Inside Stephen Fry’s seven-bed childhood home on sale for £1.3m

The broadcaster’s former home in the leafy Norfolk village is on the market

The childhood home of actor and comedian Sir Stephen Fry is up for sale with a guide price of £1.3m. It comes with a massive living space set on an acre of land, including a lush orchard and courtyard.

Booton House, near the quaint village of Reepham in Norfolk, is described as a ‘fabulous seven-bedroom period property’ and was mentioned in Fry’s autobiography. The property spans 7,000 square feet of living space set over three floors in the main house, along with a separate two-bedroom annexe.

Estate agents Jackson-Stops describeBooton House as “a fabulous seven-bedroom period property”. The listing continues: “The house enjoys a prominent position in the rural village of Booton and stands in just under one acre of landscaped gardens and grounds, complete with ample off-road gated parking to the front and side.

“The city of Norwich is with easy driving distance as is the Broads network and the North Norfolk Coast. The well-known actor and comedian Stephen-Fry grew up in Booton House, which is mentioned in his autobiography.”

The Blackadder actor and former Celebrity Traitors contestant was eight years old when he and his family moved to the house in 1965, according to entries in his autobiography. The property has landscaped gardens which extend to just under one acre and include an orchard, a courtyard and a range of outbuildings.