Crap Towns / Ferndown / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Ferndown?
Ferndown has 2 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.5 per 10,000 people, 2.1 times the typical English town's 0.7. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Ringwood | 10.0 km | 3.9 |
| Merley | 5.5 km | 1.8 |
| Ferndown | – | 1.5 |
| Bournemouth | 7.2 km | 1.1 |
| Corfe Mullen | 9.7 km | 1.0 |
| Poole | 9.5 km | 1.0 |
| Wimborne Minster | 4.6 km | 0.6 |
| Ashley Heath | 5.6 km | 0.0 |
| Upton | 11.8 km | 0.0 |
| Verwood | 8.4 km | 0.0 |
| West Moors | 2.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |