Crap Towns / Oswestry / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Oswestry?
Oswestry has 3 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.7 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 3 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2023. 1 is to be rebuilt on the same site.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learner pool | 2023 | Rebuilt on the site |
| Learner pool | 2011 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Oswestry | – | 1.7 |
| Wem | 22.0 km | 1.6 |
| Whitchurch | 27.3 km | 1.0 |
| Shrewsbury | 25.6 km | 0.9 |
| Bayston Hill | 27.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |