About BN

For reasons as yet unexplained, our Twitter account vanished a couple of days ago. We're investigating... We've set up a new one at https://twitter.com/britnaturism, please follow us and get the word out to others!  

Well what a festival, great venue, great people and great time had by all. 2016's festival was held at Thorney Lakes Camping and Caravan site near Langport, Somerset, a site found for us by Somerset Tourist board. The site is huge with a massive lake and loads of room for everyone to spread out. The site’s owner Sally could not have been more helpful and praise must also be given to the hard working catering and bar staff who went the extra mile, sometimes on top of the bar, in various states of

An interview about Naturism for ITV's Daybreak.  

Naturism is normal We're ordinary people choosing not to wear clothes when the weather and circumstances are appropriate. Other than being nude, our activities are no different from what most people do in their leisure time. We're not anti-clothes, we just know they are not always essential. It's also a lot of fun! If we were supposed to be naked, we'd have been born that way. .and yet now anyone wanting to be in that natural state is treated with at best, mild amusement and at worst, suspici

What were you doing back in 1964? Ok, so quite a few of you were yet to enter the world, and to some it will seem like only yesterday. I was just eight and the nearest I got to Naturism that year was laughing at those saucy McGill nudist colony postcards on a family holiday in Swanage. Oh, so close to Studland! If only I had known and been older! While the Searchers were serenading us in the number one spot with Don’t Throw Your Love Away, representatives from 50 of the 70 Naturis

British Naturism takes the protection, well-being and safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in Naturism very seriously and a copy of our policy is available below. Our policy is put into practice though a Child Safeguarding committee which works closely with NSPCC and meets regularly that our policy is up to date and being properly implemented. We run workshops and seminars for groups - including some non-naturist groups - around the country and encourage member clubs to appoint their

Within the EC, we've always had a pretty good idea of what we're doing and where we're going, but know that we don't often communicate it as well as we might. There are also loads of new ideas and challenges coming in all the time, and changes to the world outside naturism that we need to take account of. Therefore, over the two awaydays (the first was in September 09, and the second in February this year), we took the opportunity - without an agenda or the need for minutes etc. - to discuss on

We will work for greater acceptance of naturism, with more places – private and public – available for our use We will provide social and networking opportunities, information and assistance We will work to protect naturism and naturists, and challenge threats to our lifestyle We will work to provide a safe environment for adults and children to enjoy naturism without ridicule or fear We will facilitate, coordinate and support naturist activity. We will set high standards for the integrity

About BN British Naturism (BN) is internationally recognised as the UK’s national naturist organisation. It exists to unite and support naturists, to protect, and provide more naturist venues, to make social nudity acceptable in the UK and to provide comprehensive information on naturism and naturists around the world. Formation British Naturism came into being in 1964 when the British Sun Bathing Society and the Federation of British Sun Clubs merged. We are the UK member of the Internation