ðə sˈaʊθ sˈaɪd ʌv bˈɛɹ lˈeɪn fˈeɪsᵻz ðə bˈæk ʌv kɹˈaɪst tʃˈɜːtʃɪz pˈɛkwɔːɾɚ kwˈɑːd wˌaɪl ðə nˈɔːɹθ sˈaɪd ˈoʊpənz ˌɑːntʊ ɐ sˈaɪzəbəl ɐkˌɑːmədˈeɪʃən kˈɑːmplɛks bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə lˈɪŋkən kˈɑːlɪdʒ.
The south side of Bear Lane faces the back of Christ Church's Peckwater Quad while the north side opens onto a sizeable accommodation complex belonging to Lincoln College.