Is it possible to get a sun tan in the UK?

[GilbertGrape]

Is it?

[gilla]

yes - if you're a jobless bum and spend all day in the park swilling special brew during the summer months.

[Rob13]

itll cost you £2 for 3 minutes

[hornetrider]

Sure is. I spend many an hour of a summer evening chilling on a lounger in the grounds with a Pimms before taking a quick dip in the pool.

Some of the above details may not be true.

[Matt Evans]

You can down in Cornwall / Devon. That's the only places I've been to where I've got a tan. Saying that though, I'm a pale northener so a tan for me is anything a darker shade than piss.

[Gargamel]

Not at this time of the year

[pugwash4x4]

yep- any time outside will do it- used to play 2-3 hours of rugby each day and after about 3 weeks i looked like an Arab!

[Ikemi]

Matt Evans said:

You can down in Cornwall / Devon. That's the only places I've been to where I've got a tan. Saying that though, I'm a pale northener so a tan for me is anything a darker shade than piss.

I didn't tan very well in Portugal, Florida, Italy or California ... But I got a fantastic tan in St. Ives!

Anyway, the best way to get a tan is to buy a Series 1 Elise. If the sun doesn't get you from having the roof off, the metal panels inside will!

[munroman]

If you head up the mountains when there is snow on them and its sunny, it is surprising how quickly you can get sunburn.

Its a combination of the clear air and reflections from the snow, and if you forget your suncream it hurts the next day, guess how I know!

And if your ginger, well...........

[Adz The Rat]

Santa Pod in the summer. Used to always come home from there with "Pod burn".

[Cock Womble]

munroman said:

And if your ginger, well...........

...you deserve all you get?

[Cooky]

Cock Womble said:

munroman said:

And if your ginger, well...........

...you deserve all you get?

Yes, it's Gods way of punishing mutants

[GreenDog]

GilbertGrape said:

Is it?

Yes.

HTH

[STEV8E]

Baby oil

[Cooky]

STEV8E said:

Baby oil

Kinky bugger

[toast boy]

Rarely. I had a tan last summer but that's only because I was made redundant when we had the good weather so was able to bum about getting a tan. Otherwise you have to work outside all the time, or catch it lucky on a weekend and burn yourself. Goodwood FOS caught me out a couple of years ago, lots of sun + no sun cream = sunstroke!

[kambites]

At this time of year, probably not.

[STEV8E]

Cooky said:

STEV8E said:

Baby oil

Kinky bugger

[mouseymousey]

Golf at least twice a week in the summer will see you get a nice sun golf tan

[Gun]

I got burnt to a crisp at Goodwood one year so, yes, it is possible.