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 Redesign Update
The project is under way with Owen busily installing platforms and modules which will incorporate the rich functionality we are looking forward to using. To date we have a basic outline for the News, Reports, Events, Membership Management, Payments and Forums....
Winning Photo April
There were so many outstanding photos from the Adventure Out event, Easter at Corruour, it was difficult to choose one winner. We eventually chose a photo by Erwin Hearst for this April's winning photo.
Check out the event report, Easter at Corruour, to see the other photos and to catch up on what they all got up to in Scotland....
Rambling On At The Board Meeting
The Trustees met in London on the 7th April to discuss the future of the website, finances and incentives.
Top of the agenda was what to do about the website. The Trustees all agreed that the Gay Outdoor Club needed to invest in a new website that is easier to update, maintain and is fully compatible with hand held devices....
Keep in touch and spread the word on Facebook and Twitter. @GayOutdoorClub1, #gocuk
Saddleworth Ridges, Peak District: a ridge, a scramble and an ice cream. 19 May 2018
After assembling in the car park, four of us set off for a walk starting at the Dove Stone reservoir, on the Eastern edge of Greater Manchester. We began with a slow, steady climb up the side of the valley, following the route that the old trams would have taken up to Chew reservoir....
Acres Down, near Lyndhurst, New Forest
Nine walkers set out from Acres Down near Lyndhurst on a beautiful sunny morning for a 7 mile walk through shady woods and across the open forest. We spotten many new born foals, buzzars, some deer and the end of the bluebells along the route and stopped for a picnic lunch with views across the heath....
Beinn Dubh - Sunday 13th May 2018
Beinn Dubh (Black Hill) is one of the Luss Hills, one of the lesser mountain ranges in Scotland, rising to over 2000ft in a number of ridges and glens on the west side of Loch Lomond; they are reminiscent of the hills in The Lakes or Wales.
The forecast for ...
Fri 25 to Mon 28 May 2018
Near Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
Climbing, Climbing Group Full details...
Near Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Camping, Norfolk Group Full details...
Sat 26 to Sun 27 May 2018
Glasgow to Pitlochry Cycling Weekend
Near Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Booking required
Cycling, Scotland, Adventure Out, Cycling Groups Full details...
Fri 01 to Sun 03 Jun 2018
Cambridgeshire walk and camping weekend
Near Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Camping, Cambridgeshire Group Full details...