Crap Towns / Bristol / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Bristol?
Bristol has 25 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.6 per 10,000 people, 14% lower than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 7 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2022. 2 are not being replaced and 1 closed for financial reasons.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learner pool | 2022 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2020 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2019 | Financial |
| Learner pool | 2013 | – |
| Main pool | 2012 | – |
| Main pool | 2010 | – |
| Main pool | 2010 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Filton | 7.0 km | 2.7 |
| Stoke Gifford | 6.9 km | 2.2 |
| Bradley Stoke | 9.2 km | 1.6 |
| Keynsham | 7.9 km | 1.6 |
| Portishead | 13.0 km | 1.1 |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 11.2 km | 0.7 |
| Patchway | 8.9 km | 0.6 |
| Bristol | – | 0.6 |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 6.7 km | 0.4 |
| Long Ashton | 5.6 km | 0.0 |
| Nailsea | 12.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |