Lake Grassmere

About

Close to the sea with no rivers flowing into it and located in a region with strong, warm winds that dry it out, Lake Grassmere is divided into ponds into which sea water is strategically pumped throughout the year. At certain times of the year some of the ponds are naturally coloured by the algea an impressive, striking shade of pink, just before the harvest. The pink ponds and huge crystal salt mounds on the shore sparkle in the year-round sun. The sea water increases the salinity of the water and solar evaporation then dries the ponds, producing crystallised salt rocks that are washed, crushed and dried before being distributed for the domestic market. More than 60,000 tonnes of salt is produced at the Lake Grassmere Saltworks every year!