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07
May
Local beauty spot to host naked walks
Two naked walks will be held at the Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park, near Ripon, this summer.
British Naturism, which promotes naturism and campaigns to make social nudity acceptable, has held walks at the venue for the last two years.
They are part of a series of nationwide naked walks to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.
The Himalayan garden, which is between Ripon and Masham, will host two of the 10 national walks scheduled for this summer.
They will take place on June 28 and August 9, with tickets costing £16.96.
More than 80 naturists took part in last year’s event. This year’s participants will follow a route through gardens that surround Magnolia Lake.
Clothing is optional so non-naturists can also take part.
British Naturism spokesman Andrew Welch said:
Taboos around nudity are eroding and the health and well-being benefits of going naked are more widely understood, with more and more people wanting to get the exhilarating feelings for themselves. We encourage anyone to come and give it a go - and raise much needed funds for our charity partner, British Heart Foundation.
Pic: British Naturism / Jon Ward
Ben Bishop, fundraising manager at the British Heart Foundation, said:
Joining a Naked Heart Walk is one of the more unusual ways of supporting the British Heart Foundation, but we’re delighted to see so many people taking the plunge at these events.
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