Peter Fricker

Just recently I have gained a bit of inspiration to get out walking in more varied terrain than my local area round the house. Sitting by a river a couple of weeks ago after a skinny dip, I decided to get out a map I had hiding in a drawer. Remembering that in england and wales, light green shading (on newer 1:25000 maps) are open access areas, I started to come up with a plan, which I have keep to the last couple of wednesdays.

Naked rambling day 1. As I have days off during the week, I knew there was a chance of getting some clothes free walking, but would probably meet a few textiles. I planned a 9km walk high in the Irthing valley on the Cumbrian side of the river bordering Northumbria. It turned out i had the wide forest tracks to myself and ended up clothes free for a couple of minutes as I passed 2 houses. With water levels too low where I had parked, I decided to drive down to one of the local landmarks at Crammell Linn. Here it was empty of people too, but with plenty of water for a proper swim. It was only as I started back up that I surprised a dog walker wearing a towel round my neck and a smile!

Naked rambling day 2. This week I planned a bit more to do a 12km walk only about 10km from last weeks start point but a bit further east in Northumbria. After a longer drive including a stop at Hadrian's wall, I reached the roadhead. With no-one about I was able to start naked, and apply sunscreen at the car. Despite being on a marked cycle route, footpaths and bridleways almost all day, I only saw 3 people. 1 doing forestry work right by the Track, and 2 getting in their car in the distance at a remote house. So naked was the dress code almost all day, it included a great skinny dip towards the end only a couple of km from the car. I was able to walk back to the car along a tarmac road still clothes free.

The only low point was dropping the map at the toughest section alon a firebreak short cut. By the time I realised I had travelled too far along a hummocky slightly damp marked footpath to turn back. That and rembering to bring both battery and camera for my next trip rather than rely on my phone for pics.

Next week I plan to be in Cornwall for nudefest so look forward to walking with more naked people

Everyone please take a good look at your local maps and look for the light green bits. I will definitely return to both areas, and plan other trips as soon as I buy another map! Midweek naked rambling is great..,

We are just getting the details out to as many people as possible, the event is also open to out inf/fni friends too. Come to scotland! More details on varied activities in the next few months.
please join british naturism before trying to book as the agents need this to complete the booking

"The Glenmorag Hotel in Dunoon on 25th to 27th April 2014. Booking for double rooms is now available with Urquart Travel Tel No. 0844 557 5037
quoting Booking Reference Number 157 559. The basic cost will be £89.00 for two nights but I have negotiated a special deal of £25 pp (DBB) for the Sunday Evening. If we can get sufficient numbers willing to stay Sunday we can be Naturist, but only if we get a significant number of rooms booked. Last years supplements for Sea Views and Single Supplements will apply.
This will be announced in the next issue of BN Magazine but your assistance in making details known to fellow SANER Members would be greatly appreciated. Full details can be obtained by contacting thegathering2014@gmail.com .
Ivan"

If you need any more info let me know

Cheers
Pete

Last weekend, I managed to squeeze in 4 activities in one weekend, here goes

sat 10-2pm Naked ramble with the Blackpool and Fylde Sun Club.(BFSC) off the Fleetwood seafront (ok the tide was out) 5.5 miles in total, sunny but really cold in the wind. It included a visit to the Wyre Light a disused lighthouse marking a channel entrance, and a growing rock bank that we stopped on at lunch. a few did strip off but not everyone. it was cold…. 15 in total. A good afternoon wandering round fleetwood, including a visit to wind up one of the bfsc members who ironically sells clothes on the market, plus a fish tea.

sat 7-9 regular monthly naturist swim at Poulton YMCA organised by the BFSC, with a record 50 people there, including 5 new people. With a 20m pool, sauna and steam room, there is not much room to swim once everyone got talking! I did manage 40 lengths, mostly at the start and end. Most also dissapeared to the pub to put the textile world to rights. of course i did not stay, as I had a drive up north to do…..

Sun 9:30 – 12:30 regular weekly naturist swim at Glasgow Western Baths managed a mile, but spent a lot more time relaxing in the various rooms – Sauna, Steam room, Russian room, Tepidarium, Frigidarium, plus the cold plunge pool (as it was the same day as the Marie Curie skinny dips, thought i would join them in coldness, before jumping back in the sauna!) Numbers seemed to be down a bit, but with the end of half term, plus the skinny dip, it was to be expected.

Sun 2-5 Ardeer beach, the only non organised bit! but a very nice few hours enjoying the scottish sun

all in all a great weekend, just need a few days off to recover…