Crap Towns / Reading / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Reading?
Reading has 18 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.9 per 10,000 people, 29% higher than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 10 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2026. 4 are not being replaced, 1 closed for financial reasons, 2 are to be replaced elsewhere and 1 is to be rebuilt on the same site.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2026 | Financial |
| Main pool | 2024 | Not being replaced |
| Leisure pool | 2023 | Replaced elsewhere |
| Main pool | 2023 | Replaced elsewhere |
| Diving pool | 2018 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2018 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2018 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2018 | Rebuilt on the site |
| Main pool | 2016 | – |
| Main pool | 2012 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Winnersh | 5.9 km | 2.2 |
| Henley-on-Thames | 10.8 km | 1.7 |
| Burghfield Common | 8.8 km | 1.6 |
| Woodley | 4.4 km | 1.1 |
| Reading | – | 0.9 |
| Wokingham | 9.6 km | 0.8 |
| Caversham | 4.1 km | 0.6 |
| Shinfield | 3.9 km | 0.0 |
| Sonning Common | 8.7 km | 0.0 |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 5.1 km | 0.0 |
| Twyford | 8.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |