Crap Towns / Oxford / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Oxford?
Oxford has 16 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.9 per 10,000 people, 29% higher than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 8 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2024. 4 are not being replaced.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2024 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2024 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2020 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2018 | Not being replaced |
| Diving pool | 2015 | – |
| Learner pool | 2015 | – |
| Main pool | 2015 | – |
| Main pool | 2014 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Thame | 19.4 km | 1.5 |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 8.8 km | 1.2 |
| Bicester | 17.4 km | 1.1 |
| Witney | 16.0 km | 1.0 |
| Oxford | – | 0.9 |
| Kidlington | 7.7 km | 0.7 |
| Didcot | 16.2 km | 0.3 |
| Benson | 18.9 km | 0.0 |
| Eynsham | 8.6 km | 0.0 |
| Grove | 20.3 km | 0.0 |
| Wallingford | 19.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |