Trip Report - April 2005

"A wonderful beach to spend the day on - clear water, not crowded just beautiful. I will be going again this year when warmer weather arrives."

Trip Report - January 2005

" I have used this beach on many occasions and have never had a problem in walking nude from where I have been sitting to the sea to swim. Providing you keep an eye open for the occasional bird watcher. I have also walked to the spit and back and sometimes met others doing the same."

Trip Report by MikeR July 2002

I visited early on a warm Friday afternoon. The tide was out and the beach was long and wide. The first naturist, a lone male, was plumb in the middle of the beach exactly at the point where the path reaches the beach.

I turned left and walked right to the north end, to the entrance to Pagham Harbour - just an inlet, no boats or buildings. En route I passed the lone male mentioned above; a textile couple in director's chairs; a couple walking and carrying fishing rods; a lone male textile; then four male naturists, spaced just about evenly along an otherwise empty half mile of beach and each beside his own groyne; and at the very end of the beach a young textile couple surrounded by fortress-like windbreaks.

I then trekked the mile and a half to the other extreme end of the beach. On the southern half I saw only one textile male and a textile couple who were strolling way out on the sand flats.

Naturism seems to be quite OK here. If all you want is a place to sunbathe nude, this will do nicely. If you want somewhere where you can wander round, go paddling or whatever, as at Studland or Fairlight, I'm not so sure. I didn't feel confident enough to walk along naked. I'd be interested in people's views and experiences. Personally, being more a wanderer than a static sunbather, I'd rate this beach 5 out of 10.