Crap Towns / Alton / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Alton?
Alton has 3 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.7 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 2 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2020. 2 are to be rebuilt on the same site.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learner pool | 2020 | Rebuilt on the site |
| Main pool | 2020 | Rebuilt on the site |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Farnham | 14.0 km | 2.4 |
| Bordon | 8.9 km | 2.1 |
| Odiham | 11.2 km | 2.0 |
| Alton | – | 1.7 |
| Liphook | 15.0 km | 1.4 |
| Basingstoke | 15.4 km | 1.0 |
| Four Marks | 7.1 km | 0.0 |
| Hook | 14.6 km | 0.0 |
| New Alresford | 15.5 km | 0.0 |
| Whitehill | 8.9 km | 0.0 |
| Wrecclesham | 11.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |