Hotels near nudist beaches could see UK holidaymakers caught with their pants down

Research by hotel booking platform, Hoo, has revealed that hotel room rates surrounding Britain’s nudist beaches cost 57% more than the UK average.

Hoo looked at the average room rate of hotels surrounding 41 of the best beaches to bare all in the UK. The research shows that when booking a seven week stay the cost of a hotel room per night came in at £115 on average, 57% more than the room rate of the average UK hotel (£73).

However, the cost of accommodation while letting it all hang free by the sea does come in considerably higher depending on which famous nudist coastal hotspot you opt for.

Lymington’s Taddiford Gap in Hampshire is the most expensive of the lot. On average, a hotel room close to this nudist beach comes in at £181 per night, 148% higher than the national average.

In neighbouring Dorset, Knoll Beach in Studland sits along one of the most beautiful coastlines in the UK and also provides the added freedom of leaving your swimsuit at home. However, a hotel close to the beach will set you back £175 per night, 140% more than the UK average.

Carolyn Bay in St Austell, Cornwall, also ranks within the top three, with the average hotel room rate sitting 128% above the national average at £167 per night.

In fact, Cornwall is home to a further three popular nudist beaches where surrounding hotels are all home to an average room rate more than double that of the UK average.

There is hope for the ultimate alfresco staycation at an affordable price though. Hotel room rates surrounding Cumbria’s popular nudist beach of West Shore Walney Island average just £71 per night, coming in -2% below the UK average.

Hoo Co-founder, Adrian Murdock, commented:

“Although a visit to one of the UK’s most popular nudist beaches might mean a lighter suitcase, it’s also likely to come at a higher cost with the average room rate surrounding almost all of those we looked at coming in above the UK average.

Of course, it’s hard to put a price on such a feeling of complete freedom, not to mention the fact that many of these beaches are found along some of the best stretches of coastline the UK has to offer.

However, if you’re less inclined to go starkers while at the seaside, you might want to look further afield as it could mean paying less where accommodation is concerned.

Whatever beach you opt for, just remember to bring the sun cream.”

Best UK nudist beaches sourced from the Beach Guide Average hotel room rate based on a 7 nights stay between Aug 9th to Aug 16th 2021 - sourced from Hoo and Hotels.com Percentage difference based on the average UK hotel room rate of £73 per night - sourced from Finder
Table shows the average room rate of hotels surrounding each nudist beach and the percentage difference compared to the average UK hotel room rate
Nudist Beach	Location	Average hotel room rate per night	Difference vs UK average
Taddiford Gap	Hampshire	£181	148%
Knoll Beach	Dorset	£175	140%
Carlyon Bay	Cornwall	£167	128%
Vault Beach	Cornwall	£165	125%
Porthzennor Cove	Cornwall	£159	118%
Porth Kidney	Cornwall	£158	116%
Budleigh Salterton	Devon	£134	84%
Pedn Vounder	Cornwall	£133	82%
Moor Sands	Devon	£130	78%
Brighton Naturist	East Sussex	£128	75%
Kemp Town Brighton	East Sussex	£123	68%
Morfa Dyffryn	Wales	£122	68%
Sandwich Bay	Kent	£120	64%
Druridge Bay	Northumberland	£117	60%
Llanddwyn Beach	Wales	£117	60%
Meon Shore	Hampshire	£114	56%
Eastney	Hampshire	£111	52%
Cayton Bay	North Yorkshire	£110	50%
Porthluney Cove	Cornwall	£106	45%
Birling Gap	East Sussex	£106	45%
Rocken End	Isle of Wight	£105	44%
Lower Largo	Scotland	£105	44%
Petit Tor	Isle of Wight	£105	43%
Weston Mouth	Devon	£105	43%
Scabbacombe Sands	Devon	£104	43%
Fairlight Glen Hastings	East Sussex	£104	43%
Wells / Holkham	Norfolk	£104	43%
Yaverland Sandown	Isle of Wight	£102	39%
Corton Sands	Suffolk	£101	39%
Normans Bay	East Sussex	£99	36%
Crakaig Beach	Scotland	£97	33%
Slapton Sands	Devon	£97	33%
Sillery Sands	Devon	£96	31%
Wild Pear Beach	Devon	£95	30%
Leysdown-on-Sea	Kent	£94	28%
Shellness	Kent	£93	28%
Marros Sands	Wales	£91	24%
St Osyth	Essex	£88	21%
Keristal	Isle of Man	£88	21%
Abbot's Cliff	Kent	£80	9%
West Shore Walney Island	Cumbria	£71	-2%
*Average*		£115	57%