Crap Towns / Newbury / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Newbury?
Newbury has 9 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 2.1 per 10,000 people, 3.0 times the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 2 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2022. 1 is not being replaced.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Lido | 2022 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2014 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Hungerford | 13.9 km | 3.9 |
| Newbury | – | 2.1 |
| Whitchurch | 19.4 km | 1.9 |
| Burghfield Common | 17.6 km | 1.6 |
| Basingstoke | 21.5 km | 1.0 |
| Thatcham | 4.7 km | 0.8 |
| Wantage | 22.0 km | 0.8 |
| Tadley | 13.0 km | 0.7 |
| Didcot | 23.6 km | 0.3 |
| Grove | 23.8 km | 0.0 |
| Oakley | 19.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |