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.
Website Update
At the recent board meeting, webmaster Owen gave the trustees an in-depth demonstration of the new website. I am delighted to report that great progress has been made in dealing with the shortcomings that had been identified, and a number of further tweaks were agreed....
Chairman Resigns
I regret to announce that Richard Dorling has resigned from the club’s board with immediate effect, citing irreconcilable differences between himself and the other trustees.
During his period as chairman, Richard worked tirelessly on the club’s behalf....
At Chapter this week
We've been asked to mention the following play at Chapter this week:
https://www.chapter.org/2023
Keep in touch and spread the word on Facebook and Twitter. @GayOutdoorClub1, #gocuk
Pitton
2 Canals, 2 Rivers
Some of our "loved up" members had a minor senior moment (ha), but we all eventually showed at the village car park - what would we do without mobiles! Stephen was leading & treated us to an awesome walk under perfect blue skys. The few pounds we may have lost we quickly put back on again in the village cafe come the end, before leaving for home....
Britains Most Southerly Point.
Cornwall walkers this month headed for Britains Most southerly point: The Lizard. Regular walkers Neville, Chris, Terry, Paul and Matthew welcomed newcomers Karen and John. The first stop was Kynance Cove before heading round to the Point itself. Here we had lunch and browsed the souvenir shops with one or two taking advantage of an ice cream....
Fri 09 to Sun 11 Nov 2018
Near Aviemore, Highland, Scotland
Some options need booking
Mountain Walking, Scotland, Adventure Out Groups Full details...
Fri 30 Nov to Sun 02 Dec 2018
Transpennine ‘Christmas’ Weekend (TP # 12/18)
Near Alston, Cumbria, England
Some options need booking
Difficult Walk, Transpennine, Adventure Out Groups Full details...
Mon 24 to Fri 28 Dec 2018
Christmas YHA Pre-booking is essential. THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL
Near Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Social, East Midlands Group Full details...
Fri 28 Dec 2018 to Fri 04 Jan 2019
Near Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Some options need booking
Mountain Walking, Scotland, Adventure Out Groups Full details...