Crap Towns / Kendal / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Kendal?
Kendal has 5 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.7 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical English town's 0.7. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Penrith | 37.6 km | 1.8 |
| Kendal | – | 1.7 |
| Carnforth | 22.2 km | 1.7 |
| Dalton-in-Furness | 34.4 km | 1.3 |
| Ulverston | 27.2 km | 0.9 |
| Lancaster | 30.8 km | 0.8 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 39.3 km | 0.7 |
| Heysham | 31.7 km | 0.6 |
| Bolton-le-Sands | 26.8 km | 0.0 |
| Millom | 36.7 km | 0.0 |
| Morecambe | 29.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |