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Tucked away in the north of England is Candy Farm, the venue for a 10-day naturist festival called Nudestock. Here\u2019s what happened when Closer reporter Mel Fallowfield attended\u2026<\/p>\n
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Mel was surprised by what she saw at the festival\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Grassy fields and rows of tents and campervans are exactly what you\u2019d expect to see at a festival. But while you might expect to see some revellers in revealing outfits, at Nudestock there are no outfits at all!
When I was asked to go along to experience it for myself, my main concern was the location, Doncaster in South Yorkshire isn\u2019t exactly known for its clement weather and I don\u2019t like being cold.
The festival is well established, it was the brain child of nudists Colin and Carol Wood, who first ran the event in 2010. Sadly Colin died in 2022, but his daughter Angie Cox, 43, is still very much involved on both the farm and with the event.
When I arrived on the farm in the village of Finningley, near Doncaster, I got chatting to Angie, who told me, \u201cI\u2019ve been a naturist since I was two, when mum and dad discovered naked swimming on a beach during a particularly hot summer. We\u2019ve all been naturists ever since, regularly going on naked swims, holidays and of course we\u2019re naked a lot at home. I love being naked and I love festivals, so we combined the two!\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
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There was flirting – but no more than at any other festival<\/p>\n
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As we talked people milled around in the buff \u2013 to start with my eyes were on stalks but I was surprised by how quickly I got used to seeing bare flesh \u2013 within an hour I stopped noticing.
I think I expected it to have a sexually charged atmosphere \u2013 after all everyone had their bits on show \u2013 but unless I was oblivious, there was no more flirting than you\u2019d see at any other festival.
I got talking to various other festival goers, keeping my eyes firmly on their faces! One of the first people I met was Gregg*, a retired retail worker, who was 61 and his wife Anne*, a 58-year-old a bookseller. While Gregg had embraced naturism 10 years ago, Anne wasn\u2019t so keen. She told me, \u201cI go along with him to events that are fun but I keep my clothes on.\u201d
And indeed there was a lot to do \u2013 like any other festival there were various bands playing, along with comedians. But there was so much more \u2013 including games and races. There\u2019s something very comical about watching everyone doing an egg and spoon race in the buff \u2013 and no I didn\u2019t partake, I was so busy giggling there\u2019s no way my egg would have remained steady.<\/p>\n
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There were lots of activities<\/p>\n
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But I was very happy to have a massage, given by 52-year-old Paul* who was a fully qualified masseur, and had been giving massages butt naked for the past 12 years \u2013 it was an excellent massage and so easy to forget that he was naked.
And then I worked my way round the festival \u2013 keeping a beady eye on the whereabouts of the hot tub, should I need to warm up, but fortunately it was a lovely, sunny day and there were no goose bumps.
I was most surprised by the amount of activities on offer \u2013 there was everything from yoga and meditation to singing. And a raft of crafting opportunities from flower arranging to card making and people were even relaxing with a jigsaw.
Everyone was incredibly friendly, luckily not in a remotely lecherous way. And as the sun set the party was going full swing as we moved into a barn. The band kept their clothes on, but the majority of dancers were bopping away with their bits jiggling.
I started talking to Pam* and Phil*, both in their 50s. They were Nudestock virgins but they were determined the occasion would be the first of many, saying, \u201cWe\u2019ll definitely be back, we love it \u2013 it\u2019s so liberating.\u201d
There was a brief break for a round of bingo before the dancing started again, culminating in the early hours with an enthusiastic conga.<\/p>\n
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The band kept their clothes on but the revellers didn’t mind<\/p>\n
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Everyone retired to their tents and the next morning everyone was up and about having breakfast, with plenty of sausages sizzling away, before a morning hike around the farm followed. Then everyone limbered up for some more fun and games.
I found the whole thing strangely wholesome \u2013 it was lots of people just having fun. I didn\u2019t witness any predatory behaviour, obviously people were affectionate with each other but nothing you wouldn\u2019t have seen while strolling in the park \u2013 bar there being more on show. The crowd was generally an older one and what was lovely is how down to earth everyone was. There were people of all shapes and sizes, from all walks of life, there was no posing or showing off. But what they had was a confidence and happiness in their own skin, which I loved witnessing.
And the really good news \u2013 the loos were a hell of a lot cleaner than I\u2019ve found at any other festival!
*names have been changed
https:\/\/candyfarmnudestock.co.uk\/events<\/p>\n
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