Crap Towns / Camden / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Camden?
Camden has 22 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.0 per 10,000 people, 43% higher than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 9 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2025. 3 are not being replaced, 2 closed for financial reasons and 1 closed for redevelopment.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2025 | Redevelopment |
| Learner pool | 2024 | Financial |
| Main pool | 2021 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2021 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2018 | – |
| Learner pool | 2017 | Financial |
| Lido | 2017 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2016 | – |
| Main pool | 2015 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | 5.7 km | 12.8 |
| Westminster | 3.7 km | 1.6 |
| Camden | – | 1.0 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 5.6 km | 0.9 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 7.2 km | 0.9 |
| Islington | 3.3 km | 0.6 |
| Barnet | 8.6 km | 0.5 |
| Tower Hamlets | 9.2 km | 0.5 |
| Haringey | 6.0 km | 0.4 |
| Hackney | 6.6 km | 0.4 |
| Brent | 7.8 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |