Crap Towns / Swanage / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Swanage?
Swanage 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merley | 18.6 km | 1.8 |
| Wareham | 13.4 km | 1.7 |
| Ferndown | 21.7 km | 1.5 |
| Bournemouth | 15.6 km | 1.1 |
| Swanage | – | 1.1 |
| Corfe Mullen | 17.2 km | 1.0 |
| Poole | 12.5 km | 1.0 |
| Wimborne Minster | 21.2 km | 0.6 |
| Christchurch | 21.1 km | 0.4 |
| Upton | 14.3 km | 0.0 |
| Wool | 21.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |