Crap Towns / Sandown / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Sandown?
Sandown has 2 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.7 per 10,000 people, 2.4 times the typical English town's 0.7. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Sandown | – | 1.7 |
| Newport | 10.6 km | 0.8 |
| South Hayling | 21.0 km | 0.7 |
| Portsmouth | 20.5 km | 0.6 |
| Gosport | 16.7 km | 0.6 |
| Ryde | 8.1 km | 0.4 |
| Cowes | 14.9 km | 0.0 |
| East Cowes | 13.6 km | 0.0 |
| Lee-on-the-Solent | 19.3 km | 0.0 |
| Shanklin | 2.4 km | 0.0 |
| Ventnor | 6.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |