The rest of the property (extending from the Swartberg Mountains down to the False Bay coast) is now a nature reserve, with some provision for holiday accommodation.

Two frigates, two fishing boats and an offshore mining vessel were scuttled in Smitswinkel Bay by the Navy in the early 1970s, to form an artificial reef which has proved to be a success.

[5] Miller's Point is a popular site for sea kayaking, surf skiing, shore-entry scuba diving, spear-fishing and yachting.

Mature Granite Fynbos is dominated by large tree-Proteas, such as the tree pincushion-protea and the waboom, and a dense under-layer of asteraceous (daisy) species.

Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, a less severely endangered vegetation-type with a different range of species, can be found on the higher slopes, including a vast number of endemics.

This tiny ecosystem (restricted to the upper slopes of Cape Peninsula mountains) has an extraordinarily rich biodiversity, with roughly the same number of plant species as can be found in the whole of the United Kingdom.