Post #19 - Strandlund nudist beach - Nudist destination review

Destination - Strandlund nudist beach.

Location - Copenhagen, Denmark.

Official link - N/A

Review period - 24th June 2019, Monday

Quick review

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Brief background

• This is one of the popular nudist venues in Copenhagen.
• This beach is just 300 meters from Charlottenlund fort.
• It is kind of separated from the nearby textile section which is a large stretch with toilets and eateries.

Detailed review

Weather 

• Clear sky, warm, almost 22 degrees Celsius on the afternoon I visited.

Visitors

• Almost 15-18 people in the nude section. 

Solo visitors present?

• Yes, both males and females. 

Entry 

• Free entry. 
• No "couple only" entry rules.
• Entry was via a narrow way from the open beach area, which was textile.

Nudity rules  

• No board or demarcation for nudity was found, as is mostly the case with European beaches.
• There is no law in Denmark that directly determines where and when one can or cannot be naked. There are only very few restrictions - for example, it is generally allowed to bathe naked on the beaches. For reference - https://www.naturister.dk/lovgivning/. 
• However, it appears that nudity is not permitted in the lawn area, as mentioned in http://strandguide.dk/charlottenlund-fortstrandlund/

Gender ratio

• Women : men was almost 1 : 4. 

States of undress

• Almost 80% among women were naked and almost 100% men naked.
• People were nude only within the beach area, which was very small, may be hardly 30 meters long and only 5 meters wide at some points. 
• The place left for nudity being too small is a reason we do not recommend this beach even on weekends, when the crowd is expected to be more young and diverse. However, we would love to hear your reviews.

Age bracket ratio

• (18-40) : 40+ would be undefined as 40+ was 100%.
• Majority of the visitors seemed to be 60 plus.

Racial composition

• All were whites.

Ethnic composition 

• Mostly Danish locals are expected.
• A lot of people seemed to know each other. Similar to what I had read in the reviews, most of the visitors seems to be locals and knew each other.

Body sizes ratio

• Slim to plus sizes ratio was roughly 3:1.

Interaction level 

• Medium. 
• There was a bunch of people, probably local residents, interacting with each other. Others were keeping it to themselves.

Difficulty level

• Easy - majority naked.
• Here is a fun thing. As I mentioned earlier, the beach was kind of a dug out area, so people sitting nude on the beach won't be visible from nearby. This allowed me to get naked while my friend was only a few meters away, in the next section, as I had requested him to give me some privacy, as we, being Indians, are not comfortable seeing each other naked.

Sexual activities observed

• No.

Activities & facilities

• No facilities in proximity.
• I did not venture out of the small nude beach section because I had read in an article as it was not allowed and also I did not observe anyone doing so. This limited access was an additional negative point. This was unlike in Prague, where the grassy lake-side beaches were available for nude access.

Textile beach next to the nudist section

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