How deep is the lake?

The Lake is bowl shaped. Around the edges it is very shallow and you should never dive or jump in from the edge. There are warning signs up which will be replaced soon. There is, for nervous swimmers, a useful shallower concrete ledge that runs between the two sets of metal steps. At it’s deepest point it is about 15 metres deep but it varies according to the tidal height.

Occasionally the whole Lake will go underwater. If you look carefully at the sea walls along the lower walkway you will see the height markings. This is one of the reasons we don’t have rubbish bins on that walkway.