Am I the only person who doesn’t know what ‘naturist’ means

[HandsomeMaid]

I booked a campsite ages ago for a few days away with friends at the end of August. I sent friends the confirmation email below and they all found it absolutely hysterical as I’d booked a naturist campsite. I’ve cancelled it now, obviously.

I thought it meant it was a naturey place - there was lots in the description of it being secluded and in the middle of the countryside. Also now there’s no nice campsites left.

Please tell me I’m not the only one who didn’t know this. I know what a nudist is, I’d just never heard the word naturist used instead.

This is a bit like Car Share when Kayleigh thinks that going dogging is another name for walking the dog 😂

Errm, yes. I’ve always known that. Sorry.

Good thing you didn’t actually get there before you realised.

@HandsomeMaid

Crap. I thought that might be the case. They’re going to take the piss out of me forever.

Yes, I'm sorry but they will.

Ha yep l knew this too, sorry OP!!

Oh well. I know now at least! I booked it through pitch up and the photos only had one of a vaguely naked person - they were in a hammock and I didn’t notice they were naked as she had strategically placed hair over her boobs. Looking at the actual website of the campsite it’s pretty obvious though. I’m such a dickhead.

Does anyone know any campsites in Devon that have any availability for a single sex group in the last week in August? 😬

There's (at least one) magazine for these people . I know of one called Health and Efficiancy. A DJ was going on about it years ago (rubbing himself down with a copy!) and I thought it was a joke but one day in WHSmith I saw an old guy in the queue with a copy and it was all I could do to not say "Oh it really does exist!. From what I could see when he flicked through the copy obliviously, it was full of blue eyed young blondes,, when in reality it is usually fat old men!

@BlessYourCottonSocks

You clearly didn't grow up in the 70s watching Carry On films. 😂.

That's hysterical.

That was my thought.

We all know it from Carry on Camping!

When I was 17 I applied for a job as a photographers assistant. They specialised in wildlife photography or so I thought. I had the interview, they kept asking me if I was ok with naturist photos. I was very keen, absolutely, no problem at all. Got the job. First shoot was for photos for a website for a naturist hotel. I thought oh that sounds wonderful, animals wandering around the grounds.

Yes I got the biggest shock of my life when everyone was naked. It still didn't dawn on me straight away, I thought maybe some weird group were staying at the hotel.

I actually stayed and had the job for 2 years!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a full Carry On film, only clips.

I’m glad I’m not the only one in the entire world who thought it meant trees and badgers and stuff. I’m probably the only one that didn’t realise until my mid 30’s though .

Sorry Op but 😂😂

Good job you realised before you went 😂

I certainly knew that. My DSis (also on this forum) and her DH went on several one week summer breaks to place in the Netherlands. After acrimonious split with ex-DH many years ago they invited me along, but I didn't go. Not sure why?

Maybe mainland Europeans are more comfortable with these places?

@rottiemum88

margiemo I don’t see the appeal. I could understand if it was just wanting a feeling of freedom, it’s nice to get a breeze around your bits now and again. I wouldn’t want to do it for more than an hour or so though. What if it gets cold? Do you put a jumper on but keep your bits flapping away or do you just get fully dressed.

I really, really hope it’s not a sex thing as the place I booked allows kids

Oh this has made me smile so much. I’m afraid into have always known this...I used to watch the carry on films at a very young age in the 90s when they were on every single Bank Holiday and as someone has said, it’s reference many times in Carry on Camping.

At least you showed someone though...imagine just turning up and the realising 😲

It's such a pity you didn't just rock up without knowing

Would have made an entertaining thread, even more entertaining.

It would have been unbelievably awful jeremyironsnothing.

I knew as I live near a natural breach. It’s known as ‘the scuddy beach‘ or ‘sandinyerbits’. I know someone who tried to book a weekend away in Perth but accidentally booked a hotel in Perth, Australia rather than Scotland!

DSis and a nurse, and her DH a GP, so they've seen all sorts I guess?

Various newspapers have got this wrong in the past. I will see if I can find past screenshots!

Chris Packham, Terry Nutkins and David Bellamy - all naturists.

I wouldn't have known, OP. Why isn't it just called nudist?

@safariboot

xkcd.com/1053/

You're one of today's (un?)lucky 10,000

@safariboot thanks for that. I love XKCD.

On a holiday in the South if France my friends and I realised we were on a naturist beach halfway en route to the Shoreline where we'd spotted a gap to lay our towels. Figuring we'd get more of an eyeful if we turned back, we continued and sat at the very front of the beach in our pants with sunglasses clamped on.

I am here to tell you though, one of the funniest things I've ever seen is watching naked people trying to get onto lilos and into rubber dinghies.

Imagine their onsite shop where the only thing being worn is a facemask.