Crap Towns / Barnard Castle / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Barnard Castle?
Barnard Castle has 2 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 3.5 per 10,000 people, 5.0 times the typical English town's 0.7. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Barnard Castle | – | 3.5 |
| Catterick Garrison | 23.4 km | 2.1 |
| Bishop Auckland | 18.3 km | 1.3 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 23.1 km | 0.8 |
| Darlington | 23.4 km | 0.6 |
| Spennymoor | 27.3 km | 0.5 |
| Crook | 21.3 km | 0.0 |
| Ferryhill | 28.1 km | 0.0 |
| Richmond | 19.5 km | 0.0 |
| Shildon | 19.8 km | 0.0 |
| Willington | 23.1 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |