Crap Towns / Hitchin / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Hitchin?
Hitchin has 4 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.1 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical English town's 0.7. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Letchworth | 4.4 km | 2.1 |
| Flitwick | 16.6 km | 1.5 |
| Hitchin | – | 1.1 |
| Biggleswade | 14.7 km | 0.9 |
| Stotfold | 7.3 km | 0.8 |
| Harpenden | 16.2 km | 0.6 |
| Stevenage | 7.4 km | 0.4 |
| Luton | 12.4 km | 0.4 |
| Arlesey | 6.9 km | 0.0 |
| Baldock | 6.9 km | 0.0 |
| Shefford | 10.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |