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.
Lewisham to Canary Wharf
Some 26 walkers, including several newcomers, met up at Lewisham station in good walking weather - dry with a mixture of sunshine and cloud and a pleasant breeze.
Heading up towards Blackheath we looked at The Pagoda - an exotic 1760s oriental style house - before heading across to the far western end of Blackheath to have fine views across London at The Point....
The Future of Outdoors – Update 11th June
Back in April, we advised everyone that unless the board received an application to become the new editor of Outdoors by Saturday 10th June, the board would have to begin the process of winding the magazine down. I regret to tell you that this deadline has now passed and no application has been received....
AGM 2017
At its meeting on Saturday 8th April the board voted to put the following resolutions to the AGM:
That Oasis Accounting Services be appointed as the independent accountant. As a result of ill health, Mr D.A. King, who had been our independent account for a number of years, was unable to put together the 2016 accounts....
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Suffolk Group: Martlesham to Woodbridge.
Greg lead a group of 6 members and one dog on a delightful walk from Martlesham. The weather being just right for walking. The first part of the walk took us through a wooded section where our dog made friends with a smaller pup, bit like David and Goliath....
Dorset Group: Ibsley/Avon Valley Path/North Gorley 11/06/2017
The walk went very well and we were very fortunate with the good weather following the rainy week. There was a bumper number of 23 walkers, with some new faces, and we also had Hank the dog. Hank is a rescue dog from Hungary and Ian his new owner has had him for two weeks....
10 June 2017: Ivinghoe hills and Ashridge
Event led by John T Attendance: 11 men Distance: 7 miles Time: start 11:11, end 14:50, lunch 39 minutes Terrain: grass, chalk, woodland track, farm track Elevation: start 222m, high 261m, low 163m Weather: clear blue skies, 22°C, strong southwesterly winds ...
Wed 21 to Sun 25 Jun 2017
Canoeing Down The Barrow River In Ireland
Canoeing, Adventure Out, Events Abroad, Women Groups Full details...
Fri 23 to Sat 24 Jun 2017
Camping weekend Leicestershire with walks
Camping, East Midlands, Camping and Caravanning Groups Full details...
Fri 23 to Sun 25 Jun 2017 Gwener 23 i Sul 25 Mehefin 2017
Llyn Peninsula Camping Weekend - Event cancelled.
Penwythnos yn Gwersylla ar Benrhyn Llŷn
Near Abersoch, Gwynedd, Wales
Ger Abersoch, Gwynedd, Cymru
Easy Walk, North Wales Group Full details... / , Grŵp Gogledd Cymru Holl fanylion ...
Fri 30 Jun to Sun 02 Jul 2017
Canoeing plus glamping weekend Hay-on-Wye
Booking required
Canoeing, Transpennine, Adventure Out Groups Full details...