
The Rothschild's sprawling 1,700 country estate - which comes with its own village at its heart - has gone on the market for £24million.

Boasting 34 cottages and farmhouses, an award-winning stud farm and two lakes, Rushbrooke Estate in Suffolk is one of the most expensive properties to come up for sale outside the south-east.

The Estate has been owned by one of Europe's most famous families since 1938.

The country estate belonging to the Rothschild family, which spans across 1,700 acres, has now been put up on the market for £24 million

The Rushbrooke Estate comes with 35 country homes, 1,700 acres of land, two reservoirs and even an award-winning stud farm

Rushbrooke has been owned by one of Europe's most famous families since 1938 after Lord Rothschild wanted a home within easy reach of Cambridge

A small chapel sits on the country estate, which is home to the Rothschild's Rushbrooke Hall- a stunning stately house in Suffolk

Lord Rothschild moved into the stately home in 1938 but the house was later left to decay and it was later demolished after being gutted by a fire in 1961

Most recently Rushbrooke Hall and the surrounding estate has been home of James Rothschild (right) who is engaged to US socialite Nicky Hilton (left)

Lord Rothschild had wanted a home within easy reach of Cambridge and settled for Rushbrooke Hall, a stunning stately home in Suffolk.

But the house was later left to decay and it was later demolished after being gutted by a fire in 1961.

Most recently it has been home of James Rothschild, who is engaged to US socialite Nicky Hilton.

A replacement main home was never built after the fire but there is no shortage of accommodation on the estate.

It has a principal farmhouse, two secondary farmhouses, staff cottages and 26 homes which supply 'significant' rental income.

The grand estate, with the village of Rushbrooke at its heart, features two rolling green fields, two lakes and an award-winning stud farm

An aerial view of the estate in Suffolk and Home Farm, the estate's 5,800 sq/ft main home, which has seven bedrooms, a drawing room, study, dining room, kitchen and utility room, two bathrooms, a swimming pool and tennis court

The stud farm has bred a number of winners including Frenchmans Bay, Royal Shakespeare, Leadership, Three Moons, Havant and Gertrude Bell and Green Moon, which won the Melbourne Cup in 2012

As well as Home Farm there are a further 34 homes on the estate, ranging from large farmhouses to quaint cottages

At the moment the estate generates £138,721 per year in rent from its many cottages and farmhouses with eight of the buildings currently vacant

Home Farm, the estate's 5,800 sq/ft main home, has seven bedrooms, a drawing room, study, dining room, kitchen and utility room, two bathrooms, a swimming pool and tennis court.

There are a further 34 homes on the estate, ranging from large farmhouses to quaint cottages.

At the moment the estate generates £138,721 per year in rent - with eight of the buildings currently vacant.

In total there are 1,720 acres of land made up of farmland, woodland and a successful stud farm.

The stud farm has bred a number of winners including Frenchmans Bay, Royal Shakespeare, Leadership, Three Moons, Havant and Gertrude Bell and Green Moon, which won the Melbourne Cup in 2012.

It also has two reservoirs, which are used for irrigation.

The estate is available through Bidwells for £24 million - making it the one of the most expensive properties to come up for sale outside the south-east.

James Brooke, from Bidwells, said: 'It is rare indeed to find a true estate that combines all the essential components: a high-quality commercial-farming enterprise, a successful private stud farm built up by generations of the same family, a substantial residential property portfolio and an informal family shoot, also with development potential.'

The estate is available through Bidwells for £24 million - making it the one of the most expensive properties to come up for sale outside the south-east

A replacement main home wasn't built after the fire in Rushbrooke Hall in the 1960s but there is no shortage of accommodation on the estate with 35 homes available

This large white detached farmhouse is surrounded by green fields and features its own multi-garage

An island in the middle of the village of Rushbrooke which sits at the heart of the estate which also offers diversity of farmland, residential and stud property

The Rushbrooke Estate has most recently been the home of James Rothschild, and has now been put on the market for £24 million