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General
This 'traditional' naturist beach is situated on the Lincolnshire coast,
south of Cleethorpes.
Confusingly, the nearby village is called "North Cotes" while
the neach is "Northcoates Point"
Access & Parking
Traveling south from Cleethorpes on the A1031 a lane on the left leads
out towards the coast. The turning is just beyond the outskirts of North
Cotes and immediately after a sharp right-hand bend in the road. The road
to the car-park has a tourist sign (white lettering on brown background) "Horseshoe
Point" Follow the lane eastward as far as it goes - at least 1 1/2
miles of well-surfaced single track road, passing the former airfield on
the left. The car park is located at the end of the lane - go slow as you
cross the bridge at the entrance to the car-park, oncoming cars are
invisible until you hit them!
From the car park walk northwards along the sea wall - a grassy bank at the left hand side / rear of the car-park but almost invisible from the car-park itself. Concrete blocks mark the start of the bank. The bank runs parallel to a large fen drain which passes along the end of the airfield. There are numerous paths down to the beach from the bank - the section of the beach said to be used by naturists is about half a mile from the car park.
Description
A sandy beach and "virtually deserted". At low tide the sea may
well be a (very) long way off! Further to the north the beach is a nature
reserve and therefore off-limits. The usual reminders about east-coast
beaches being subject to on-shore winds apply here too.
"I found the beach to be quite dirty. There was also some broken glass around which caused some apprehension. Motor bike tracks indicated that privacy could be a problem. There is plenty of space along the high tide line. Apart from people approaching along the beach, it is well hidden from the bank. I dont think lurkers would be a problem on this beach because there is very little space for them to use... From the sea-wall / bank, they would not be able to view the beach area anyway. Not too bad if this is in your area."
"It is worth noting that the tides on this beach can be quite dangerous. It is wise to check tide times and do not approach the sea when the tide is rising as you can very easily get cut off."
Trip Report August 2005
"I spent a pleasant 6 hours here. Using a cycle it only took a few moments to reach the naturist section of the beach from the car park and apart from one other person, who only stayed for a few minutes, I was on my own the whole time. The tide was right out, I would think over 400 yards, and as I did not bother to swim I can't comment on the water quality. However, I don't think that the beach was any more untidy than many other isolated beaches around the country. It may be busier on a weekend but on a Monday morning I was quite happy to have the place to myself."
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