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.
Hostel vacancies for Christmas in Pembrokeshire
For the last few Christmases I have hired the hostel at Trefin, a small village in Pembrokeshire for a three night stay starting on Christmas Eve.
It's a great area, and Trefin is right on the coast path.
I have enquired and the hostel is free again this year and I would like to officially book it but need to confirm at least 5 other people want to come to make it viable....
An Unfortunate Occurrence
I am sorry to report that in early August I had a mini-stroke, resulting in me having to spend a few days in hospital. When I returned home, in consultation with my fellow board members, it was decided that I should step down from my post as AOG Organiser, by far the most demanding of my various roles, with immediate effect....
Website Redesign Update
Owen has completed the core functionality and modified the appearance for multiple platforms. We are now concentrating on the virtuous cycle of testing, providing feedback, applying fixes and retesting.
We are in desperate need of more testers to extensively test the site as only 3 users have provided in-depth feedback to date....
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Kings Worthy - Wonston. Sept. 16th.
A group of 14, including some new faces, plus 3 canine walkers gathered on the outskirts of Kings Worthy for a 9 mile circular walk led by Linda.
Heading north east along a disused railway line,we passed some modern buildings of the Worthy Down Military Camp before crossing open rolling countryside arriving at the hamlet of Wonston....
Montpelier, St. Pauls & Kingsdown
probably encouraged by a lovely morning, it looked like our jolly group of enthusiastic walkers plus 1 dog had met on Montpelier Station platform early (thank you guys). No hills & spectacular rolling landscape this time but some fine Georgian & Victorian architecture about to take centre stage one again, competing with some impressive street art....
Robin Hood’s Bay to Sleights – 19th August 2018
Our group sometimes makes good use of local buses as part of our events: buses offer advantages in enabling us to see more of the countryside, they can be a convivial way to travel, you can organise a one-way walk that doesn’t have to end where it started, and supporting local buses helps to make them more sustainable for everyone....
Fri 21 to Sun 23 Sep 2018
Near Keswick, Cumbria, England
Moderate Walk, Climbing Group Full details...
Fri 05 to Sun 07 Oct 2018
A Weekend in Glenridding (TP#10/18)
Near Penrith, Cumbria, England
Booking required
Mountain Walking, Transpennine, Adventure Out Groups Full details...
Near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Climbing, Climbing Group Full details...
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...