Crap Towns / Westminster / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Westminster?
Westminster has 32 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 1.6 per 10,000 people, 2.3 times the typical English town's 0.7. 1 more is temporarily closed. Since 2010, 13 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2024. 6 are not being replaced, 2 closed for financial reasons and 1 closed for redevelopment.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Main pool | 2024 | Financial |
| Main pool | 2024 | Financial |
| Learner pool | 2022 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2021 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2021 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2019 | Redevelopment |
| Main pool | 2018 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2016 | Not being replaced |
| Main pool | 2015 | – |
| Main pool | 2015 | – |
| Main pool | 2015 | Not being replaced |
| Learner pool | 2014 | – |
| Leisure pool | 2014 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | 4.7 km | 12.8 |
| Westminster | – | 1.6 |
| Camden | 3.7 km | 1.0 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2.6 km | 0.9 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 4.7 km | 0.9 |
| Wandsworth | 7.1 km | 0.7 |
| Islington | 5.2 km | 0.6 |
| Southwark | 7.4 km | 0.6 |
| Tower Hamlets | 8.7 km | 0.5 |
| Lambeth | 7.2 km | 0.5 |
| Hackney | 8.0 km | 0.4 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |