The house was converted for use as a hotel in the 1970s. It was acquired by Derek and Pauline Harrison and their business partner Gordon Evans in 1990; customers included Jonathan Dimbleby, the broadcaster, and John Swannell, the photographer. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the house in October 2008.
The house became a private home again when it was acquired by Alexander Mineev, a Russian oligarch, in 2010. Following Mineev's murder in Moscow in February 2014, The house was bought by Jonathan Brown, owner of a Maryport-based salmon smoking business, Grants Oak Smoked Ltd, in August 2014. A full restoration of the house and grounds continues to this day.