Crap Towns / Buxton / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Buxton?
Buxton has 3 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.5 per 10,000 people, 2.1 times the typical English town's 0.7. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Buxton | – | 1.5 |
| Bollington | 13.9 km | 1.4 |
| New Mills | 13.9 km | 1.1 |
| Leek | 18.6 km | 1.0 |
| Hazel Grove | 19.2 km | 1.0 |
| Poynton | 17.3 km | 0.8 |
| Macclesfield | 14.7 km | 0.7 |
| Glossop | 21.2 km | 0.6 |
| Bramhall | 20.7 km | 0.0 |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | 7.7 km | 0.0 |
| Marple | 18.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |