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 Social

10 Dec 2018 | South Wales Group

No less than 28 people enjoyed a great afternoon at Pulse Bar in Cardiff on this year's Christmas social. The staff worked really hard to make our time there as good as possible (as well as being very easy on the eye!) and the food was tasty and bountiful....

East Bergholt.

9 Dec 2018 | Suffolk Group

After the snow storm of last year the blue skies and sunshine of today made a pleasant contrast as Roger lead a mixed group of Suffolk and Essex members on a steady 4 mile circular walk from East Bergholt to Flatford Mill and back. The lovely weather meant that we were rewarded with some stunning views over Dedham Vale....

08 December 2018: Ally Pally Hammy Commy

9 Dec 2018 | Hertfordshire Group

Event led by Andy H Attendance: 23 men Distance: 9.9 miles (15.9 km) Time: start 11:08, end 16:00, lunch 28 minutes Terrain: pavement, track, field edge, field on/in urban, woodland, scrubland, road. Elevation: start 40m, high 130m, low 31m Weather: overcast, ...

Next Weekend Events

Mon 24 to Fri 28 Dec 2018

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