Crap Towns / Newquay / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Newquay?
Newquay has 4 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.6 per 10,000 people, 2.3 times the typical English town's 0.7. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Wadebridge | 19.6 km | 3.6 |
| Pool and Illogan | 24.2 km | 2.3 |
| Truro | 16.6 km | 2.2 |
| Newquay | – | 1.6 |
| Redruth | 23.1 km | 1.3 |
| Falmouth | 29.3 km | 1.2 |
| Bodmin | 25.2 km | 1.2 |
| St Austell | 21.1 km | 0.8 |
| Camborne | 27.7 km | 0.0 |
| Penryn | 27.5 km | 0.0 |
| St Blazey | 25.0 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |