Sir John Hurt's farmhouse listed for sale in Norfolk

Hawthorn House, located in the hamlet of Thurning in north Norfolk, was the home of the late actor Sir John Hurt.

John Hurt with his wife, Anwen Rees-Myers, after being knighted in 2015 (Image: Steve Parsons/PA Wire) Hurt was known as the rebel-rousing star of The Elephant Man and more recently as Harry Potter's wand merchant Mr Ollivander.

After making north Norfolk his full-time home in 2009, the actor became a keen supporter of Sheringham Little Theatre, chancellor of the Norwich University of the Arts and Patron of Cinema City.

The home offers 5490 sq ft of accommodation (Image: Bedfords) The farmhouse style kitchen (Image: Bedfords) He and his his film producer wife, Anwen Rees-Myers, bought the property in 2016 but Hurt sadly died a year later aged 77.

Mrs Rees-Myers, 69, is now selling the "very special" which she says is too big for her to live in alone.

The dining room (Image: Bedfords)

The couple sold two properties - a smaller farmhouse near Cromer and a flat near London's Tottenham Court Road - to buy Hawthorne House in 2016. 

Mrs Rees-Myers added:  “It’s not just beautiful, it’s got something really magical about it.

Mr Hurt's BAFTA film awards (Image: Bedfords) A sitting room with a log burner (Image: Bedfords) “It was home from the moment we moved in.

“Sadly he wasn’t here as long as he would have liked."

A serious painter who studied at St Martin’s School of Art before attending RADA, Sir John's paintings can be seen displayed throughout the house, along with his three BAFTA film awards.

One of six bedrooms (Image: Bedfords)An outdoor terrace (Image: Bedfords) Situated at the end of a long tree-lined driveway off a quiet country lane, the Georgian farmhouse offers 5490 sq ft of accommodation, including six bedrooms and four bathrooms.

The kitchen features an AGA oven and central island, while multiple rooms - including a dining room, drawing room, office, living room and snug - provide ample living space. 

The barn offers space for storage and garaging (Image: Bedfords)

An aerial view of the property (Image: Bedfords)

The grounds extend across more than seven acres and feature vegetable gardens, paddocks, a pond and an orchard. 

A large barn provides 1156 sq ft of storage and garage space.