who we are
19 November 2025
Welcome to our site and thank you for looking us up.
NEWS
We are celebrating 11 years and over 100 events.
The 2025 season is all done from an SYN perspective and details are shaping up of events for 2026. The highlight for me will be a monthly booking, June to October, at Helmsley Open Air Heated Swimming Pool, where we have been made to feel very welcome. The exciting news is that they have now added a pool side Sauna which I look forward to experiencing next season. We will also keep our relationship up with Notts Sun Club, again where we have been made to feel very welcome.
In the meantime it is time to look further afield, to events at HTB, Bircotes, Barew With Us Lincolnshire, Sleaford, Edwinstow, Sherwood Forest Walks, to sustain our interest through the shorter days to come.
For information email John on southyorkshirenaturists@gmail.com
Harrogate Victorian Turkish Baths Naturist Nights, dates are out for Spring 2026,
contact Julie & Peter, email - htbnaturists@talktalk.net
Bare With Us Lincolnshire have just published their events for 2026, contact Ginny & Chris, email - barewithusuk@gmail.com
Sleaford swim,1600-1800, 2nd and 4th Saturday https://sleafordnaturistswim.blogspot.com/
Google Naked Lincolnshire Naturists. Chris Petchey, Https://nakedlincolnshire.wordpress.com
Bircotes Naturist Swim, 2nd Saturdays, contact Stephen Johnstone, email - sjohnstone006@aol.com
I am assured that a warm welcome awaits you.
South Forest Leisure Swim, Edwinstow,1st & 3rd Sat, 01623 823866
Sherwood Forest Naturist Walks, look them up on FaceBook
Nudestock XV May 2026 Candy Farm - kellywood2788@gmail.com
South Yorkshire Naturists are an open group of naturist enthusiasts offering events and activities in a naturist environment over South Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield, Doncaster and the North Midlands, Notting. Whether new to naturism or a fellow enthusiast the events are open to all. There is no fee to join SYN, the only cost will be for entry to events.
If you wish to join us you will be asked for proof of identity. BN membership is accepted. This is for everyone's safety.
What we are about
Through encouraging people to be their most authentic selves, we promote body positivity and body acceptance, alongside improving confidence and self esteem.
Naked, liberated, and empowered.
If the thought of your first time in naturism is overwhelming or daunting, please feel free to bring a robe or towel. However, we encourage you to “GO FOR IT!” as SYN is an open and accepting platform for all people interested in naturism.
As a newcomer to naturism you might find this link interesting:
https://nuetheureux.wordpress.com/2015/02/07/10-ways-to-become-comfortable-with-nudity/
I also found this - https://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Nudist I don't think you can get enough information together to support you in starting your journey into naturism.
what we offer
South Yorkshire Naturists SYN offer a range of activities and events throughout the year to suit everyone.
These range from swims, spa nights, trips away and workshops and we have a range of varying social and public events. Scroll down for a full list of our current events.
What IS Naturism
Naturism or nudism, the words are interchangeable.
Naturism is the practice of going without clothes, whether that is at home or in your garden
or just occasionally at a beach whilst away on holiday or as a more general part of everyday life.
It is also the the practise of non sexual social nudity, with others, when the circumstances - and weather - permit,
whether at an organised event, a swim/spa or club or beach or resort.
what ARE THE BENEFITs of NATURISM
Naturism is healthy, sensible - who wants to wear clothes when the weather is hot – and great fun!
It also “promotes wholesomeness and stability of the human body, mind, and spirit.”
There is a tremendous sense of calm, relaxation and wellbeing that being a Naturist brings,
particularly when among such friendly, like-minded folk.
Naturists believe that baring all helps with stress relief, improved self-esteem
and a positive body image/body acceptance.
When we shed our clothes we also shed the constraints of social status, that by which we are often judged.
Naturists make no such judgements and simply get to know the true person within.
We also realise that the human body is to be celebrated, for its rich diversity, not held as an object of shame.
Any naturist will tell you that to be truly in touch with nature, to feel the air, the sun and the water on bare skin, is one of the most life affirming and amazing experiences one can have. In fact, once you have swum without a costume, you will never go back – we believe they are pointless.
Naturism is a non-sexual environment, there is nothing lewd or inappropriate going on (this would be as unacceptable as in a clothed situation), and as such it is great for the whole family.
The children of naturist parents are encouraged to appreciate their bodies as part of their natural environment, who then grow up with a greater awareness of the human body. In fact Naturism offers something of an antidote to the unhealthy yet pervasive images of the ‘perfect body’ with which they are continually confronted and which can cause so many body hang-ups in later life.
Women In Naturism
British Naturism, BN, has a campaign running, Women In Naturism, https://www.bn.org.uk/campaigning/womeninnaturism/, aimed at reassuring and encouraging women to get involved.
What do BN hope to achieve?
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Help more women to discover the life-affirming, exhilarating feelings of social nudity - and great community and social life that accompanies them.
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Create a network of Naturist women who can keep the profile of Naturism high in the media, be advocates amongst women’s groups, organise and host events, be a contact point for newcomers, and more.
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improve awareness of the negative effects of societal pressure on women to conform to a particular type of body shape and appearance.
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Help the men in Naturism to show the benefits to the women in their life.
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Provide mutual support to help women be happier and more confident about their bodies
For any women wishing to attend an event we say ‘just do it’.
If you would like we could arrange for you to be met and perhaps to have a chat with one of our female guests beforehand, in order to provide some support and reassurance about coming in.
EVENTS & Activities
For details about our events and to book
contact Mr John by email on southyorkshirenaturists@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
Lakeside Day Visit or Stay Over 2026Sun 19 JulLakeside Naturist Holiday Resort
SYN @ Helmsley Open Air Pool - contact southyorkshirenaturists@gmail.comDate and time is TBDHelmsley Open Air Pool
A personal Account
I came across this personal account of a woman new to naturism on the web and thought it would be useful to post the link on our website to help provide reassurance and encouragement to others.
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a19974354/nudism-body-image/.
Links
2 bed luxury naturist apartment in a unique naturists resort in Almeria being rented by one of your guests. Get in touch, email enquiries@veraparadise.com, phone 07990881444, website veraparadise.com.
Simon has been leading us in the massage workshops since Nov 16. Contact Simon direct to discuss and book.
Natalie the proprietor is lovely, she is one of us and not fazed by anything and puts you at ease. Given them a call - 0114 708 0064. She also has a list of models she brings in for training.
If you would like to give it a go but not sure, get in touch, have a chat. We could arrange for you to talk to some of our female guests. We can arrange for someone to meet you and accompany you in and show you around. All I will say is that I have yet to meet anyone, who having done it, say I wish I hadn't. Just do it!
The farm is run by Chris Morgan, who has been a guest at DDN Spa Nights. He has steadily been developing holiday accommodation suited to naturism. He is also open all year round. See his website via the Naturist Accommodation UK.
Events throughout the area.
Events throughout the year. Contact us for details.
Events throughout the year, including a fortnightly swim at the Norton Pool.
Great location for a day visit or stay over. They offer pitches for camping or caravans as well as having their own accommodation units available. The new pool has just been opened.
They have just held their annual Nudestock event.
Check out their website for events.
Check out their website for subscription to their magazine - http://naturist-life-magazine.co.uk
OLD NEWS
Also, have a look at Natalie's interview with the Examiner Live. Natalie was one of our younger first timers last summer at the Lakeside Day Trip/Picnic.
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/bawtry-woman-trying-naturism-i-19502070
Check out this link - https://vimeo.com/458446621 - aimed at first timers
with '5 tips to help you get more comfortable being naked', starting at home.
Also, there was an interesting report in the Daily Mail and on BBC R4 Woman's Hour this week about naturism and naked walking:-
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Interestingly there was a comment that the act of getting undressed in the first instance is the hardest and that being naked at home,
getting comfortable in your own skin, is key to making nudity normal.
In 2020 SYN attracted 4 new women guests, despite the limitation of Covid on events. They all came to the picnic/day visit to Lakeside Farm Naturist Resort, Lincs, in either July. Inspired by that I feel it only appropriate to put more information on our website to reassure and encourage others.
Natalie, who had her 30th birthday whilst visiting, has really been bitten by the experience, having also attended the BN Stoke Waterworld event in September 2020, where there were over 300 guests. She was also contacted by South Yorkshire Live for an interview about her journey. She is also actively encouraging her friends to join her. That can’t be bad.
Our Values & FAQ
We understand that the world of naturism can be quite daunting, so we promote a relaxed atmosphere, body positivity, body acceptance, increasing self-confidence and centring on ourselves to be who we really are; liberated and unashamed.
People of all creeds regularly join us from as far as Manchester, Cumbria, Burnley, Newcastle, Hull, Nottingham, Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate, Sheffield, even Dublin!
Contact us if you wish - southyorkshirenaturists@gmail.com . We will do all we can to help and reassure you. But the best advice we can offer is - just do it. You really will wonder why you hesitated so long.
FAQs
Does it hurt?
No. After the first 30secs, you will wonder why you had been so worried.
How many people go to an event?
We average 20, we have had as many as 44 and a few as 9.
What do I need to bring with me? A smile, a £1 coin for the locker, flip-flops, always have a towel between you and whatever you sit on and a towel to dry off when you get changed at the end of the evening.
Do I have to be naked? Ideally yes, however, we do appreciate that at certain times people may feel more comfortable when covered. You could wrap a towel around you or wear a robe if that would make you feel more comfortable. Although it will get very wet in the steam room.