From popular pools to busy beaches, the Fylde Coast has an abundance of places you can go swimming.
With the weather getting warmer, a dip in the water will be playing on people’s minds either as some physical exercise or a social activity.
If you are going to swim in the sea, do stay safe, swimming only when its light outside and don’t swim too far.
We asked readers of the Blackpool Gazette where their favourite places to swim were and the response was overwhelming.
So here are 21 of the best places to swim on the Fylde Coast including pools in Blackpool and Fleetwood:
With the weather getting warmer, a dip in the water will be playing on people’s minds either as some physical exercise or a social activity.
![Blackpool | “Starr Gate is always a fun place to swim!”](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/20/12/14/Starr%20Gate.jpg?trim=433,0,433,0&width=800)
![E Park Dr, Blackpool FY3 8LL | “Their outdoor heated pool is beautiful on a day like today and still good in the depths of winter!”](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/20/12/29/Village%20Gym%20Blackpool.jpg?trim=0,57,0,56&width=800)
8. Village Gym Blackpool
E Park Dr, Blackpool FY3 8LL | “Their outdoor heated pool is beautiful on a day like today and still good in the depths of winter!”
![Fleetwood FY7 6HF | “Ideal place for playing on the sands or going for a swim.”](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/20/12/35/Fleetwood%20Beach.jpg?trim=0,180,0,180&width=800)
9. Fleetwood Beach
Fleetwood FY7 6HF | “Ideal place for playing on the sands or going for a swim.”
![Promenade, Blackpool FY4 1BB | “Overall had a nice time here! Plenty to do for younger and older kids.”](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE1ZGM1MmUxLWQ5ODQtNGMwOC1iZmNkLWEwMGY0ZTdiY2EwYjo4MDk4ZmM3ZC03ODI2LTQ3NTQtYTgzMy0wNzVhMzM5ZGZkZTA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
10. Sandcastle Waterpark
Promenade, Blackpool FY4 1BB | “Overall had a nice time here! Plenty to do for younger and older kids.” Photo: Bill Johnson
![Norbreck Castle Hotel, Norbreck, Blackpool | “Very good facilities, friendly staff, friendly atmosphere."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/20/12/39/Spindles%20Health%20%26%20Leisure%20Centre.jpg?trim=0,103,0,103&width=660)
11. Spindles Health & Leisure Centre
Norbreck Castle Hotel, Norbreck, Blackpool | “Very good facilities, friendly staff, friendly atmosphere."
![Ream Hills Farm, Weeton, United Kingdom | Opens at the end of May but promises to offer a whole host of water-based activities.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/05/09/10/46/Aqua%20Park%202.jpeg.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
12. Wild Shore
Ream Hills Farm, Weeton, United Kingdom | Opens at the end of May but promises to offer a whole host of water-based activities. Photo: Wild Shore