Crap Towns / Southport / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Southport?
Southport has 9 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.0 per 10,000 people, 43% higher than the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 2 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2020. 1 is not being replaced.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Leisure pool | 2020 | – |
| Main pool | 2020 | Not being replaced |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | 11.5 km | 1.1 |
| Ormskirk | 10.9 km | 1.1 |
| Maghull | 14.3 km | 1.0 |
| Southport | – | 1.0 |
| Formby | 9.8 km | 0.9 |
| Skelmersdale | 16.7 km | 0.9 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 12.8 km | 0.5 |
| Crosby | 16.5 km | 0.4 |
| Burscough | 10.0 km | 0.0 |
| Longton | 16.1 km | 0.0 |
| Lydiate | 12.7 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |