Crap Towns / Bath / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Bath?
Bath has 12 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.3 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical English town's 0.7. 2 more are temporarily closed. Since 2010, 3 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2025. 1 is not being replaced.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2025 | Not being replaced |
| Lido | 2019 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford-on-Avon | 9.2 km | 2.0 |
| Keynsham | 9.7 km | 1.6 |
| Paulton | 12.6 km | 1.5 |
| Bath | – | 1.3 |
| Melksham | 16.4 km | 1.1 |
| Radstock | 11.7 km | 1.0 |
| Midsomer Norton | 13.5 km | 0.7 |
| Trowbridge | 13.2 km | 0.5 |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 14.1 km | 0.4 |
| Corsham | 13.3 km | 0.0 |
| Peasedown St John | 8.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |