Crap Towns / Heywood / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Heywood?
Heywood has 2 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, 2 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2010.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learner pool | 2010 | – |
| Main pool | 2010 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Whitworth | 8.4 km | 1.5 |
| Royton | 7.0 km | 1.3 |
| Whitefield | 5.9 km | 0.9 |
| Bury | 4.6 km | 0.9 |
| Heywood | – | 0.7 |
| Rochdale | 5.1 km | 0.4 |
| Middleton | 4.0 km | 0.4 |
| Chadderton | 7.4 km | 0.3 |
| Milnrow | 8.1 km | 0.0 |
| Prestwich | 7.2 km | 0.0 |
| Radcliffe | 6.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |