Hi, I went to this beach today and it was fantastic at low tide. I walked a little while naked without meeting anyone.
Next time I would like to walk a much longer distance, it shouldn't be a problem since the beach is so wide there is no fear of shocking anyone.
Still, I would like to check first if people have had bad experiences ( i.e. peole raising complaints) on that beach?
We used to be regulars on this beach back in the 1980s, but the attempt to get it designated officially CO brought all the sensational story seeking press out from under their rocks (the local golf club were one of the principal objectors) and the ensuing publicity got the attention of every creep and voyeur for miles around.
We have been back there a couples times, but the dunes area that was popular with the naturists (there was a natural basin shaped area in the dunes that could accommodate dozens of people) has turned into an impenetrable jungle which leaves only the main beach to use. The problem there is that so many horse riders, dog walkers and power walkers use that beach that you risk attracting the wrong kind of attention and there have been several incidents involving the police.
As my wife is a community nurse in that area we can’t risk that kind of attention, but it would be nice to see that beach return to it’ s former glory.
It's the nearest beach to me where I can just about get away with going nude.
You've a few problems.
1 - what passes for the sea is often so far out you'll never see it. The Severn Area Rescue Association which patrols some of the waters actually use a hovercraft, although it is used only when the RNLI at Weston can't do the job, their boats just don't do it at low tide and so it's often called out.
2 - Vehicular access to the beach is such that you have to park right at the end of the beach and walk a good way to get away from the families who "might" object. This is especially true at weekends and between Easter and the end of the school holidays.
3 - The dunes are partially accessible however they attract a crowd which may include people some nudists are uncomfortable with. There is an amount of "fun loving lifestyle" people who go there.
4 - Those people who dress in plus fours and diamond sweaters to thwack a small ball around still seem to object despite the need for a naturist to be jumping about 10 feet in the air for anyone to see them. (Why can they dress in a funny way and we not undress is beyond me...)
Bottom line is it's not ideal, there have been objections in the past but go a decent way from the car park, arm yourself with a copy of the Police stuff on naturism and you should find you are OK.
Thank you both for your replies, indeed it's not ideal although getting intercepted by a hovercraft would certainly be "interesting"!