Three beaches in Sussex have been ranked among the top 10 naturist beaches in the UK, according to new research.
Fairlight Glen in Hastings, Brighton Naturist Beach and Rye Harbour Nature Reserve all featured.
Sussex also had the most representation of any county on the list, with Norfolk being the next highest at two entries.
The research was compiled by RANT Casino, who looked into factors such as average temperature for July, chance of rain for July and Tripadvisor ratings to find the most liberating spots.
All these factors were aggregated together to produce a score out of 10 for each beach.
Top 10 nudist beaches in the UK
According to the analysis, the top 10 naturist beaches in the UK were:
- Holkham Bay, Norfolk - 8.4/10
- Vault Beach, Cornwall - 8.24/10
- Fairlight Glen, Sussex - 8.24/10
- Newborough Warren, Anglesey - 8.08/10
- Rhossili Bay, Gower - 7.14/10
- Brighton Naturist Beach, Sussex - 6.94/10
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, Sussex - 6.81/10
- Druridge Bay, Northumberland - 6.33/10
- Botany Bay, Kent - 6.32/10
- Winterton Dunes Nature Reserve, Norfolk - 6.17/10
Fairlight Glen was the joint-second-ranked beach, matching the aggregated score of 8.24/10 from Vault Beach in Cornwall.
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Discussing the Hastings beach, they wrote: "Hold onto your sun hats, because in third place is Fairlight Glen, Hastings.
"With one of the highest average temperatures in the rankings (20.87°C) and a total score of 8.24/10, Fairlight Glen’s unofficial nude beach also experiences one of the lowest chances of rainfall this summer, with only 7.47 days experiencing some pesky drizzle."
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Meanwhile, Brighton Naturist Beach had an even higher average temperature of 20.94°C but a slightly higher number of days of rainfall at 7.63.
Finally, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve had an average temperature of 19.93°C, but with a slightly lower number of rainfall days at 7.17.
In the Tripadvisor rankings, Brighton Naturist Beach had a score of 3.5/5 but Fairlight Glen and Rye Harbour Nature Reserve managed 4.5/5.
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