The Gay Outdoor Club organise over 500 individual events per year plus many regular events.
Most of our events are one day but we also organise weekend and longer events. The events take place throughout Great Britain and we also have a number of events abroad every year.
Walking
We organise more walking events than any other type of event, and a typical walk will be 7 to 10 miles although we also organise more challenging hill walks including ‘munroe bagging’. Most of our walks take place on Sundays but some groups organise walks on Saturdays or mid-week.
Mountain walking
This is the core of our Adventure Out group’s activities and includes day, weekend and longer trips mainly to the Scottish Highlands, Lake District and North Wales.
Cycling
Many of our groups organise cycling events on the public road and we also go mountain biking for those who like a bit of mud!
Social
The social part of our activities is very important and many of our members meet up for socials and other events like theatre trips, meals, camping and canal boating.
Canoeing
Our Adventure Out group organise trips in canoes or kayaks, and each year we go abroad for a white water rafting expedition.
Caving
Sadly, after a long and illustrious history, the GOC Caving Group is currently inactive. If you may be interested to help to get it active and underground again, then please follow the link to use the contact form to make yourself known.
Climbing
We organise a wide range of climbing related activities such as indoor or outdoor rock climbing, abseiling, scrambling and mountaineering. Some of those activities are organised by local groups and others by our Climbing group. Mountain walks organised by Adventure Out sometimes include some non-technical scrambling.
Winter sports
Since 2007, 400 people have enjoyed a total of 19 week long ski trips. At the moment our Snowsports Group Co-ordinator/s position is vacant and no trips are currently planned. Please follow the link to use the form to make yourself known if you are interested to help with the group and future events.
Indoor, sporting and online
Some of our groups organise badminton, gym, running and swimming sessions. Our Online group organises online socials and supports other groups to meet online,
You can find all of our activities on the Events page.
- Last review: December 2025 by Robert Minikin, Secretary
- Committee member responsible for regular review: Group Liaison
