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.
UNITED KINGDOM IDENTIFIED AS SECOND MOST LGBTI+ FRIENDLY DESTINATION IN EUROPE
UNITED KINGDOM IDENTIFIED AS SECOND MOST LGBTI+ FRIENDLY DESTINATION IN EUROPE
The United Kingdom is Europe’s second most LGBTI+ friendly destination after Norway, with the most cities in the top ten, according to data released ahead of this year’s Pride celebrations....
Website Redesign Update
The initial test team has grown to 7 in June to reflect the growing functionality that has been added so far. Our thanks go to the test team which is currently; Martin Thornhill, Bill Fuller, Stephen Emmett, Jim Armitage, Russel Harris, Peter Blackburn and Richard Dorling....
Winning Photo June
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July's Rough Tor
Our Rough Tor walk (pronounced row as in an argument) made a fabulous day out for the group this July. Lead by Simon and Steve in a very scenic East Cornwall location the walk was attended by myself, Shaun, Martin (x2!) Neville and Chris.
We trecked through a Wartime Airfield Site spotting various interesting objects along the way....
Saturday afternoon walk at Gwynfe followed by evening social and Sunday walk at Gwaun Cae Gurwen
Two years ago Colin and John arranged a short walk in their village followed by a social in their village hall which was a huge success.
They promised a repeat 2 years later and true to their word put in a lot of hard work again to ensure a repeat performance....
14 July 2018: Walkern and Great Ashby
Event led by Peter O Attendance: 7 men Distance: 9.6 miles (15.5 km) Time: start 11:18, end 15:49, lunch 34 minutes Terrain: track, grass, woodland, crop field, tarmac Elevation: start 90m, high 152m, low 88m Weather: hot sun, dry, little cloud, light wind SW 9mph, 25°C Number of woodlands on the walk: 7 Number of churches on the walk: 1
This was a 9....
Fri 20 to Sun 22 Jul 2018
Near Sandringham, Norfolk, England
Camping, East Midlands, Norfolk Groups Full details...
Fri 27 to Sun 29 Jul 2018
Annual Outdoor Gathering 2018 at Telford
Near Telford, Shropshire, England
Members only, booking required
Social, Berkshire & Mid Thames, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, East Kent, East Midlands, Essex, Hertfordshire, Home Counties Midweek, Lincolnshire, London, Milton Keynes & Buckinghamshire, Norfolk, North East, North Wales, Oxford, Scotland, Solent, Somerset, South Midlands, South Wales, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Transpennine, West Kent, West Wales, Western Midlands, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire & North Somerset, Adventure Out, Annual Outdoor Gathering, Caving, Climbing, Cycling, Women Groups Full details...
Sat 04 to Sun 05 Aug 2018
Near Buxton, Derbyshire, England
Climbing, Climbing Group Full details...
Fri 17 to Sun 19 Aug 2018
East Midlands Camping in Lincolnshire weekend
Near Louth, Lincolnshire, England
Camping, East Midlands, Camping and Caravanning Groups Full details...