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Britain's oldest nudist beach to close

Britain's oldest nudist beach is to close. The Suffolk beach will no longer be classed as nudist after this summer due to coastal erosion.

The 200 yard stretch of beach is being opened up to non nudists as the surrounding area has lost too much sand and shingle to coastal erosion, laments The Telegraph. However, the decision has angered the hundreds of naturists who regularly make use of the beach at Corton, near Lowestoft.

The decision to remove the nudist status of the beach, which is hidden by wooden groynes and opened in 1979, was taken after four months of public consultation. Waveney District Council has said that the nudist designation will be revoked on November 1.

"This will come as a blow to our members and will upset a lot of people," said Malcolm Boura of British Naturism. "Obviously we are pleased that the closure is not taking place immediately, but to have made the decision without finding an alternative site is a cause for concern."

Waveney District Council has defended the move. A spokesman for the authority said that when the nudist area was first designated in 1979 there was enough room for both naturists and other beach users in the area. "However, significant beach erosion during the past 20 years has led to a reduction of some 80 per cent of the available beach space," he added.

From November, Boura pointed out, the nearest official nudist beaches will be at Holkham in Norfolk and Shellness, Kent.

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