Crap Towns / Hartlepool / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Hartlepool?
Hartlepool has 6 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.7 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 8 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2023. 2 are not being replaced.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2023 | – |
| Main pool | 2019 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2018 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2013 | – |
| Learner pool | 2012 | – |
| Main pool | 2012 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 15.5 km | 1.3 |
| Peterlee | 12.0 km | 1.0 |
| Billingham | 10.2 km | 0.9 |
| Redcar | 12.5 km | 0.8 |
| Hartlepool | – | 0.7 |
| Eston | 13.8 km | 0.7 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 14.3 km | 0.5 |
| Middlesbrough | 15.0 km | 0.4 |
| Easington | 13.7 km | 0.0 |
| Horden | 11.0 km | 0.0 |
| Wingate | 11.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |