Crap Towns / Penzance / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Penzance?
Penzance has 3 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 2.0 per 10,000 people, 2.9 times the typical English town's 0.7. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| St Ives | 10.7 km | 7.4 |
| Pool and Illogan | 23.9 km | 2.3 |
| Truro | 38.6 km | 2.2 |
| Penzance | – | 2.0 |
| Newquay | 47.5 km | 1.6 |
| Redruth | 26.1 km | 1.3 |
| Falmouth | 33.2 km | 1.2 |
| Helston | 19.7 km | 0.9 |
| Camborne | 20.6 km | 0.0 |
| Hayle | 12.4 km | 0.0 |
| Penryn | 31.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |