Crap Towns / Torquay / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Torquay?
Torquay has 11 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 2.1 per 10,000 people, 3.0 times the typical English town's 0.7. 1 more is temporarily closed. Since 2010, 7 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2017. 2 are not being replaced.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Learner pool | 2017 | Not being replaced |
| Lido | 2017 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2015 | – |
| Learner pool | 2012 | – |
| Lido | 2012 | – |
| Learner pool | 2011 | – |
| Main pool | 2010 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 15.9 km | 7.6 |
| Torquay | – | 2.1 |
| Bovey Tracey | 15.3 km | 1.6 |
| Paignton | 7.5 km | 1.5 |
| Teignmouth | 7.9 km | 1.3 |
| Brixham | 10.9 km | 1.1 |
| Totnes | 12.7 km | 1.1 |
| Newton Abbot | 7.4 km | 1.0 |
| Dawlish | 12.1 km | 0.8 |
| Exmouth | 18.2 km | 0.8 |
| Kingsteignton | 8.1 km | 0.8 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |