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...and beat the price rise! Unfortunately, it’s not always possible to be naked, but the BN Shop is here to help you show your support for Naturism for those times when clothes are required. Our suppliers often talk to us about the irony of making clothes for Naturists, but the fact is that our range of t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies are a great way to let others know about your membership of BN with some subtle (and not so subtle!) messages about Naturism.

Come and join the hundreds of people who already have! It's our flagship summer event; a week of camping, daytime activities and night time entertainment plus the company of like-minded people.  Created in 2007, the festival has grown massively over the years from a small (ish) event catering for enthusiasts to the kind of festival that everyone wants to go to! It takes place in Somerset from the 3rd to the 9th of July - see you there! Find out more and book your place!

Another grey day up here in the North West, but there’s lots of good news to brighten it! Briefly, this year’s GBSD (Great British Skinny Dip) calendar continues to grow, the first NHW (Naked Heart Walk) of 2023 was a smashing – and interesting – success, and you’ll have a chance to quiz the hard-working British Naturism/British Heart Foundation team making it all happen next week... First, the GBSD events. I’ve just checked the calendar and I see that there are dips most weekends in t

Next Monday's Forum Live (3rd April) will be dedicated to our partnership with our charity of the year, British Heart Foundation with a particular focus on the events we are running including Naked Heart Walks and Great British Skinny Dips. Working on these events is an ever-growing team of BHF staff and BN volunteers from all around the UK and we're excited about the possibilities not only for super events in fabulous places (like Powderham Castle - which we've used for this item's picture

In the Forum Live Debate next week (Monday 27 March) we will think about the benefits and challenges of Naturist events that are visible to the public.  I’m sure we would all like to sit out naked in public parks with friends and enjoy a picnic when the weather is nice, so we will discuss the topic.  Are you likely to be challenged?  Is this a good way to normalise nudity?  Are there considerations that should be made? Is the fact that nudity is lawful the most important determinant? I know t

Club Naturel, based in Norfolk, decided to encourage more ladies to try Naturism and enjoy the freedom their members find in it. They offered two ‘Ladies-Only, Clothing-Optional’ Great British Skinny Dip sessions at their swim, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, catering for all ages. The club’s age range is from 20s to 80s and they meet at a private-hire pool a few miles from Attleborough, near Norwich. The feedback was very positive, and all were enthusiastic for similar events

It’s not that long since we saw the birth of a WhatsApp based N&W Outreach group grow to reach member club status of British Naturism, writes NW regional organiser, Ron O'Hare. After a frustrating crawl out of the Covid related restrictions, the growth of the club was amazing, but no doubt their policy of welcoming everyone through the door without applying a gender balance, was the key to its success, suddenly every member could attend an event that was organised - whether it be a group vis

'I don’t know about you but I can’t wait to get back outside and feel the sun and breeze on my skin!' says British Naturism 's new Sports Officer, Ian Munt. We have lots going on this year and there is more planned, none of which would be possible without the help and support of volunteers in BN and our member clubs, and so a huge thanks from me to everyone involved. I am still looking for regional sports officers, so if you have some spare time and would like to help, please contact me for

Our annual event takes place soon - have you booked your place? The venue is the Woodside Leisure Centre in Watford, Herts and is an 8-lane short-course competition pool featuring starting blocks and electronic timing. There is a café that will be open during the gala. Registration for races is done on the night – but tickets must be purchased by entrants in advance. The British Naturism Swimming Gala is open to British Naturism Members and guests from British Naturism Member Club

It's becoming a staple of the British Naturism year - a two night back-to-nature camping break including meditation, walks, skinny dips and live music. Fellfoot Wood is a working woodland and is stunningly beautiful. It is two minutes from the National Trust's Fell Foot Park and the banks of Windermere. We'll take it over for a weekend once again in June 2023. It will be a laid-back affair with a focus on nature, wellness and natural healing - plus there will be live entertainment too.

I'm excited to be welcoming Victoria to the Forum Live next Monday 20 March, for her second appearance, this time following the recent publication of her new book Naked Feminism - Breaking the Cult of Female Modesty. Our previous session turned out to be one of the most popular - and definitely one of the most stimulating.  Victoria is an academic economist and Fellow at the University of Cambridge, and she’s also known for using her body in art and protest, whether to challenge assumptions

The more that people know about Naturism, the better things will be for Naturists and Naturist places. Many people don’t know that they know a Naturist and assume that we are still that fringe minority on the edges of society. We understand the individual fears, possible complications and desire for an easy life, but we want to encourage you to help Naturism in the UK to become normal. While it remains hidden and misguided, incorrect ideas about Naturism will continue. It’s daunting, but ou

Look forward to seeing you all for our interview with Mark Storey  Join on the night from the BN shop

For those of you who may have been tempted to join a landed Naturist club but put off a decision out of concerns about high fees – delay no more! Morecambe Bay Naturist Club sits on a 10-acre woodland site, “Silverglades,” near Lancaster, in Lancashire. the Club say: “We are a back-to-basics camping site, which means we do not have services such as gas, electric or mains water. Nor do we have fancy buildings, pools, saunas, hook-ups for caravans, or any permanent buildings.” What they

Our quarterly update about what British Naturism's management team have been concerned with... Arrivals and departures Alana, in our general office, has left on maternity leave. We wish her well and look forward to good news soon! Sunfolk As you would expect, a considerable amount of time of the management team over the past few months has been devoted to the Sunfolk development. The good news is that, at the time of writing, approval has been given to our contractors to start work.

The next quarterly Ask the Executive session will take place Monday week, 13 March at 7:30pm. It's a chance for members to meet and ask questions of British Naturism's Executive Committee and hear from officers and other volunteer role holders. It's open to all British Naturism members and is expected to last an hour. Questions for the Directors and Executive Committee members on any relevant subject will be welcome. To help us manage the session and to provide the best possible answer

My next guest on The Forum Live will be Naturist author, editor, festival producer and film-maker Mark Storey. Mark has enjoyed nudity outdoors since his early teens, skinny-dipping after fishing for trout in the Sierra mountains of California. He joined The Sequoians, a small landed club in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1980, and and joined the Naturist Action Committee the late 1980s. He has written for 'N' magazine, the quarterly journal of The Naturist Society since 1995 and is now Cons

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

So we're going to turn the spotlight inwards next Monday, 27 February and have a look at how (and why) we deal with the marketing of Naturism. Many marketing professionals over the years who work with actual, physical products that you can touch, put in a trolley and then take home have asked me how on earth do you deal with something so intangible. Come and find out the answer.  I'll also talk about the strategy we are pursuing to ensure that BN and Naturism in the UK not only grows b

As the representative body of Naturism in the UK, British Naturism actively works to promote and protect Naturism and over the last few years we have seen many positive advances. Owing to our hard work, the law is clear that nudity is not itself criminal if there is no sexual context or intent to cause alarm or distress. This is confirmed in Crown Prosecution Service guidance which  has been recognised by the College of Policing. Those who participate in free hiking can testify that nearly

This week the BN Team are back at The NEC in Birmingham for the spring Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show on stand 4049. It started yesterday and we had a bumper day meeting well over 100 BN members and handing out the new Guide to Naturism to the thousands of visitors, and answering their questions about Naturism. Expected attendance is around 100,000 over the six days of the show and with five days still to go there is plenty of time to go and meet the team at the event.

Naked Fitness gets a new class next week – starting Monday 27 February at 6pm is Zumba Fitness with Ian Based on Latin rhythms and cardio moves Zumba is a great fun workout suitable for any ability. It is renowned the world over and as far as we can tell this is the first time naked and online. To make way for Zumba the popular GroovX Gold session moves to its new time of 10am on a Friday morning, starting 3 March. Check out all the BN Naked Fitness classes, and buy your tickets.

Our popular Guide to Naturism has been updated for 2023 and is now available. It’s a comprehensive booklet that contains everything anyone needs to know about Naturism. Use it to persuade your friends to join BN, your colleagues to give social nudity a try, or your local leisure centre to host a skinny dip. We’ll be sending copies to clubs and swims, and taking piles of them to events for you to take away. We have printed many thousands of them and you can order them - for free! - from the

We're pleased to announce that the Southampton Swim starts again this Saturday, 25 February at the Oaklands Pool in Cromarty Road. It's the perfect way to start your Saturday night - a two-hour skinny dipping session from 6:30pm. Find out more and buy your tickets over in the BN shop. Tickets also available for the swims in April and June.

Most people start to participate in organised Naturism through friends.  After all, although one can certainly practise Naturism alone, friends are one of the two halves of “social nudity”.  While some people prefer to be discreet about their Naturism for personal or professional reasons, there are many who are keen to share their experiences but can find broaching the subject in a non-intrusive manner difficult.  Easier than talking about Naturism as a concept is talking about the things