The settlement lies near to the A329 road, and is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Ascot Racecourse.

It is located within the borough of Bracknell Forest and lies south-west of Windsor.

The land in between the two roads, which now consists of the house's gardens is called Spike Island.

The sand pit was active for many years in the 19th and 20th centuries but closed in the early 1960s.

As the pit was so deep the lorries that used to move the sand around were left buried when it was filled in because it was not economical to extricate them.