As it's the closest to me I have to say Kinshaldy (or Tentsmuir) beach in Fife. I've managed to visit it quite a few times this year although mostly on my own, once with a group of fellow NC members, which we hope to repeat.

I'm with you Painterman, Studland without a doubt.  My Wife loves it there.
Owned and maintained by the National Trust.  It's not our closest but it sure is great and well worth the trip from Southampton.
Codge.

I guess it's also nice and local for you both, I am in Southampton tomorrow, me and a buddie are taking a boat out for some sea trials & will be staying on the boat and taking a trip to the Island on Thursday.

I visited today my favourite beach, Monknash.

It was sunny and bright, 18C, only 5 people on the beach, all nudists.

Interestingly, one person arrived by kayak, docked it, got undressed and stayed a bit on the beach nude.

Chatted with few guys and the atmosphere was fantastic.

I went to Budleigh Salterton beach today and 2 separate people turned up by kayak as well.

It used to be Studland even though it entails a two and a half hour drive to get there, but about 20 years ago we had a very bad experience with a couple openly having sex in the dunes with several men joining in or masturbating while watching them, all this barely 25 yards from where we were sunbathing with our then young children! We vowed to never go back there and reports would suggest this activity still goes on to this day.
So Slapton and Budleigh have become our new “go to” beaches, no dunes for perverts to stalk and beautiful clear sea to swim in.

There are a number of reasons why a beach can be good.  My preference is not to have to walk too far from the car and also not to feel that I'm on some kind of naturist ghetto beach so far from civilisation that the textiles wouldn't dare venture there.  I would like all beaches to be CO, end of. On that basis Eastney is great because it's right next to the textile beach (no half mile barrier like Studland) and only yards from the car park.  You really do feel like a normal beach user rather than some kind of social pariah that has to be hidden away from society.  Those days are past! Naturists are here to stay.

Druridge Bay, once a year on the autumn solstice, for the skinny dip!

There are a number of reasons why a beach can be good.  My preference is not to have to walk too far from the car and also not to feel that I'm on some kind of naturist ghetto beach so far from civilisation that the textiles wouldn't dare venture there.  I would like all beaches to be CO, end of. On that basis Eastney is great because it's right next to the textile beach (no half mile barrier like Studland) and only yards from the car park.  You really do feel like a normal beach user rather than some kind of social pariah that has to be hidden away from society.  Those days are past! Naturists are here to stay.

Theoretically that is now the case! I wouldn’t like to test the “all beaches are now clothing optional “ notion, but having just come back from Spain where that is a legal right, I can confirm that the coexistence between textiles and naturists on all the beaches we visited is exemplary as well as very refreshing.

There are a number of reasons why a beach can be good.  My preference is not to have to walk too far from the car and also not to feel that I'm on some kind of naturist ghetto beach so far from civilisation that the textiles wouldn't dare venture there.  I would like all beaches to be CO, end of. On that basis Eastney is great because it's right next to the textile beach (no half mile barrier like Studland) and only yards from the car park.  You really do feel like a normal beach user rather than some kind of social pariah that has to be hidden away from society.  Those days are past! Naturists are here to stay.

Theoretically that is now the case! I wouldn’t like to test the “all beaches are now clothing optional “ notion, but having just come back from Spain where that is a legal right, I can confirm that the coexistence between textiles and naturists on all the beaches we visited is exemplary as well as very refreshing.

There is no 'theoretically' about it. It is lawful to be naked on any English beach, which is managed by the local authority. Beaches are places where it is beneficial to be naked and now may be expected.  I would still advise to keep a bit of a distance from textile users, say, a good 50yds or so, as a sign of respect and consideration.  There are no longer 'designated' areas for naturists. The old Naturist beaches are now 'traditional'

There are a number of reasons why a beach can be good.  My preference is not to have to walk too far from the car and also not to feel that I'm on some kind of naturist ghetto beach so far from civilisation that the textiles wouldn't dare venture there.  I would like all beaches to be CO, end of. On that basis Eastney is great because it's right next to the textile beach (no half mile barrier like Studland) and only yards from the car park.  You really do feel like a normal beach user rather than some kind of social pariah that has to be hidden away from society.  Those days are past! Naturists are here to stay.

Theoretically that is now the case! I wouldn’t like to test the “all beaches are now clothing optional “ notion, but having just come back from Spain where that is a legal right, I can confirm that the coexistence between textiles and naturists on all the beaches we visited is exemplary as well as very refreshing.

There is no 'theoretically' about it. It is lawful to be naked on any English beach, which is managed by the local authority. Beaches are places where it is beneficial to be naked and now may be expected.  I would still advise to keep a bit of a distance from textile users, say, a good 50yds or so, as a sign of respect and consideration.  There are no longer 'designated' areas for naturists. The old Naturist beaches are now 'traditional'

I wish you were right.

The public and even the police are not aware of the law. I will not dare to walk naked at any UK public beach on a sunny weekend. I will be harassed by members of the public and might get (unlawfully) arrested.

There are a number of reasons why a beach can be good.  My preference is not to have to walk too far from the car and also not to feel that I'm on some kind of naturist ghetto beach so far from civilisation that the textiles wouldn't dare venture there.  I would like all beaches to be CO, end of. On that basis Eastney is great because it's right next to the textile beach (no half mile barrier like Studland) and only yards from the car park.  You really do feel like a normal beach user rather than some kind of social pariah that has to be hidden away from society.  Those days are past! Naturists are here to stay.

Theoretically that is now the case! I wouldn’t like to test the “all beaches are now clothing optional “ notion, but having just come back from Spain where that is a legal right, I can confirm that the coexistence between textiles and naturists on all the beaches we visited is exemplary as well as very refreshing.

There is no 'theoretically' about it. It is lawful to be naked on any English beach, which is managed by the local authority. Beaches are places where it is beneficial to be naked and now may be expected.  I would still advise to keep a bit of a distance from textile users, say, a good 50yds or so, as a sign of respect and consideration.  There are no longer 'designated' areas for naturists. The old Naturist beaches are now 'traditional'

I wish you were right.

The public and even the police are not aware of the law. I will not dare to walk naked at any UK public beach on a sunny weekend. I will be harassed by members of the public and might get (unlawfully) arrested.

Not yet perhaps, but we need brave people to start doing a bit of sunbathing at the quieter parts of the beach.  Probably still covering up to walk along the beach or go swimming until "the nudies at the end of the beach" becomes more common and people start to accept it more.  THEN we can expand to walking.  We have the right (but, as you say, most people aren't aware of that) so we need to start moving towards exercising that right. Small steps in the right direction, gradually reducing the (physical and metaphorical) distance between us and the unenlightened will get us there in the end but we need people to take those steps.  Continuing to hide away in our ghettos will get us nowhere.

Next summer, if your favourite beach is a distance from the poor unfortunate dressed people, change it to half the distance. And the year after, half again.

We will get there.

There are a number of reasons why a beach can be good.  My preference is not to have to walk too far from the car and also not to feel that I'm on some kind of naturist ghetto beach so far from civilisation that the textiles wouldn't dare venture there.  I would like all beaches to be CO, end of. On that basis Eastney is great because it's right next to the textile beach (no half mile barrier like Studland) and only yards from the car park.  You really do feel like a normal beach user rather than some kind of social pariah that has to be hidden away from society.  Those days are past! Naturists are here to stay.

Theoretically that is now the case! I wouldn’t like to test the “all beaches are now clothing optional “ notion, but having just come back from Spain where that is a legal right, I can confirm that the coexistence between textiles and naturists on all the beaches we visited is exemplary as well as very refreshing.

There is no 'theoretically' about it. It is lawful to be naked on any English beach, which is managed by the local authority. Beaches are places where it is beneficial to be naked and now may be expected.  I would still advise to keep a bit of a distance from textile users, say, a good 50yds or so, as a sign of respect and consideration.  There are no longer 'designated' areas for naturists. The old Naturist beaches are now 'traditional'

I wish you were right.

The public and even the police are not aware of the law. I will not dare to walk naked at any UK public beach on a sunny weekend. I will be harassed by members of the public and might get (unlawfully) arrested.

Not yet perhaps, but we need brave people to start doing a bit of sunbathing at the quieter parts of the beach.  Probably still covering up to walk along the beach or go swimming until "the nudies at the end of the beach" becomes more common and people start to accept it more.  THEN we can expand to walking.  We have the right (but, as you say, most people aren't aware of that) so we need to start moving towards exercising that right. Small steps in the right direction, gradually reducing the (physical and metaphorical) distance between us and the unenlightened will get us there in the end but we need people to take those steps.  Continuing to hide away in our ghettos will get us nowhere.

Next summer, if your favourite beach is a distance from the poor unfortunate dressed people, change it to half the distance. And the year after, half again.

We will get there.

Absolutely barelee!
This is exactly why I suggest keeping a distance but not particularly out of sight.  You have to be proved to be 'intending' to cause alarm or distress. If you are a sensible distance, then there is no way of 'intention'. The law is clear about the two possible crimes and is stipulated  in the CPS guidance. Section 66 of the Sexual Offences Act, does not apply to naturists going about their daily business naked.  Section 5 of the Public Order Act, does not apply to naturists going about their daily business naked. It is not 'being naked' that is unlawful but what you are doing whilst naked which may be.
Walking and sunbathing are not unlawful practices. Being naked is not an activity, it is a state of dress, (or undress) not unlike choosing an outfit to wear for an occasion. 'Naked' is an adjective, not a verb. You can only be arrested for 'doing' something wrong.
I have printed out copies of the 'Police response guidance', the 'CPS guidance', the 'BN guides (updated July 2018) and also the BN 'major breakthrough' article. I keep them in my car in a plastic wallet.
I think, armed with this literature, there should be no problems, even to the unaware.
It is true that if we keep hiding away,  nothing will change and we will carry on having to go miles out of our way to get to a 'traditional' beach. Not many people realise that these beaches have not always been traditional or 'designated'. They became that way through use by naturists. Sadly these once designated beaches are occupied by people with other ideas of what they think naturism is about which makes them less desirable for most to visit.
We need to be sensible and spread our wings a little and subtly integrate, (keeping our distance) if nudity is ever going to be accepted as normal on our beaches as it is in many parts of Europe.

I agree with Barelee,  on points of access both for parking and distance to civilisation,  Eastney wins. It may not be the prettiest beach with a disused MOD building as it's backdrop but it is a very easy short walk from the car park, shops are not too far away and on my visits I've always found it to be a welcoming naturist beach.
In terms of natural beauty, Studland has to be right up there and Ringstead Bay too although the hike to Ringstead would put a lot of people off. All 3 are now over 5 hours drive from me but I have Holkham and Winterton for naturally pretty beaches and the relatively plain boring pebbly expanse of Corton on my doorstep now. No complaints. ...it's just great to get out there and enjoy the sun.