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.
Remember to vote
As at 20th July a total of 116 people have voted on the Resolutions being put to Members at the AGM. This represents less than 10% of the membership.
These are critical resolutions to the future of the Club and the Trustees want you to use your vote.
If you are not coming to the AGM you have until 29th July to vote....
Searching for events
We received a lot of feedback in the survey regarding the website, most of which was very positive with some suggested improvements.
The top request was to be able to search for members and contact them after an event. We are currently looking into this and there will be an opt out flag for those of you who would not want to be contacted....
Vote
Voting is now open for all of the resolutions put forward this year. We are encouraging members to vote online even if you are attending the AGM as this is the easiest way for us to count your vote. Simply follow the link below, fill in all of the required fields and submit your vote....
Keep in touch and spread the word on Facebook and Twitter. @GayOutdoorClub1, #gocuk
The Henry Lewis Memorial walk at Llanarthne
This was billed beforehand as a Special Day to remember Our Dear Friend Henry who had recently sadly died and that's exactly how this day turned out, a Very Special Day indeed.
A very large group of Henrys friends from GOC , plus a few of Henrys friends from the local area who joined us, gathered in Llanarthne village....
Malpas, Tresillian and St Clement (Truro)
Walkers from all corners of Cornwall gathered together on Sunday 9th July to walk the Malpas, Tresillian and St Clement areas of Truro. The ideal warm and dry walking weather, together with the easily accessible and well known location chosen meant our biggest turnout of 2017 so far of nineteen plus dogs....
Hastings to Rye - Sunday 9th July 2017
16 intrepid men set off slightly later than planned from Hastings Station due to a South Eastern train cancellation. We welcomed two men from Southend and also one more local from Lewes. Through the Old Town to the first set of many, many steps up to the East Cliff and into the 1066 Country Park....
Sat 29 to Sun 30 Jul 2017
Climbing meet in the Wye Valley
Near Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Climbing, Climbing Group Full details...
Fri 04 to Sun 06 Aug 2017
Annual Outdoor Gathering 2017 at Lancaster University
Near Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Some options need booking
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...
Fri 18 to Sat 19 Aug 2017
Camping weekend Lincolnshire with walks
Camping, East Midlands, Camping and Caravanning Groups Full details...
Sat 19 Aug to Sat 02 Sep 2017
Summer climbing trip to France or Austria
Climbing, Climbing Group Full details...