NEWS: Nudist beaches not the BUTT of the joke anymore

[Maverick]

From Express: http://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/696545/Nudist-beaches-find-naked-sunbathing-UK-britain

OVER half of Brits would now consider going on a nudist holiday, sunbathing in the buff or visiting a nudist beach.
By Felicity Thistlethwaite
PUBLISHED: 11:18, Thu, Aug 4, 2016 | UPDATED: 13:19, Thu, Aug 4, 2016
      

More than a third of British men say they would consider sunbathing naked this year on the beach.

But it's not just a male ambition: 17 per cent of women would strip down to nothing too.

Reportedly, getting an all-over tan is the most popular reason to bare all on the beach, with 42 per cent of the vote.

While 21 per cent do it to ‘reconnect with nature’ and one in five (20 per cent) want to ‘step out of their comfort zone’, according to a survey from lastminute.com.

Andrew Welch, British Naturism, the UK’s organisation for Naturists said: "We know that people are far more willing to try social nudity and so it’s great to have confirmation that more and more of us are letting go of any hang-ups and are feeling comfortable in the skin we’re in.

"For those visiting a Naturist/Nudist beach for the first time, the best advice is to relax, enjoy the sensation of the sun, breeze and sea on your whole body and realise that no one is worried about how you look."

Britons appear to be most adventurous when they’re younger, with 52 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds saying they would consider a nudist holiday, sunbathe naked or visit a nudist beach.

But the over-55s aren't far behind with a whopping 38 per cent agreeing to strip.

Fabio Cannavale, CEO of lastminute.com group, said: “Getting naked in public is becoming more and more mainstream as legions of holidaymakers look to reconnect with nature.

"Luckily, lastminute.com has plenty of destinations close to some of the best, bare-it-all beaches in the world. So go on, give it a go, you don’t know until you try."

lastminute.com’s top 10 nudist beaches:

    Holkham beach, North Norfolk, UK
    Brighton beach, East Sussex, UK
    Spiaggia di Guvano, Corniglia, Italy
    Bellevue Beach, Klampenborg, Denmark
    Praia do Abricó Beach, Brazil
    Orient Beach, St. Martin
    Studland beach, Dorset, UK
    Es Cavallet, Ibiza, Spain
    Cap d’Agde, France
    Kampen Beach, Germany

[MarthaTess]

I this that this is a really positive article, now if only we could get people to strip off for a better reason than to get an 'all over tan' =P xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[cp]

There is also Vera Playa in Almeria in southern Spain which is a Naturist Zone.. Beaches, Bars, Restaurants, Apartments and Hotel..

Really lovely area... Just in case anybody interested.. :-)