Crap Towns / Thetford / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Thetford?
Thetford has 3 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.2 per 10,000 people, 1.7 times the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 1 public pool has closed for good, in 2015.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2015 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Bury St Edmunds | 18.7 km | 2.2 |
| Diss | 25.2 km | 2.1 |
| Mildenhall | 17.8 km | 2.1 |
| Newmarket | 29.4 km | 1.6 |
| Thetford | – | 1.2 |
| Attleborough | 21.6 km | 0.0 |
| Brandon | 9.1 km | 0.0 |
| Red Lodge | 21.2 km | 0.0 |
| Soham | 29.0 km | 0.0 |
| Swaffham | 26.1 km | 0.0 |
| Watton | 18.4 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |