A day out at a nudist beach won't be for everyone - so this will either be a list of beaches to put on your list to visit or maybe avoid if it isn't for you.

London is a short drive away from many brilliant beaches and while we all love a day trip to the seaside some brave souls will be looking to bare all in an effort to get an even tan.

Hidden away from the tourist attractions are beaches where you can strip off and go for a skinny dip.

Luckily we’ve got a list of all the nudist beaches in easy reach of London by train along with instructions on how to find them and even some of the etiquette involved.

Now you’ve got no excuse.

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1. Abbot's Cliff, Folkestone, Kent

An hour train from St Pancras will get you to Folkestone and then a 10 minute taxi from there will get you to this secluded spot.

There are rumours of the local anti-nudity by-laws not applying because the area belongs to the railway authority.

2. Botany Bay, Margate, Kent

An hour and a half train from London gets you to Margate, and a short walk from this beautiful seaside town is the stunning Botany Bay.

The main (southern) beach is for the normies but the northwest stretches tucked away beneath the chalk cliffs are a favourite for nudists.

3. Black Rock Beach, Brighton, East Sussex

The town made seaside history when in 1980 when it opened the first public naturist beach in the UK. It’s an easy walk from Brighton railway station.

Time taken from London to naked: An hour and a half.

4. Camber Sands, East Sussex

The famous Camber Sands comprise of two miles of picturesque sand dunes.

Nudity is common at the western end of the beach where shelter can be found among the sand dunes.

The nearest train station is Rye, which is just over an hour from London. From there a short taxi will get you to the beach and the waiting nudity.

5. Fairlight Glen, Hastings, East Sussex

Just a little west from Camber Sands, this area really spoils the naturists.

Fairlight Glen is a popular naturist beach found in a secluded location overlooking Covehurst Bay a few miles east of Hastings.

The train to Ore from London will take an hour and a half.

A ten minute taxi from there will get you to within a short walk to the beach.

6. Norman's Bay, near Bexhill, Sussex

Although the train is almost two hours from London the station is just next door to the beach.

It’s as flat as flat can be though, so bring wind-breaks.

7. St Osyth, Clacton, Essex

Essex’s one official nudist beach.

Well-known in the region it's divided into three sections by the dunes – one for families, one for gay men and one for swingers.

Since June 15, non-essential shops have been able to reopen and now leisure attractions are starting to open as well.

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Bring sandals and something to lie on.

A train to Clacton takes an hour and a half from London. To get to the beach it's either an hour walk along the coast to the west, or a 20-minute taxi.