Morning folks, i've yet to bump into another naturist while out walking, has any of you done this? I am also looking for places to walk, north east, any ideas would be a help, cheers. Ste.

I totally agree with your statement Baileyboy33.

Louise a I have walked, marched, cycled and rambled naked over the South Downs, Yorkshire moors, New forest, Exmoor, Dartmoor, and parts of the costal path from Hampshire to Cornwall, and we have never met another naturist, not even a dressed one on his/her day off.

We’ve bumped into, tripped over and surprised loads of textiles during our walks, but never another alive naturist unless you go to a beach, and even there they are a bit thin on the ground sometimes.

We’re beginning to think that naturist’s in the countryside are as rare as hens teeth.

Sorry we can’t help with walks in the north east.

There are lots of forum accounts from people who enjoy going naked in the countryside – so many you'd expect some of us to bump into each other occasionally. But those of us who go out for country walks continue the tradition of keeping ourselves to ourselves. Hear someone coming? Quick, cover up or hide behind a hedge. But maybe the someone coming is another naturist who's just covered up. Or they've heard you coming and hopped behind the hedge.

What about those encounters with textiles? Most accounts of encounters refer to smiles, hellos, even conversations, the occasional frown or being ignored. Apparently horse riders are the most likely to respond with a welcoming smile. Are they nude-tolerant, or is a naturist encounter actually such a common occurrence they barely notice it?

And what about the rest of the time, everywhere else? For instance, how many of your neighbours are naturists? We take care not to be visible through the windows when we're naked around the house. We keep clothes handy for answering the door. We have a part of the garden specially designed to cut off the view from the neighbours, or we don't go out in the garden unclothed. So our neighbours don't know we're naturist.

But of course, you are your neighbours' neighbour – so those bits of their garden that you can't see into may well be their naturist corners. And you don't know what's behind their curtains, as they don't know what's behind yours.

Is that our problem - we're so wary of everyone else we keep missing each other?

not only is it rare (unknown) to meet a bare naturist, its the same with an obviously covered naturist.    when was the last time anyone met a walker in just shorts or a wrap that would suggest theyed just covered up?.  i guess were just so small in numbers and the countryside so large  that the odds of two of us meeting at random are quite small.

There are lots of forum accounts from people who enjoy going naked in the countryside – so many you'd expect some of us to bump into each other occasionally. But those of us who go out for country walks continue the tradition of keeping ourselves to ourselves. Hear someone coming? Quick, cover up or hide behind a hedge. But maybe the someone coming is another naturist who's just covered up. Or they've heard you coming and hopped behind the hedge.

What about those encounters with textiles? Most accounts of encounters refer to smiles, hellos, even conversations, the occasional frown or being ignored. Apparently horse riders are the most likely to respond with a welcoming smile. Are they nude-tolerant, or is a naturist encounter actually such a common occurrence they barely notice it?

And what about the rest of the time, everywhere else? For instance, how many of your neighbours are naturists? We take care not to be visible through the windows when we're naked around the house. We keep clothes handy for answering the door. We have a part of the garden specially designed to cut off the view from the neighbours, or we don't go out in the garden unclothed. So our neighbours don't know we're naturist.

But of course, you are your neighbours' neighbour – so those bits of their garden that you can't see into may well be their naturist corners. And you don't know what's behind their curtains, as they don't know what's behind yours.

Is that our problem - we're so wary of everyone else we keep missing each other?

Only in the last few weeks I have had one female visitor to our house admit that her boyfriend is like me and prefers to be naked when at home. One of the other female visitors has said they enjoy going naked on the beach when on holiday with their children abroad.
It is safeguarding in their job which stops them going naked with us.These females would not have probably said anything if I had covered up every time they came to the house.

I was at my usual sunbathing spot at Delph Brook near the edge of the forest North of Egerton when a naturist walker passed by. He sat along side me for a while and we had a chat about naturism amongst other things and he went on his way.
There was another chap last year who I met fairly regularly, he seemed to be new to  naturism, he kept looking around and asking if anyone could see him from where we were. Had a chat a the legal aspects of being a naturist and that seemed to reassure him.

I met a naturist out walking his dog on Ilkley Moor once.

I met a naturist out walking his dog on Ilkley Moor once.

Begs the obviuos question, did you sing On Ilkla Moor Baht'at?

I should have done.  We definitely weren't wearing hats. lol

With my increasing baldness a hat is often all I AM wearing.

Walks are near Finchale Priory lasting up to a couple of hours. Causey Arch at Beamish about 45 minutes each way. Lanchester Valley Railway from Lanchester to Hownsgill Viaduct 90 minutes. Rowley just off the A69 onto the C2C route to Waskerley 90 minutes. Hamsterley to derwent walk inn about an hour, if you fancy any of them let me know.
Davey

@sunnydays

On my very first solo walk in the New Forest back in June 2020, I was walking near Latchmoor Brook and saw another naked guy coming towards me. Strangely enough I recognised him (he has featured in some Vimeo clips on on naturism on account of his distinctive tattoos). We exchanged pleasantries and went our separate ways. What were the chances of this encounter on my first walk?

@rod

That would be Brian, normally on some foreign mountain at that time of year, but no doubt constrained by Covid-19.

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@sunnydays

On my very first solo walk in the New Forest back in June 2020, I was walking near Latchmoor Brook and saw another naked guy coming towards me. Strangely enough I recognised him (he has featured in some Vimeo clips on on naturism on account of his distinctive tattoos). We exchanged pleasantries and went our separate ways. What were the chances of this encounter on my first walk?

I would say you were extremely lucky as I have done 90+ walks in the New Forest this year and this week for the first time I have seen naked walkers twice in the Ocknell Pond/Camp site area. Earlier in the week I almost literally bumped into one turning a corner and today spotted 2 on a parallel path. So having walked over 300 nude miles over 5 months this week I have met and had a quick chat with 3 other nude walkers. It is good to meet other like minded people and have a chat but do I have to walk another 300 miles until the next occurrence?

@barelythere

Unfortunately you'll most probably have to walk another 300 miles before bumping into another naturist.    Sad really.