Welcome to the Gay Outdoor Club
GOC is a members club, run by the people who go on its events. Most events are free and you can just turn up without booking, but when you join GOC all of the money goes to run the club and none on salaries or profits.
The Gay Outdoor Club operates throughout Great Britain and provides a wide range of outdoor and indoor sports and recreational activities for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender men and women.
Our 1,500 members enjoy over 500 events each year including walking, cycling, mountain biking, canoeing, caving, rock climbing, mountaineering, skiing, swimming and badminton. Most of our events are one day but we also organise weekend and longer events such as hostelling weekends, an arctic adventure and a white water rafting expedition.
For more specialist activities we have groups for caving, rock climbing, cycling, swimming and skiing. Some of those events are for people with experience, but we also have events for novices.
Visitors to the website can get a good idea of our range of activities but only members can access full details of events. You can register now for a free trial account or join to gain full access to our site and events.
Upcoming Changes and what Remains the Same
We have spent quite some time looking at the results of the survey and we have already touched on some of the findings at the AGM. It has been difficult to reach any hard and fast conclusions from the data provided because we have a very diverse membership and for every member who liked an aspect of the club or the website there were others who did not....
GOC Stonewall October 2017 Appeal
We are lucky to live in one of the best countries in the world for LGBT+ people and the Gay Outdoor Club wants to say thank you to Stonewall for playing such an important part in making that happen. There is still work to do, even in the UK, but also in other regions, eg Chechnya and some countries in Africa....
Winning Photo August
The August winning photos were taken by Steve Dewar on a camping weekend. These pictures capture the feeling of camping out in the wilds.
Well done Steve.
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Shalford, Loseley Park and Compton, 24 Sep 2017
Peter led us on this lovely walk in bright sunshine and we all basked in its toasty warmth. The stunning views were enlivened with hints of Autumn gold and red visible in some of the trees. Although the walk was easy you can see that someone took advantage ...
Lewesdon Hill/Stoke Abbott: belated photos
Here are a few photos taken on the above walk on 10th Sept. Ron
All Wales Weekend, 16/17th September 2017
The All Wales Weekend was held in Bethesda at the north-western end of Snowdonia’s Carneddau range of mountains.
The weather in the days before the weekend had seen lots of heavy rain and a recce the night before of the start of the planned route had to end rather sharply....
Fri 06 to Sun 08 Oct 2017
Hadrian's Wall hostel weekend, Northumberland (TP#10/17)
Near Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England
Some options need booking
Moderate Walk, Transpennine, Adventure Out Groups Full details...
Sat 14 to Sun 15 Oct 2017
Climbing weekend - Peak District (Roaches)
Near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Climbing, Climbing Group Full details...
Sat 14 to Sun 22 Oct 2017
Autumn Cycling and Walking Week, Mallorca October 2017
Cycling, London, Adventure Out, Cycling, Events Abroad Groups Full details...
Mon 16 to Wed 18 Oct 2017
Knighton on the Heart of Wales train with two night stay
Moderate Walk, West Wales, Western Midlands, Women Groups Full details...