Thousands swim naked to raise money for charity

With thousands of people across the country set to strip down and swim naked to raise money for the British Heart Foundation, The Great British Skinny Dip is now in its ninth year and events are set to take place across the UK.

proving that wetsuit swimming isn’t just for naturists – with new venues hosting events and attracting newcomers to this healthy and exhilarating way of taking a dip – and raising funds for the British Heart Foundation.

British Naturism says more than 500 skinny dives will take place this year, and on June 1 there will be a Great British Synchronized Skinny Dipwith a number of venues taking part with the intention of recording a significant number of Brits swimming nude on the same day.

British naturism is asking people all over the country to find more places. Andrew Welch, spokesman for British Naturism, said: “Taboos around nudity are eroding and the health and wellbeing benefits of stripping are more widely understood, with more and more people wanting to achieve pleasurable sensations for themselves. We encourage anyone to come and have a go – and raise much needed funds for our charity partner, the British Heart Foundation.

Ben Bishop, BHF Fundraising Manager, said: “There are lots of ways to support the BHF and thanks to British naturism, they now include a skinny dip. We hope thousands of people will take the plunge at one of the many events taking place across the country. By doing so, they will help us fund scientists to discover new treatments and cures that can save and improve lives.”

Host County for Great British Skinny Dips 2024:

• Aberdeenshire
• Bristol and Avon
• Buckinghamshire
• Cambridgeshire
• Cumbria
• Devon
• Essex
• Fife
• Gloucestershire
• Guernsey
• Hampshire
• Hertfordshire
• Kent
• Lancashire
• Londonderry
• Manchester – Great
• Monmouthshire
• Moray
• Northamptonshire
• Nottinghamshire
• Somerset
• South Glamorgan
• Suffolk
• Surrey
• West Midlands
• Worcestershire
• Yorkshire