Crap Towns / Shaftesbury / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Shaftesbury?
Shaftesbury has 1 public swimming pool open (October 2026): 1.1 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical English town's 0.7. None has closed for good since 2010.
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Sherborne | 23.8 km | 1.9 |
| Blandford Forum | 16.5 km | 1.7 |
| Wincanton | 16.3 km | 1.5 |
| Shaftesbury | – | 1.1 |
| Gillingham | 6.9 km | 0.9 |
| Salisbury | 28.6 km | 0.8 |
| Frome | 26.4 km | 0.7 |
| Westbury | 28.4 km | 0.6 |
| Wimborne Minster | 27.7 km | 0.6 |
| Warminster | 21.9 km | 0.6 |
| Verwood | 26.3 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |