Snaprails Park
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Snaprails Park is an attractive 3.5 hectare park located just to the west of Owlsmoor in Sandhurst, Berkshire. The main car park is located off Yorktown Road, GU47 9BJ.
Facilities and key features
- The park includes open grassy areas, a stream and pond, children’s play area, a skatepark and picnic benches.
- It also provides an important recreation area as well as a through-route for many local residents.
- From the main entrance on Wellington Road an attractive wide path leads through the trees to a grassy open space where there is an enclosed children’s play area.
- You can relax by the tree-lined pond and stream or follow a pleasant woodland path along the edge of the park.
History
The first documented reference to Snaprails was as “Shape Rayles” in 1613. It has been suggested that the ornamental pond at this site may be the mutilated remains of a medieval moat. The current site reflects the grounds of the 19th century house that was situated here and the park lodge still stands at the end of the main drive. The original resident of Snaprails House was a keen plant collector and landscaper and today the park benefits from a range of mature trees and ornamental shrubs such as giant redwood, swamp cypress and tulip tree.
The house and grounds fell into disrepair after the Second World War and the site was sold for development in the 1970’s, with Snaprails Park and the bulk of the surrounding estates created in the 1980’s. The park was transferred into the ownership of Bracknell Forest Borough Council and opened to the public in 1985. Much has been done since then to make this site an attractive place for local residents, with a National Lottery grant helping to re-establish the wildlife area to the south of the pond and to open up views of some of the mature specimen trees.
How to get there
View a map of the location.
The main entrance to Snaprails Park is off Wellington Road, which links Little Sandhurst with the A321 Yorktown Road.
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