Crap Towns / Bournemouth / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Bournemouth?
Bournemouth has 22 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.1 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 6 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2024. 4 are not being replaced.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2024 | – |
| Main pool | 2023 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2020 | Not being replaced |
| Leisure pool | 2019 | Not being replaced |
| Lido | 2019 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2010 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Ringwood | 14.1 km | 3.9 |
| Merley | 7.9 km | 1.8 |
| Ferndown | 7.2 km | 1.5 |
| Bournemouth | – | 1.1 |
| Corfe Mullen | 10.7 km | 1.0 |
| Poole | 5.8 km | 1.0 |
| Wimborne Minster | 9.5 km | 0.6 |
| Christchurch | 9.1 km | 0.4 |
| Ashley Heath | 10.4 km | 0.0 |
| Upton | 10.8 km | 0.0 |
| West Moors | 9.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |