Avonvale Sun Club

Member-run naturist club in the New Forest National Park, on the border between Hampshire and Dorset, near Ringwood. A 4.5-acre ground in ancient woodland, founded in the early 1960s and run on a non-commercial basis by members for members. It is a members-only club: it does not accept holiday bookings, weekends or short stopovers, only membership applications (2026/27 fees: couples/families £400 a year, singles £200); the first visit is made accompanied by a member. The club is geared towards families and couples and keeps the number of single members, men and women, in balance. In good weather adults are expected to be naked, and in the pool and sauna it is compulsory; children choose freely. Dogs may only stay in the car, not on the grounds. Unlimited access all year round to the facilities: a pavilion with a wood-burning stove and equipped kitchen, a south-facing sunbathing lawn, a mini-tennis court (played every Sunday), two boules pitches, table tennis, modern toilets, a large wood-fired sauna with sessions on Friday and Saturday evenings, a heated pool, weekly barbecues in summer, and a safeguarding policy. Club affiliated to British Naturism.