Welcome to the Gay Outdoor Club

Important!

Our new website is coming. Please check your email address is correct by following this link

https://www.goc.org.uk/mygoc/personal

Please also check you have ticked the box to "Receive GOC Mailings" by following this link

https://www.goc.org.uk/mygoc/messaging

This is to make sure you can still log on to the new website after Go-Live - planned for January 2019.
Thank you for helping us with this - so we can stay in touch during this important project for the club.
Peter Blackburn. Chairman.

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.

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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.

Club News

GOC shop sale until 31 12 2018

28 Nov 2018

15% off in the GOC shop until 31 12 2018.

Use Coupon Code: REUKFDWF5X

Annual Outdoor Gathering 2019

7 Oct 2018

The 2019 Annual Outdoor Gathering and AGM will be held from Friday 26th to Monday 29th July at Swansea University campus, Singleton Park Swansea. The campus is about a mile from Swansea City centre and directly opposite the sweep of the beautiful Swansea Bay....

At Chapter this week

1 Oct 2018 | South Wales Group

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

Recent Events

Christmas Lunch in Laugharne Carmarthenshire

15 Dec 2018 | West Wales, Women Groups

For the 4th year we decided on Laugharne for our Christmas Lunch.The owners and staff at The Owl and the Pussycat give us exclusive use and we always have a warm welcome, delicious turkey dinner--veggie and vegan options available--and scrummy desserts.

This ...

South Mids Xmas lunch, Dec 18.

12 Dec 2018 | South Midlands Group

It was certainly very different weather this year on Sunday 9th when we met up in Chipping Norton for our annual Christmas walk and lunch. Last year the event had to be postponed when we awoke on the Sunday morning to find the whole of South Midlands blanketed in 2’ of snow....

Dorset Group: 9 Dec 18

11 Dec 2018 | Dorset Group

On a bright and breezy day our happy band of 12 set off from Herston up to the Priests Way to enjoy commanding views of Swanage Bay and a glimpse of Corfe Castle before arriving at the Jurassic Coast. Strolling above the crashing waves we reached the lighthouse and descended to Tilly Whim Caves (now largely collapsed) and on to to Durlston Castle....

Next Weekend Events

Mon 24 to Fri 28 Dec 2018

Christmas YHA Pre-booking is essential. THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL