Confused over new covid rules

ROG:
So … lets see …

If on a beach we can do that in household groups as long as we maintain social distancing and talk to each other BUT if we ARRANGE to meet at the beach then it can only be 1 on 1 with social distancing

Did I get that right?

Yes go out as a family group meet up with people not from your family group then meet one on one, harder to keep social distancing if your family of four meet another family of four. As said if unsure then stick to the previous guidelines, common sense to be used or has that left the country now?
Any statement can be picked apart especially when within minutes of it being released the media were rushing to disparage it without thinking through what had been said or that people can continue to follow the old guidelines if unsure