Crap Towns / Bromley / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Bromley?
Bromley has 24 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.7 per 10,000 people, about the same as 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 and 2 are to be rebuilt on the same site.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learner pool | 2025 | Rebuilt on the site |
| Main pool | 2025 | Rebuilt on the site |
| Main pool | 2015 | Not being replaced |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Otford and Kemsing | 11.7 km | 2.7 |
| Sevenoaks | 14.0 km | 2.3 |
| Swanley | 8.8 km | 1.2 |
| Warlingham | 10.4 km | 1.1 |
| Caterham | 13.6 km | 0.9 |
| Bromley | – | 0.7 |
| Southwark | 14.3 km | 0.6 |
| Greenwich | 11.4 km | 0.6 |
| Croydon | 9.8 km | 0.5 |
| Bexley | 11.7 km | 0.3 |
| Lewisham | 9.8 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |