Residents in Kent are voicing their frustrations over swingers parties and sex festivals after a middle-aged man died at a ‘kink rave’ in the area.
Locals said that they have revellers knocking on their doors late at night looking for sex parties and causing congestion on narrow roads on their way to the noisy events.
Eureka Sun Club, which features 2,000 members, has weekend sex parties in Fawkham that more than 100 people reportedly attend.
Scrutiny over the parties comes after a man died at Flamefest, a sex festival featuring an outdoor dungeon, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, earlier this month.
Police investigate after the death of a middle-aged man at Flamefest near Tunbridge Wells in Kent last week
Eureka Sun Club, which features 2,000 members, has weekend sex parties in Fawkham that more than 100 people reportedly attend
The naturist spa and private members club was granted an entertainment licence from the Tory-controlled Sevenoaks district council, despite protests over its weekend sex parties in Fawkham (pictured) that feature ‘play rooms’, hot tubs and foam parties
The man in his 50s was pronounced dead last week at the scene of the festival and a woman in her 40s was airlifted to hospital.
Police are treating the death at the festival featuring ‘fetish play equipment’ as unexplained and are investigating the possibility it may have been related to drugs.
Peter Marshall, 70, who owns the 110-acre rural site, revealed the pair had attended the festival and decided to wait until yesterday to leave.
But Flamefest was a small-scale operation compared to the Eureka Sun Club in Fawkham that has 2,000 members.
The naturist spa and private members club was granted an entertainment licence from the Tory-controlled Sevenoaks district council, despite protests over its weekend sex parties in Fawkham that feature ‘play rooms’, hot tubs and foam parties.
The club, set on 23 acres in Fawkham, hosted a carnival-themed fancy dress party this weekend, while next week it’s holding a ‘bootylicious big beautiful women’ with a dress code of ‘naked or smart casual’.
Residents have complained that the club is noisy and increases traffic in the area’s narrow roads.
Police are treating the death at the festival featuring ‘fetish play equipment’ as unexplained
Paul Blacker, a former parish councillor who lives close to the club, told The Times: ‘You have people knocking on your door at 8pm, trying to find the club. It’s not in a suitable place and should not have been given a licence.’
The £400-a-year members club which was founded in 1967, was granted an entertainment licence in 2012 for an indefinite period.
The property, which is also a naturist venue that has a ‘clothing totally optional’, has a large dancefloor and Saturday night parties that attract around 180 guests.
On its website it says the clubhouse is on 23 acres of land opens 364 days of the year.
It boasts a 60ft heated outdoor pool and onsite accommodation for revellers who don’t fancy journeying home.
The club, which is a 30-minute drive from London, regularly hosts bondage nights and ‘naked Friday’ events as well as those geared towards gay, bisexual and cross-dressing club members.
An overnight stay in one of their cabins costs between £45 and £60, and due to their popularity booking ahead is advised.
Officers are investigating the possibility that the festival death may have been related to drugs
Organiser Helen Smedley wanted ‘to bring together the purest, most hedonistic elements of the party scene’, but she has not yet commented on yesterday’s death
The club found itself in trouble in 2015 after noise complaints from sex parties. The owners were forced to remove eight of its static caravans for which it did not have planning permission.
Earlier this year, detectives launched an investigation after a woman was allegedly gang raped at the popular nudist club.
At around 2.30am on June 17, the victim had been talking to a number of men who were inside a vehicle. The victim then returned to a caravan where she had been staying.
Between four to five men are reported to have then entered the caravan and subjected her to a sustained assault.
Mike Davies, the Eureka club’s owner, insists that his parties are well run with security guards present and all sexual activity happening behind closed doors.
Sevenoaks council said it has not received formal complaints about the club.
A spokesman told The Times: ‘Eureka sun club has a premises licence to allow music and late-night refreshments and has planning consent to be used as a naturist club. The police have made us aware of an alleged serious incident at the club, which they are investigating.’
An officer was guarding the entrance yesterday, with more than five officers patrolling the site
The Flamefest event in Kent promised an outdoor S&M dungeon and ‘adult play area’
At Flamefest, Marshall said thugs hurled abuse at revellers throughout the event with the site suffering 140 incursions over the weekend.
A 30-year-old man was arrested at the site last week on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply, but has since been released pending further enquiries.
An unconscious woman was taken to hospital by air ambulance and had been in intensive care – but is now in a stable condition and is expected to recover.
It was the second year of Flamefest, where campers can ‘explore pain, experience pleasure and fulfil your fantasies’.
Around 250 revellers flocked to the event, which featured music and extreme performances as well as ‘adult play areas’ and an S&M dungeon.
But emergency services were scrambled to the woodland at 6am yesterday – two days after the celebration had finished – after a pair were found unconscious.
A post mortem is due to be held to establish the exact cause of death.
Organiser Helen Smedley – who has not commented on the death – created the festival ‘to bring together the purest, most hedonistic elements of the party scene’.