Crap Towns / Falmouth / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Falmouth?
Falmouth has 3 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.2 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 4 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2022. 1 is not being replaced and 1 is to be rebuilt on the same site.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Leisure pool | 2022 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2017 | Rebuilt on the site |
| Lido | 2013 | – |
| Main pool | 2013 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| St Ives | 29.5 km | 7.4 |
| Pool and Illogan | 16.4 km | 2.3 |
| Truro | 12.8 km | 2.2 |
| Newquay | 29.3 km | 1.6 |
| Redruth | 13.8 km | 1.3 |
| Falmouth | – | 1.2 |
| Helston | 14.5 km | 0.9 |
| St Austell | 30.3 km | 0.8 |
| Camborne | 16.9 km | 0.0 |
| Hayle | 23.9 km | 0.0 |
| Penryn | 3.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |