Crap Towns / Greenwich / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Greenwich?
Greenwich has 16 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.6 per 10,000 people, 14% lower than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 4 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2025. 2 are to be replaced elsewhere.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Leisure pool | 2025 | Replaced elsewhere |
| Main pool | 2025 | Replaced elsewhere |
| Leisure pool | 2015 | – |
| Main pool | 2015 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | 11.2 km | 12.8 |
| Swanley | 11.6 km | 1.2 |
| Bromley | 11.4 km | 0.7 |
| Southwark | 9.0 km | 0.6 |
| Greenwich | – | 0.6 |
| Tower Hamlets | 7.8 km | 0.5 |
| Hackney | 12.0 km | 0.4 |
| Bexley | 6.2 km | 0.3 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 9.4 km | 0.3 |
| Newham | 6.0 km | 0.3 |
| Lewisham | 6.0 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |