Roadside oddity
Lake Grassmere salt works
Seddon, Marlborough
Pink-and-white salt ponds beside the sea, one of the country's main salt sources.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
A flat coastal lake turned into evaporation ponds, with piles of white salt and often bright pink algae. You can see the works from the highway and nearby tracks. Look for flamingo-coloured water in summer.
Good to know
- View from the road
- Best in dry summer weather
- Best time
- Dry summer day
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed state highway.
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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