THE 'get away' home in Hebden of actor Sir Patrick Stewart has been put on the market for £535,000.

The star of Star Trek and X-Men has used the four-bedroom, grade two listed home as a retreat for 25 years. He has his main home in the United States.

Located at the end of a half a mile track, a mile outside of Hebden, and three from Grassington, it is surrounded by moorland, and enjoys spectacular all-round bird's eye views.

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A spokesman for estate agents Dale Eddison said interest in the property had been very high and that the phone had not stopped ringing.

Historic features of the property have been well maintained and still include an inglenook fireplace with original cooking recesses, mullioned and chamfered windows and exposed beams.

It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and three reception rooms, dates back to 1680 and includes 1.6 acres of garden.

Dale Eddison describe the property as 'wonderful and historically interesting' and having 'considerable character'.

"Scar Top House is offered for sale on the instructions of British actor Sir Patrick Stewart. For the last 25 years it has been the perfect retreat for him - a place of seclusion and tranquillity, ideal for getting away from it all and taking in the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales National Park moors surrounding the house, but easily accessible to local communities."

Sir Patrick, 76, who was born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, is a star of the stage, television and film. A Shakespearean actor, he recorded an accompanying commentary to a rare Shakespeare First Folio, on display at Craven Museum in Skipton.

On visit to Skipton and the museum to see the book in 2011, he talked about how important Shakespeare had been in his career and also spoke of his love of the Yorkshire Dales.

Sir Patrick will be back in Yorkshire in August to star in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land at Sheffield's Lyceum Theatre.

Scar Top House is being sold via Dale Eddison's Skipton office on 01756 630555 or email skipton@daleeddison.co.uk