounds—home to a magnificent cedar, swimming pool, paddocks and tennis court—and there’s also a wine cellar.

Seven bedrooms occupy the main house, including a 30ft master with en-suite bathroom. Further accommodation is found in a one-bedroom staff flat and three-bedroom guest annexe; outbuildings include a vine house.

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The Old Vicarage is currently on the market via Savills with a guide price of £4.95 million — see more pictures or enquire with the agent for further details. 

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Winkfield: What you need to know

Location: Almost equidistance between Reading and Slough. Ascot is just under 5 miles to the south and Windsor just over 5 miles to the north east. Heathrow is conveniently located just 14.5 miles away and nearby Bracknell station runs rail services to London Waterloo.

Atmosphere: This charming village is home to a church and two local pubs, including the popular 'Winning Post' and the excellent transport links make it popular with families and commuters.

Things to do: Golfers are in for a treat, with numerous courses in the surrounding area. Polo is available at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club and Smith's Lawn, and horse racing at Ascot and Windsor. There are several spas in the area and the bright lights and lure of the capital are not far away.

Schools: The area is renowned for its excellent schools, including Lambrook, Harrow School, Papplewick, Bishopsgate School and Eton College.

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Annunciata Elwes
Annunciata Elwes

Annunciata grew up in the wilds of Lancashire and now lives in Hampshire with a husband, two daughters and an awful pug called Parsley. She’s been floating round the Country Life office for more than a decade, her work winning the Property Magazine of the Year Award in 2022 (Property Press Awards). Before that, she had a two-year stint writing ‘all kinds of fiction’ for The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, worked in internal comms for Country Life’s publisher (which has had many names in recent years but was then called IPC Media), and spent another year researching for a historical biographer, whose then primary focus was Graham Greene and John Henry Newman and whose filing system was a collection of wardrobes and chests of drawers filled with torn scraps of paper. During this time, she regularly gave tours of 17th-century Milton Manor, Oxfordshire, which may or may not have been designed by Inigo Jones, and co-founded a literary, art and music festival, at which Johnny Flynn headlined. When not writing and editing for Country Life, Annunciata is also a director of TIN MAN ART, a contemporary art gallery founded in 2021 by her husband, James Elwes.

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