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.
How was it for you?
It was inevitable that, one day very soon, a GOC Chairman would sidle up to me at some event and ask the dreaded question :– “Are you up for it?”. So it was that I decided to face my fear head-on and offer, unprompted, to host the 2018 GOC Annual Outdoor Gathering....
Rambling on at the 2018 AOG
The 2018 Annual Outdoor Gathering, at University of Wolverhampton, organised by Peter Blackburn and Robert Poniatowski and his team from Western Midlands group, turned out to be a corker of an event. Shropshire has so much to offer in its World Heritage Sites, stately homes, museums, beautiful villages and many scenic trails resulting in our hosts having plenty to show off....
Promoting GOC at LFest by Zoe and her gang.
From 13th July to 17th July, the GOC went ‘on tour’ to L Fest (the UK’s largest lesbian festival) to promote the club. A small group of GOC members led a six mile walk with about 30 intrepid L Festers up the Great Orme on Saturday 15th. Though the weather was hot, people really enjoyed the stunning views of the sea and town....
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Forde Abbey Visit & Walk - 19th August
A cheery group of people and lovely Scrabble the dog set off from Thorncombe on the five mile walk with a halfway point of a visit to Forde Abbey. The forecasted light rain was not in evidence and the weather was good for us all day.
A gentle walk through the fields and country lanes of the area got us to the Abbey where we spent some three hours taking in the House and Gardens....
Llansteffan
The weather forecast for the day of this walk showed rain passing over and then a dry but cloudy day. We had some rain travelling to the start of the walk and also dry bits too but when we got to the car park for the meeting place, the rain hammered down....
A Sussex Coastal Walk--Hastings to Rye
14 of us set off from Hastings Station in bright sunshine but with a pleasant cooling breeze. The morning was filled with the ups and downs of the hills around Hastings offering good views of the surrounding countryside stretching from Eastbourne to Dungeness....
Sat 18 Aug to Sat 01 Sep 2018
Summer climbing trip to French Alps
Climbing, Climbing Group Full details...
Fri 31 Aug to Sun 02 Sep 2018
Lakeland Mountain Retreat (TP#8/18)
Near Cleator Moor, Cumbria, England
Some options need booking
Mountain Walking, Transpennine, Adventure Out, Climbing, Women Groups Full details...
Fri 07 to Sun 09 Sep 2018
All Wales Weekend, Bwlch, Powys
Near Crickhowell, Powys, Wales
Members only, booking required
Moderate Walk, North Wales, South Wales, West Wales, Women Groups Full details...
Fri 07 to Mon 10 Sep 2018
Autumn Camp in the Lake District.
Near Ambleside, Cumbria, England
Moderate Walk, Transpennine, Adventure Out, Camping and Caravanning Groups Full details...