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Ryedale Naturist Club

We are a small friendly swim based club who welcome all genuine naturists.

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New Visitors

Important - Please Note!

Visitors are very welcome and can attend our club sessions but please first comply with the following:

    Prospective 'New' visitors (i.e. those who have not visited our club within the preceeding 12 months} MUST contact us first by email at least one week before the swim they wish to attend. Please see the 'Contact Us' and 'Visitors' sections below for full details. Anyone attending at a swim without having made such a prior arrangement to attend will unfortunately not be admitted. For safeguarding reasons we do not permit entry to anyone who just turns up on the door having failed to email us in advance as required. Thank you.

About Us

We are a small friendly swim based club who welcome all genuine naturists. Don‘t just take our word for it, read some of our comments from members and visitors on the comments page.

We run the swims at Norton only. We cannot answer questions about any other events, so you will need to contact their organisers directly.

Ryedale Naturist Club is affiliated with British Naturism.
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We have visitors and members from Bridlington, Driffield, Filey, Malton, Norton, Pickering, Scarborough, Whitby, York, County Durham and many other towns nearby.

Our Swim Times

The calendar can be scrolled to view swim days further in the future and the past. Additional information can be viewed by clicking the text under the date.

Our swims are on alternate Sundays from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, on the dates shown above.

These dates and times are correct, so you don't need to email us about swim times.

Contact Us

Email: info@ryedalenaturistclub.co.uk

Please try and send all your questions in one go.

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If you wish to attend our swim as a 'new' visitor (that is someone who has not attended one of our swims as a visitor within the last 12 months) we require one weeks notice from you by email with your full name,age, town and postcode. All visitors MUST also bring photo ID and proof of address to the swim on each and every attendance.

To be able to apply for membership of the club the applicant must have visited the club as a visitor 3 times within the 3 months prior to the application. This 3 months can be extended at the discretion of the Committee where personal circumstances require.

We reserve the right to refuse admission under certain circumstances.

Entrance for any visitors is one activity (either swim OR sauna) £8.00, two activities (both swim AND sauna) £12.00 and lockers take a refundable £1 coin.

Members are required to bring their membership card when attending.

Naturist Swim

If you have never tried naturist swimming before then give it a try, you have nothing to lose except your wet cozzie. This is also a great way to meet people and make new friends. Our swims are just like going to any council run swimming pool except we don‘t use swim-wear.

Everyone Active Derwent Swim & Fitness Centre Everyone Active Derwent Swim & Fitness Centre Pool and Sauna

We are not a site based club with our own land or buildings but we meet fortnightly on a Sunday afternoon for a swim at the Everyone Active Derwent Swim & Fitness Centre, Church Street, Norton, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 9HP from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. We have the use of a sauna and an excellent pool which is 25m x 8.5m. Entrance for visitors is one activity (either swim OR sauna) £8.00, two activities (both swim AND sauna) £12.00 and lockers take a refundable £1 coin. Free parking is available in the public car park across the road from the pool, behind the Derwent Arms Public House.

Safeguarding

Ryedale Naturist Club have four safeguarding officers. Our safeguarding officers and Everyone Active staff undergo recognised training courses in safeguarding.

We take safeguarding very seriously and at least one of our Safeguarding Officers attends every swimming session.

Our Safeguarding Policy is based on the safeguarding policy of British Naturisn (BN) which was written with guidance from the Safeguarding Board and an Independent Advisor.

Our safeguarding officers and Everyone Active staff, are checked against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Visitors

We are always pleased to welcome enquires from newcomers, couples and singles....and are proud to be an equal opportunities club....we do not have quotas on how many visitors may attend or quotas on how many of our visitors or members are unaccompanied through being single or having a partner or spouse who does not partake in naturism. You don't need to be a member of BN or any other club or organisation. If you wish to attend our swim as a 'new' visitor (that is someone who has not attended one of our swims as a visitor within the last 12 months), we require one weeks notice from you by email with your full name, age, town and post code. All visitors MUST also bring photo ID and proof of address to the swim on each and every attendance.

To be able to apply for membership of the club the applicant must have visited the club as a visitor 3 times within the 3 months prior to the application. This 3 months can be extended at the discretion of the Committee where personal circumstances require.

We reserve the right to refuse admission under certain circumstances.

Firstimers

Naturism attracts people from all walks of life. Anybody can be a naturist and once you have tried swimming without your costume you will never want to wear one again. The only regret that you will have is why you left it for so long before trying it out.

New visitors and new members will be escorted by a club member on their first session, when on the premises.

Nervousness

If you are thinking about trying naturism out for the first time but you are nervous about going nude in public then so were the rest of us as there was a first time for all of us, but after a few minutes you will wonder why you were so nervous in the first place.

Very nervous newcomers may wear a costume on their first visit.

What is Naturism?

Naturism or nudism, is not wearing clothes during everyday life in appropriate activities, such as swimming, in your home and garden or at a beach. Naturism is healthy and sensible, why wear clothes when the weather is hot!

Naturism is normal

It's ordinary people choosing not to wear clothes when the circumstances and weather are appropriate to do so. Our activities are no different from what most people do in their leisure time, other than the dress code. We're not anti-clothes, we just know that they are not always needed.

Naturism is very popular

In the UK there are 3.7 million naturists (according to a national survey by IPSOS-MORI in 2011) and around the world, millions of people have discovered this wonderful way of life.

There are thousands of swimming venues, beaches, holiday resorts and other places for naturists. Plenty of people spend time naked at home, go skinny dipping and go topless on beaches.

Guidelines for Ryedale Naturist Club

Guidelines to be followed by all members and visitors attending Ryedale Naturist Club Swim and Sauna sessions.

  1. This is a fully naturist swim and sauna except for ladies on the menstrual cycle or those who have any other medical concerns and nervous newcomers to the event. Costumes must not be worn by anyone taking part in the swim and sauna sessions provided by Ryedale Naturist Club except as in the circumstances outlined in this point.
  2. Shower facilities provided must be used before entering the pool.
  3. Shower facilities provided must be used both before entering and upon exiting the sauna.
  4. If you use the sauna or sit on the seats round the pool, please will you use a towel to sit on for hygiene purposes.

Membership

To be able to apply for membership of the club the applicant must have visited the club as a visitor within the last 3 months.

Members benefit from reduced entry fee and are allowed to attend and vote at our AGM. Membership forms can be downloaded by clicking here.

Membership per full financial year (September to August} is £22.00 for a couple and £16.00 for a single person. Reduced rates apply to someone joining partway through the year.

Membership fees Single Couple
Sept, Oct, Nov £16.00 £22.00
Dec, Jan, Feb £12.00 £16.50
Mar, Apr, May £8.00 £11.00
Jun, Jul, Aug * £16.00 £22.00
* Full annual fee payable but this would cover a 15, 14, or 13 month period respective.

Membership fees shall be paid by the last day of September in each financial year accompanied by a current ICE form. Failure to comply will deem membership lapsed.

Links

Below are some links to other excellent clubs which may be of interest and well worth a visit.

British Naturism
Valley Sun Club
South Yorkshire Naturists
Three Rivers Outdoor Club
North East Naturists

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