About BN

As a volunteer-led organisation, British Naturism recognises the value volunteers bring; the time, energy, skills and knowledge they contribute; and the important role volunteers play in: enabling the organisation to function and deliver its services; developing, enabling and supporting opportunities for people to practise a Naturist lifestyle; promoting understanding and acceptance of the practice and benefits of Naturism. Our volunteers make amazing things happen! They

British Naturism has published its new Equality and Diversity Policy and Code of Practice. British Naturism has already done much to address issues around equality, diversity and inclusion within the organisation; for example raising awareness of body positivity, mental health, women’s equality, hate crime and anti-discrimination practice within Naturism; and this Policy, along with its Code of Practice, is designed to enhance that work and take the organisation forward in this important ar

I've been looking forward to being able to host this one for ages... John Weir is British Naturism's IT support manager, who works tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that everything IT in BN works smoothly and delivers the benefits it should. Our reliance on technology has grown exponentially over the years. Despite it being a volunteer role, John spends more time than he probably would in a full time job. John's a BN member and has been a Naturist since his early 20s, and worked in IT

We're delighted to announce that, after the volunteer role being vacant for many years, we have appointed BN member Brian Curragh as our new Archivist.  Brian says: My wife and I have been Naturists since the early 1980s where we started our journey at Fairlight Cove.  The Greek Islands – Andros, Zakynthos, Lesbos, Crete and Karpathos – then became our choice for sunbathing before we focussed on France with regular stays at first Belezy and then Arna – which remains our favourite place

Don't let anyone tell you there is nothing to do during lockdown...there's an amazing line-up of online events at British Naturism this weekend - if you start now, it's even better! All our activities can be done from wherever you are in the world and without having to bother to get dressed...and many of them are FREE to our members.Choose from - or attend them allFriday - Fitsteps : Yoga, the Big Quiz, and Pub Night at the Bare ArmsSaturday - Power Yoga, Keep Fit for British Heart Foundation, a

The Forum Live next Monday (18th January) will showcase the wonderful world of British Naturism events for 2021. Well, we will certainly tell you what we are planning and will have to wait and see if the global circumstances will allow us to go ahead! My guest will be BN's Event Manager, Mark Walsh, who will talk about the real, face-to-face events that are scheduled and what you can expect at them, both in terms of activity, and measures we may have to put in place in view of the pandemic.

‘From the time I first saw British Naturism Sunfolk, I fell in love with it. It was March – a damp, cool, misty day. The trees were still bare, holly was sprawling and the buildings were dull and tired. But there was something about the whole place; it was full of history and promise. And so began the season of Sunfolk for us as a family – a haven, four hours drive from our home up North,’ writes Fran. When Covid, school and life allowed, myself and our daughters, 14 and 12, bundled into m

We're delighted to tell you that our big summer Naturist festival Nudefest (Est. 2007) is open for booking! It's scheduled to take place at Thorney Lakes from Monday 5th to Monday 12th July Covid-19 has had a major effect on events and we're obviously keeping an eye on what's happening and what's possible. We have three priorities – safe, good value and fun – if any of those are compromised then we will look at our options. The Guarantee – if it’s not safe, good value or fun it wo

Whether it’s for lockdown, or just a general desire here at British Naturism to keep you all entertained and engaged, we’re always looking at great new online sessions. We launched Fitsteps this week (it starts this morning) and today are bringing you news of even more… Keep Fit for British Heart Foundation - an aerobics session run by Sheryn in her usual 5pm Saturday slot. It’s free to sign up but we’d love you to donate to BN’s charity of the year. Starts tomorrow. Monthly brunc

New for 2021 - giving you the chance to voice your opinion! On the second Monday of each month, The Forum Live Debate will allow you to cease being just part of the audience but participate fully. We’ll choose a topic (we’d love you to suggest ideas too) and host a debate and discussion, including breakout rooms so that you can share your views in small groups. Next Monday (11 Jan) the topic will be ‘My Nude Year’ and we invite you to come and discuss what you would like to get up to i

Our online event programme is expanding all the time, and you can expect to hear about more new sessions soon. Today, however, we are pleased to announce the launch of Fitsteps - where Strictly Come Dancing meets fitness! It's an energetic, upbeat dance fitness class featuring all of your favourite strictly (striply?) dances. Suitable for all ages and abilities and you don’t need a partner. It is hosted by BN member Caroline who is a trained FitSteps instructor. It takes place every Friday

Radio 4 listeners were treated this morning to a feature on Naturism on the new-presenter-led Woman's Hour programme. British Naturism's Donna Price, who runs our Women in Naturism campaign contributed to a highly positive discussion on naked walking and the wider world of Naturism. She was joined by Caroline Steel, radio documentary producer, who visited British Naturism Sunfolk earlier this summer and also appeared as a guest on The Forum Live.  You can listen to the programme here -

Well, not quite, but our online events did get a mention at https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Famous-Naked-Comedy-DISROBED-Unveiled-Online-20201212 in the promo for a new show about Naturism. Disrobed is a play that was a ‘surprise’ hit at the Hollywood Fringe with its entirely naked cast, and entirely naked audiences. It has now been adapted as a performance on Zoom for three shows only, streaming on January 15, 16, and 17. The Sunday show on the 17th plays earlier at noon 

The Forum Live returns next week (Monday 4th January) at 19:30 and we will be delighted to welcome Aurelio Vaquero, Managing Director of one of Spain's top Naturist resorts, Camping Naturista El Portús.  Aurelio first visited El Portús in July 1984, after finishing his University course in Madrid, intending to work for a few weeks to fund a holiday. After two weeks he started working on reception and three years later was offered the MD role. He's been there ever since running this busy, po

...whatever year you choose, really, with music from across the decades. Come and start the Nude year with a bang with BN. There will be two options that you can move between - strutting your stuff on the virtual dance-floor, or meeting others and chatting (away from the noise) in the breakout bar.  We do insist on cameras being on, but not that everyone is naked and so this could be the perfect opportunity to show that significant other in your household that Naturists know how to hav

British Naturism's online event programme was an instant hit when we launched it in March, in response to the global lockdown. A variety of popular sessions have been run ever since, gaining us praise, many new members (including from overseas), and great publicity including national TV and newspapers. The good news is that online events are here to stay. We've taken stock - added new events, developed new booking sites and can confirm that we are now offering a whopping 92 sessions a month

It might be Christmas, but British Naturism are still providing wonderful things, including plenty of free content: Join in our online events - from yoga to a pub night, and interviews to fitness classes. There's something every day, including two sessions on Christmas Day, one on Boxing Day and one on the 28th. Read over one hundred articles on our news pages about a wide variety of Naturist and Naturist-related subjects Visit goodtimes.bn.org.uk and discover how amazing and

We're delighted to let you know we're adding two more events over Christmas - to help keep us all happy or sane or entertained - or maybe, in view of the latest restrictions - all three! In addition to a gathering on Christmas afternoon and a quiz later that night, we're now inviting you to meet others from our wonderful community on Boxing Day and the 28th December. We've called them 'coffee mornings' but the choice of drink is up to you... Click here for details of all our community

It’s been a good year for British Naturism, an organisation that is definitely enjoying good times - click here to find out about all our activities. There's also a link to our joining page... But don’t take our word for it…here’s what members are saying…   The BN website is very impressive and easy to negotiate. Clear, concise and gets me to where I actually want to go Being a member of British Naturism is our way of supporting the ethos of Naturism I have not been disa

We all enjoyed last week's naked disco, and now we have another chance to get on down and dance our hearts out in the way nature intended - this Saturday, 19th December, with a further opportunity on New Year's Eve.  There will be two options that you can move between - strutting your stuff on the virtual dancefloor, or meeting others and chatting (away from the noise) in the breakout bar.  We're also running a gathering on Christmas Day itself! What could be better than getting togeth

The second of our regular feature setting out what has been going on at management level within British Naturism. It’s been a busy autumn!   A departure Firstly, we report the decision of the Chair, Jim Russell, to retire.  We salute Jim for coming forward to help lead the organisation at a time when nobody else had volunteered.  As a veteran Naturist, club member, and long-standing member of BN, Jim had considerable experience to bring to the table and we thank him for his

The post-AGM Q&A session that we held as a Forum Live event in October proved to be popular and useful and so we're going to make it a regular, roughly-quarterly arrangement. The next session will take the place of the usual 'The Forum Live' on Monday 14th December at 19:30. The event is 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 a

In the run up to Christmas, at British Naturism we're already in the process of hanging up the glitter ball and  (not) dressing up for party nights and looking forward to our first naked disco on Saturday 12th followed by further party nights on 19th December, and New Year's Eve. There will be two options that you can move between - strutting your stuff on the virtual dancefloor, or meeting others and chatting (away from the noise) in the breakout bar.  We're also running a gathering

...so stay in and enjoy a packed weekend of British Naturism's online events! Today (Friday) there's yoga this afternoon followed by the weekly Friday night, member-run virtual quiz night  which has now been added to the BN Community events listing. Lots of people have enjoyed meeting old friends and making new ones while testing out the grey matter. Come and find out what you have been missing...and then wend your way to the Bare Arms for the online pub night (BYOB). On Saturday and S

15% discount for all British Naturism members! We’re really excited to announce that the BN Shop is back! We’ve previously offered a range of products for sale online and at our events across the country. These have been a great way to show your support for British Naturism and how proud you are to be a Naturist. But since the British Naturism branding and logo changed in 2019, we hadn’t updated our range or replaced the products we sold to reflect our new look. We’ve now put that righ