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
Cotswold Edge and Cam Long Down 7 October 18
Following a day of rain on the Saturday, Sunday dawned bright and sunny. Our starting point, Coaley Peak, provided a foretaste of things to come; with exceptionally clear views of the Severn Valley with its meandering river, the Malvern Hills beyond and the Black Mountains and the Sugar Loaf near Abergavenny in the distance....
13 October 2018: Aston
Event led by Peter O Attendance: 13 men Distance: 10.7 miles (17.2 km) Time: start 11:18, end 16:35, lunch 47 minutes Terrain: pavement, track, field edge, field. Elevation: start 98m, high 125m, low 68m Weather: sunny intervals, 23°C with 20mph southerly winds, felt like 21°C (warm, “like a hairdryer”), dry....
Helvellyn Meet 6th - 7th October 2018
Helvellyn is one of the four mountains in England above 3000ft, and is the third highest mountain in England after Scafell Pike and Scafell. (The fourth is Skiddaw, rising above Keswick in case you wanted to know).
The Adventure Out/Transpennine autumn meet ...
Sat 13 to Sun 21 Oct 2018
Autumn Cycling and Walking Week, Mallorca October 2018
Cycling, 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, Cycling, Events Abroad Groups Full details...
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...