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

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4 Jan 2019 | Berkshire & Mid Thames Group

Dear Andy,

Please could you remind all members that you meet on this and next weekend's events (ie 5-6th and 12-13th January) that the new website will go live on the 14th January? Also please remind them to check that the email details that we have for them ...

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

New Forest: Moyles Court, Rockford,

20 Jan 2019 | Solent Group

On a cold but dry morning, 8 walkers led by Stephen set off from Moyles Court on a 6.5 circular walk. Stephen explained the history of Moyles Court & the surrounding area before heading up on to the open Forest.

The sun broke through but ground conditions were wet & boggy in places before crossing a ford & heading towards High Cross Inn for a carvery lunch....

12 January 2019: Annual Bah Humbug Walk & Lunch: Heartwood Forest

19 Jan 2019 | Hertfordshire Group

Event led by Martin T Attendance: 7 walkers, 6 diners Distance: 5 miles (8 km) Time: start 11:04, end 13:04 Terrain: pavement, grass, woodland, track, bridleway. Elevation: start 85m, high 128m, low 85m Weather: overcast, 9°C with 14mph westerly wind, ...

Cornwall GOC Explore The Mines To Start 2019

18 Jan 2019 | Cornwall, Devon Groups

Cornwall GOC started 2019 by exploring the countless mines and old engine houses together with the Great Flat Lobe . The weather was cold but dry and this proved to be one of our most 'educated' walks . We finished the day with a visit to 'Miss Mollys': Cambornes well known tea room and house clearance store....

Next Weekend Events

Fri 01 to Mon 04 Mar 2019

Luxury cottage weekend Northumberland (TP#3/18)