Crap Towns / Ealing / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Ealing?
Ealing has 14 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.4 per 10,000 people, 43% lower than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 7 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2021. 1 is not being replaced, 2 closed for financial reasons and 1 is to be rebuilt on the same site.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Leisure pool | 2021 | Rebuilt on the site |
| Leisure pool | 2020 | Financial |
| Main pool | 2020 | Financial |
| Main pool | 2017 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2015 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Westminster | 11.9 km | 1.6 |
| Camden | 12.3 km | 1.0 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 9.0 km | 0.9 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 9.9 km | 0.9 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 8.2 km | 0.9 |
| Hounslow | 6.5 km | 0.7 |
| Hillingdon | 8.2 km | 0.6 |
| Ealing | – | 0.4 |
| Harrow | 8.4 km | 0.3 |
| Brent | 5.9 km | 0.3 |
| Stanwell | 12.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |