Crap Towns / Chester / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Chester?
Chester has 12 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.3 per 10,000 people, 1.9 times the typical English town's 0.7. 3 more are temporarily closed. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Chester | – | 1.3 |
| Frodsham | 16.2 km | 1.1 |
| Ellesmere Port | 9.5 km | 0.9 |
| Neston | 16.1 km | 0.7 |
| Helsby | 12.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |