Crap Towns / Ringwood / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Ringwood?
Ringwood has 5 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 3.9 per 10,000 people, 5.6 times the typical English town's 0.7. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Ringwood | – | 3.9 |
| Ferndown | 10.0 km | 1.5 |
| Barton on Sea | 14.9 km | 1.5 |
| Bournemouth | 14.1 km | 1.1 |
| New Milton | 13.6 km | 0.8 |
| Wimborne Minster | 14.2 km | 0.6 |
| Christchurch | 12.4 km | 0.4 |
| Ashley | 14.3 km | 0.0 |
| Ashley Heath | 4.4 km | 0.0 |
| Verwood | 7.7 km | 0.0 |
| West Moors | 7.9 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |