Crap Towns / City of London / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in City of London?
City of London has 11 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 12.8 per 10,000 people, 18.3 times the typical English town's 0.7. 1 more is temporarily closed. Since 2010, 6 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2023. 3 are not being replaced and 2 closed for financial reasons.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2023 | Financial |
| Main pool | 2022 | Financial |
| Main pool | 2021 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2018 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2017 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2014 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | – | 12.8 |
| Westminster | 4.7 km | 1.6 |
| Camden | 5.7 km | 1.0 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 7.1 km | 0.9 |
| Islington | 4.0 km | 0.6 |
| Southwark | 4.6 km | 0.6 |
| Tower Hamlets | 4.0 km | 0.5 |
| Lambeth | 7.0 km | 0.5 |
| Haringey | 8.5 km | 0.4 |
| Hackney | 4.7 km | 0.4 |
| Lewisham | 8.9 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |