Crap Towns / Middlesbrough / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough has 6 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.4 per 10,000 people, 43% lower than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 2 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2019. 1 closed for financial reasons.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2019 | Financial |
| Main pool | 2010 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 5.0 km | 1.3 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 7.5 km | 1.3 |
| Egglescliffe | 9.6 km | 1.0 |
| Billingham | 6.6 km | 0.9 |
| Redcar | 10.9 km | 0.8 |
| Eston | 4.3 km | 0.7 |
| Guisborough | 10.4 km | 0.6 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 7.7 km | 0.5 |
| Middlesbrough | – | 0.4 |
| Marske-by-the-Sea | 13.2 km | 0.0 |
| Yarm | 10.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |