Swimming Pool
Community swimming facilities
Dartington Swimming Pool sadly closed in 2022 due to structural failure. However, we have a wonderful network of volunteers dedicated to re-envisaging a much improved pool that better serves our community of users.
Latest update — 1 March 2025
Full planning permission has been granted for our community pool!
Plans for the future pool
Consultation in 2019, 2020 and 2021 combined with our experience running the pool has shaped the designs for the future pool. It includes:
- Warm water heated by an energy system using solar PV and specialist air source heat pumps, allowing a constant water temperature of 27 degrees, potentially extending the season from April into October
- To be longer, for people who like to do lengths
- To be shallower at the shallow end, making it more usable for toddlers
- To have a stepped entrance and accessible access
- To have improved changing facilities and pavilion
Early estimations predict the pool will cost around £1m. Thanks to Section 106 (money from local housing developments) and our fundraising we have already made some good progress but there is a long way to go and we need all the help we can find!
Download the new pool prospectus.
Special thanks to Gibbons Trust, The Normans Family Charity Trust, South West Water, and Thrive.