Crap Towns / Tewkesbury / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Tewkesbury?
Tewkesbury has 3 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 2.1 per 10,000 people, 3.0 times the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 2 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2016.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learner pool | 2016 | – |
| Main pool | 2016 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Brockworth | 16.0 km | 3.3 |
| Tewkesbury | – | 2.1 |
| Newent | 19.0 km | 1.9 |
| Pershore | 14.2 km | 1.2 |
| Ledbury | 20.0 km | 1.2 |
| Cheltenham | 11.3 km | 1.0 |
| Gloucester | 16.0 km | 0.9 |
| Great Malvern | 18.1 km | 0.9 |
| Evesham | 17.4 km | 0.7 |
| Bishop's Cleeve | 7.5 km | 0.0 |
| Churchdown | 11.8 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |