. 7 m ▁towards ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁stabil ising ▁the ▁ru ins ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁not ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Lord ▁Cow d ray ▁was ▁seeking ▁a ▁business ▁partner ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁house ▁into ▁a ▁country ▁house ▁hotel , ▁but ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁abandoned ▁when ▁Cow d ray ▁failed ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁partner . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁announced ▁that ▁Cow d ray ▁will ▁be ▁moving ▁to ▁another ▁family ▁property ▁at ▁Fern h urst . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Cow d ray ▁House ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁market ▁for ▁£ 2 5 ▁million . ▁Michael ▁Pear son , ▁the ▁fourth ▁Vis count ▁Cow d ray , ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁his ▁son ▁to ▁inherit ▁the ▁bur den ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁house . ▁However , ▁as ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Lord ▁Cow d ray ▁has ▁not ▁found ▁a ▁bu yer ▁for ▁the ▁house , ▁which ▁would ▁not ▁include ▁the ▁wider ▁estate , ▁including ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Club . ▁The ▁collection ▁hous ed ▁within ▁Cow d ray ▁Park ▁was ▁au ction ed ▁in ▁situ ▁by ▁Christ ie ' s ▁over ▁three ▁days , ▁between ▁September ▁ 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Among ▁the ▁objects ▁sold ▁were ▁furn iture ,