Crap Towns / Stoke-on-Trent / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Stoke-on-Trent?
Stoke-on-Trent has 18 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.7 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 8 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2024. 1 closed for financial reasons.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learner pool | 2024 | Financial |
| Main pool | 2013 | – |
| Main pool | 2013 | – |
| Main pool | 2013 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Main pool | 2011 | – |
| Main pool | 2010 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | 10.3 km | 2.3 |
| Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook | 6.1 km | 1.5 |
| Leek | 15.0 km | 1.0 |
| Congleton | 20.2 km | 1.0 |
| Cheadle | 10.6 km | 0.9 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 7.3 km | 0.8 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | – | 0.7 |
| Alsager | 15.5 km | 0.6 |
| Kidsgrove | 12.5 km | 0.6 |
| Biddulph | 13.7 km | 0.6 |
| Werrington | 5.6 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |