ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND

	Greater London		Lon
	East of England		EE		Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Essex Hertfordshire Suffolk Norfolk
	East Midlands		EM		Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire
	Yorkshire and the Humber		YH		East Riding of Yorkshire North Yorkshire West Yorkshire
	North East England		NEE		Northumberland Tyne and Wear
	North West England		NWE		Cheshire Cumbria Lancashire Merseyside
	West Midlands		WM		Shropshire

Of the nine regions of England, the seven that are not along England's long southern coast are included on this page. Most of these locations are naturist retreats of the interior, but there is a small number of nude beaches as well. The best established and most popular of these beaches are located in the East of England, which is shaded in green in the map above. The other beaches are comparatively minor. Population density and climate may partially explain the relative lack of nude beaches in the north of England. For example, Cumbria and Northumberland, both of which border Scotland, are England's two least populated counties, and these two counties have summertime temperatures thats are markedly cooler than those in the more southerly realms. All but two of the beaches listed below are along the North Sea on the eastern side of England. The last two beaches are on the western side of England along the Irish Sea. Wales, which is not shown on the map above, abuts the West Midlands (shaded in orange) and a little of North West England. Parts of England, like the cities of Birmingham and Liverpool, are just as close or closer to the nude beaches of Wales than to the nude beaches within England.

GREATER LONDON      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      Naturist Foundation    51.3948N, 0.1407E            Orpington
EAST OF ENGLAND     [ ↑ ]
	Bedfordshire      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      Blackthorns Sun Club    52.2345N, 0.5150W            Sharnbrook
	Cambridgeshire      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      Cambridge Outdoor Club    52.3388N, 0.1251E            Aldreth      Croft Country Club    52.5604N, 0.2168E            Three Holes, Wisbech
	Essex      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NUDE BEACHES       St. Osyth Beach   51.7700N, 1.0615E  Located where the vast Thames Estuary meets the North Sea, this beach near Clacton-on-Sea is quite popular in spite of the long walk to the nude area. Some visitors pitch tents and camp in the dunes behind the beach. St. Osyth Beach is about 75 miles east-northeast of London. NATURIST RETREATS      Oakwood Sun Club    51.6274N, 0.2280E            Noak Hill, Romford      Pevors Farm Cottages    51.9627N, 0.5733E            Southey Green, Sible Hedingham      Springwood Sun Club    51.9123N, 0.8370E            West Bergholt
	Hertfordshire      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      Diogenes Sun Club    51.6237N, 0.5308W            Maple Cross, Rickmansworth      Spielplatz    51.7175N, 0.3562W            St. Albans      The Sun-Folk Society    51.7156N, 0.3567W            St. Albans
	Suffolk      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NUDE BEACHES       Corton Sands   52.5077N, 1.7515E  This beach north of Lowestoft has a small segment that was officially designated for naturist use until November of 2009, when that designation was withdrawn by local authorities for reasons apparently related to an excess of indiscreet behavior. So far, it seems that some naturists continue to visit despite the fact that this is no longer an official nude beach.
	Norfolk      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NUDE BEACHES       Winterton Dunes   52.7394N, 1.6790E  North of Great Yarmouth, the stretch of beach between the village of Winterton-on-Sea and the hamlet of Horsey is sporadically visited by nudists, with most nude sunbathing occurring in the dunes rather than on the open beach.       Holkham Hall Beach   52.9758N, 0.7849E  This vast beach on the north shore of Norfolk is within the property of the equally vast Holkham Hall Estate, the administrators of which have cooperated with naturists to designate part of the beach for nude use. Holkham Hall Beach is very popular and is generally praised as the best nude beach in the East of England for its ample dunes and beautiful sandy expanses. NATURIST RETREATS      Broadland Sun Association    52.5680N, 1.3273E            Upper Stoke, Stoke Holy Cross
EAST MIDLANDS     [ ↑ ]
	Northamptonshire      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		PLACES TO STAY—GAY      Adam's Retreat    52.1388N, 1.1635W            Daventry
	Nottinghamshire      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      Nottingham Sun Club    53.0801N, 1.1810W            Hucknall
YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER     [ ↑ ]
	East Riding of Yorkshire      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NUDE BEACHES       Fraisthorpe Beach   54.0332N, 0.2161W  This beach near Bridlington has a long history of nude use and for a time was officially designated for naturist use, but that designation was revoked in the late '90s, reportedly due to an excess of indiscreet behavior. Over the years "No Nudity" signs have been erected by authorities, torn down by nudists and so on. Nude use of this beach has diminished but not vanished. NATURIST RETREATS      Yorkshire Sun Society    53.8189N, 0.3224W            Hull
	North Yorkshire      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      White Rose Club    54.0520N, 0.9926W            Flaxton
	West Yorkshire      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      Ashdene Naturist Club    53.6996N, 1.8160W            Elland
NORTH EAST ENGLAND     [ ↑ ]
	Northumberland      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NUDE BEACHES       Druridge Beach   55.2748N, 1.5705W  This beach in a rural area north of Newcastle Upon Tyne has traditionally been visited by a small number of nudists, but nudity is frowned upon by local authorities, so some discretion may be in order.       Ross Back Sands   55.6391N, 1.7772W  This expansive and very beautiful beach has a view of two medieval castles in the distance—one to the north, one to the south. Ross Back Sands is less than 20 kilometers south of the border of Scotland. Accessed through a remote hamlet, this beach gets very few visitors. Nudity is known to occur toward one end of the beach, but the entire beach is often deserted.
	Tyne and Wear      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      TANDO    55.0043N, 1.7650W            Newburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne OTHER      City Pool, TROC Naturist Evenings    54.9774N, 1.6102W            Newcastle Upon Tyne
NORTH WEST ENGLAND     [ ↑ ]
	Cheshire      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      Springfield, Manchester Sun and Air Society    53.2542N, 2.3894W            Swan Green, Nether Peover
	Cumbria      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NUDE BEACHES       Roanhead Beach   54.1714N, 3.2468W  All the previous beach listings on this page are North Sea locations. Roanhead Beach and nearby Walney Island Beach (see the next listing) are along the Irish Sea. Both Roanhead and Walney Island are expansive and sparsely attended beaches that draw a small number of nudists. These two beaches are in Cumbria, a mostly rural county north of Blackpool and south of the Scottish border. The two beaches are on opposite side of the mouth of an estuary, and in places the literal distance between them is just a quarter mile, but the driving distance is about 8 miles.       Walney Island Beach   54.1479N, 3.2713W  (See the previous listing.) NATURIST RETREATS      Lakeland Outdoor Club    54.1913N, 3.3203W            Haverigg, Millom      Solway Sun Club    54.9308N, 2.9464W            Kingmoor, Carlisle
	Lancashire      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      Lancashire Sun    53.6485N, 2.8329W            Rufford, Ormskirk PLACES TO STAY—GAY      Pride Lodge    53.8218N, 3.0500W            Blackpool
	Merseyside      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      Liverpool Sun and Air Society    53.3968N, 2.7837W            Whiston, Prescot
WEST MIDLANDS     [ ↑ ]
	Shropshire      MAP     [ ↑ ]
		NATURIST RETREATS      Telford Naturist Club    52.6999N, 2.4143W            Telford      Wrekin View Naturist Club    52.8450N, 2.6154W            Marchamley, Shrewsbury