Visit Tasman Sea Salt
A Taste of Tasmania's East Coast
Located on Tasmania's stunning east coast, Tasman Sea Salt offers visitors the opportunity to discover one of Tasmania's most distinctive food stories at its source.
Visit The Salt Cellar to taste and shop our range of sea salts, explore how salt reveals flavour, and learn about our unique clean-energy harvesting process. For those wanting to dive deeper, choose from a range of guided experiences that explore the journey from ocean to flake and the remarkable role salt plays in food.
Whether you're stopping in for a tasting, joining a tour, or seeking a deeper understanding of flavour, we look forward to welcoming you.
Choose Your Experience
Saltworks Tour
Discover how sea salt is harvested on Tasmania's east coast.
Explore our working saltworks and learn how we harness naturally occurring solar and thermal energy to produce pure sea salt flakes. Finish with a tasting of our range at The Salt Cellar and browse our collection of salts and gifts.
Duration: Approximately 45 minutes
Ideal for: Curious travellers, food lovers and first-time visitors.
Wild winter at The Salt Cellar
Our seasonal winter experience.
Embrace Tasmania's Off Season as you explore the saltworks with a steaming cup of mulled cider in hand. Watch brine transform into delicate sea salt flakes before settling into The Salt Cellar for a guided tasting overlooking the Freycinet Peninsula.
Discover how salt sharpens and reveals flavour while enjoying the warmth, comfort and slower pace of winter on Tasmania's east coast.
Duration: Approximately 75 minutes
Ideal for: Winter travellers, food lovers and those seeking a uniquely Tasmanian seasonal experience.
Salt Sommelier
Our signature tasting experience.
Journey from ocean to table as you explore the saltworks before taking part in a guided tasting that reveals how salt influences and enhances flavour.
Featuring a selection of Tasman Sea Salt paired with locally sourced produce, this experience is designed to change the way you think about one of the world's most important ingredients.
Duration: Approximately 75 minutes
Ideal for: Food lovers, couples and curious cooks.
The Salt Masterclass
Our most immersive experience.
Beginning with a guided tour of the saltworks, this extended experience explores the role salt has played throughout history and the many ways it can transform food.
Through seasonal Tasmanian produce, demonstrations and guided tastings, you'll gain a deeper understanding of seasoning, flavour and preserving.
Hosted at Tasman Sea Salt and the Mayfield Estate Cellar Door, matched wines can be added to elevate the experience further.
Available by appointment for groups of six or more, or subject to a minimum booking value.
Ideal for: Groups, food enthusiasts, corporate gatherings and special occasions.
What our guests say
Booking Information & FAQ's
- For those interested in our unique clean energy salt harvesting process, the only one of its kind in the world
- Enjoy an immersive tour of the saltworks learning how we harness naturally occurring solar and thermal energy to harvest our pure sea salt flakes.
- Afterwards sample our range of uniquely Tasmanian salts and salt mixes.
- Have the opportunity to purchase our full range of sea salts directly from the source.
- Bookings are essential and close 12 hours before the start of the tour.
- We are a working sea salt harvesting facility, please wear closed toe shoes.
- If your group has any specific requirements such as mobility, please contact us to discuss.
- Enjoy an immersive tour of the saltworks, learning how we use naturally occurring energy to harvest our pure sea salt flakes, through a production process that is the only one of its kind in the world.
- Afterwards, we’ll move to The Salt Cellar for a dive into the world of sea salt.
- Find out about the importance of sea salt, both for our bodies and as a seasoning, and how it impacts flavour and the way we taste food.
- Enjoy this unique experience while sampling a selection of small bites pairing our sea salts with locally sourced produce.
- Bookings are essential and close 24 hours before the start of the Salt Sommelier experience.
- We are a working sea salt harvesting facility, please wear closed toe shoes.
- If your group has any specific requirements such as mobility, please contact us to discuss
- Enjoy an immersive tour of the saltworks, learning how we use naturally occurring energy to harvest our pure sea salt flakes.
- Afterwards, we’ll move to the Mayfield Cellar Door for a deep dive into the world of sea salt.
- Find out about the importance of sea salt, both for our bodies and as a seasoning and how it impacts flavour and the way we taste food.
- Learn about the importance of salt as a preservative and why this humble mineral has been responsible for the rise and fall of empires.
- Enjoy this unique experience while sampling a selection of small bites
pairing our sea salts with locally sourced produce. - Elevate your experience with Mayfield Estate matched wines add-on
- Bookings are by appointment only and subject to availability, for a minimum of six guests, or minimum booking value.
- Please contact us directly to arrange.
- The tour of the saltworks is a guided outdoor and indoor walking tour taking approximately 30 - 40 minutes.
- There will be some uneven ground, gravel, and potentially weather exposure
- Seating is available on request
- There is an accessible toilet at the Saltworks and at the Mayfield Cellar Door
- The tasting session is seated and follows the tour. The tasting duration depends on the experience you have booked.
- Click here for our Tasman Sea Salt Accessibility Guide
- Contact us at info@tasmanseasalt.com.au for specific access needs
- The saltworks is located at 97 Mayfield Jetty Road, Little Swanport, TAS 7190.
- Children under 10 years of age are welcome to join free of charge without the need to book but please advise numbers in the comments section.
- If you would like your child to partake in the Salt Sommelier tasting please purchase a child ticket for them.
- If you require a vegetarian, pescatarian or gluten free pairing menu please select this option when booking. For other individual dietary requirements please contact us directly and we will do our best to accommodate them.
- The Mayfield Estate wine add-ons are strictly for guests aged 18 years or over.
- For cancellations and refunds please see Returns & Refunds
The Local Area
There is a huge variety of wonderful things to see, do and sample on the east coast of lutruwita/Tasmania. From the stunning natural landscape of the Freycinet Peninsula to the array of delightful wineries dotted along the coast, from fantastic little farm-gate experiences to some truly exceptional restaurants.
Industry Recognition
The Salt Sommelier experience has won multiple tourism awards for exceptional customer satisfaction and delivering
memorable experiences that resonate deeply with visitors.
