Following its dissolution, much of the local land fell into the ownership of the Preston family at Holker Hall.
As well as the estate around Holker, the Cavendish family still owns much of the land of the Peninsula.
[3] The Cartmel Peninsula is largely rural dominated by limestone outcrops and the overlooking Cumbrian mountains.
There is some agriculture, with saltmarsh lamb raised on the sands of Morecambe Bay that surround the peninsula, but this is limited by the challenging landscape.
[6][7] It is home to L'Enclume, a Michelin two-star restaurant named the best in the UK by the Good Food Guide between 2013 and 2017,[8] and to Cartmel sticky toffee pudding, produced in the village shop and sold globally.