Do you dare to bare all? Here’s where you can embrace nature and go nude in North Wales
Summer is coming so take a look at our guide to enjoying nudism without falling foul of the law.
The temperature is rising and as summer approaches thousands will be flocking to our many beautiful beaches to enjoy the sun.
Where some will be on the hunt for fashionable beach wear, others will be looking forward to a more natural approach.
Naturism is the word used to describe the activities of people who encompass nudity as part of their lifestyle.
There are around 3.8 million naturists in the UK. British Naturism, the society which has championed nudism in the UK for over fifty years has almost 10,000 members.
Nudist Beauty Contest – August 1957 The two Macaskil daughters – Doreen (L) – sitting naked, applying make up..
With a change in perceptions of public nudity, naturism is becoming a more widely accepted practice.
So if you really want to embrace the sun and enjoy the warm weather as nature intended, here is a guide on where to go clothes-free in North Wales.
The law
It is not an offence to be naked in public in Wales.
The Crown Prosecution Service states that every case should be considered individually and that ‘a balance needs to be struck between the naturist’s right to freedom of expression and the right of the wider public to be protected from harassment, alarm and distress’.
Which means there must be a reason to believe person deliberately stripped off in order to upset or shock, before it can be considered an offence. And the complainant has to provide proof of this.
Even in these circumstances, it has to be considered whether or not prosecution is in the public interest.
So if you wish to enjoy recreational nudity such as swimming, sunbathing or taking a stroll in a public or open place and do so with consideration for others, you have a right to defend being clothes-free.
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And the last law is a blanket law that can be used to prosecute anything at all that’s different from “the norm”, be it nudity, tattoos, weird hairstyles, clothing, whatever.
And at times is used like that indeed, especially when it comes to prosecuting public nudity.
As a result, Wales is no different from say the Netherlands where theoretically you’re free to be nude when “not in sight of a public roadway or in a place where such is deemed inappropriate by a court” but in reality you’re likely to be arrested and/or fined being nude anywhere except on a marked nude beach and it’s up to you to prove in court that the area was in fact “appropriate”, a procedure most people have neither the time, the inclination, nor the money to engage in.
And the last law is a blanket law that can be used to prosecute anything at all that’s different from “the norm”, be it nudity, tattoos, weird hairstyles, clothing, whatever.
And at times is used like that indeed, especially when it comes to prosecuting public nudity.
As a result, Wales is no different from say the Netherlands where theoretically you’re free to be nude when “not in sight of a public roadway or in a place where such is deemed inappropriate by a court” but in reality you’re likely to be arrested and/or fined being nude anywhere except on a marked nude beach and it’s up to you to prove in court that the area was in fact “appropriate”, a procedure most people have neither the time, the inclination, nor the money to engage in.