Crap Towns / Worthing / Swimming pools
Where can you go swimming in Worthing?
Worthing has 8 public swimming pools open (October 2026): 0.7 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical English town's 0.7. Since 2010, 3 public pools have closed for good, the last in 2013.
| Pool | Closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Diving pool | 2013 | – |
| Learner pool | 2013 | – |
| Main pool | 2013 | – |
| Town | Distance | Public pools per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Littlehampton | 9.5 km | 2.1 |
| Steyning | 8.2 km | 1.8 |
| Storrington | 10.2 km | 1.1 |
| Southwick | 11.8 km | 0.8 |
| Worthing | – | 0.7 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 5.3 km | 0.4 |
| Rustington | 5.6 km | 0.3 |
| Henfield | 14.4 km | 0.0 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 9.3 km | 0.0 |
| Wick | 10.1 km | 0.0 |
| Yapton | 14.2 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 0.7 |