Bristow is home to Dunbarton at Braemar — a gated 55+ community on 141 wooded acres, with cable, internet, and lawn care bundled in the HOA.
Built 2000–2009 on 141 acres of former Benedictine Sisters of Virginia land. Single entry gate, dual HOA (Braemar master + Dunbarton 55+), mature wooded terrain. One of the quietest and most characterful 55+ communities in Prince William County.
Bristow sits at the I-66 and Route 28 corridor — positioned between Gainesville and Manassas with quick access to both. The area has a quieter, more residential feel than the commercial corridors east along I-66. For buyers who want mature surroundings and a gated community without resort-scale amenities, Dunbarton is a distinctive choice that competes with no close equivalent in the Northern Virginia market.
Dunbarton's HOA bundles cable, internet, and lawn care — services that most Northern Virginia 55+ communities (including Heritage Hunt) do not include for lawn maintenance. For buyers who place a premium on lock-and-leave simplicity and managed exterior maintenance, this inclusion meaningfully affects the true all-in monthly cost comparison against seemingly lower-fee communities.
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