Good times at the 2023 Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show at the NEC

The 2023 Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show at the NEC Birmingham has provided an incredible opportunity to place Naturism and nude recreation in the public eye this past week.  Over the week we have given out 2000 copies of our guide to Naturism and by our estimate held over 2300 worthwhile conversations.  In addition to those direct interactions, British Naturism is fortunate to have our stand on the main thoroughfare, meaning that all of the 110,000 visitors have seen that we are there, and that Naturism can be a staple part of the camping and holidaying experience.

Visitors engage with us in a range of ways and our ambassadors are skilled at engaging people in the way that suits them.  Some people want to grab a guide to read later, some people want to chat broadly about the philosophy, while some are looking for specific information.  It is interesting to note that although men lead the conversation amongst those with extensive Naturist experience, most of those who have not tried it but are interested are women.  It is this group of potentially interested people that provide the opportunity to advance naturism through something like the Caravan show.  With a hot summer ahead of us, it is probable that many of those women, their friends, and their partners will take their first steps toward reclaiming ownership of their own bodies.

Our success in engaging people at the show is based on the fact that we are not trying to take money from visitors.  All other exhibitors are looking to sell a product, we are there to discuss a way of thinking and living and share our positive experiences.  People stop and chat because they don’t feel under pressure to spend.  We suspect that many will join British Naturism, but simply making people aware that there are 7 million naturists in the UK will encourage them to give it a try or at the very least be accepting of the Naturists around them.

The conversations at the Caravan show are one of the most effective activities we undertake to promote Naturism and we are already looking forward to next year.