Gay Outdoor Club: Introduction

Gay Outdoor Club – the club for you?

* Has over thirty local groups throughout the United Kingdom, with a basis in local walking and socialising, and makes trips abroad too. Other locally organised activities include cycling, swimming and badminton.

* Operates specialist groups as well (e.g. caving, climbing, cycling, mountaineering and others)

* With over 1500 members is the largest sports and social group for gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the UK

* Provides up to one hundred meets per month nation-wide and overseas

* Distributes a monthly magazine Outdoors to its members, listing events around the country

* Covers a wide age-range from eighteen upwards

* Hosts everything from social gatherings to serious sports activities

*Provides the opportunity to join organised weekends at Youth Hostels as part of the Club's Corporate Membership of the YHA (so you don't need to be an individual member of the YHA).

*Members can benefit from the reciprocal arrangements with Cycleout, Goslings (and some other similar clubs) by being able to attend their events without needing to join separately.

* Offers the opportunity to represent the Club at national or international events such as the Gay Games.

* Puts on an Annual National Gathering attended by members from all over the country. In 2008, it will be held in Worcester on 1-4 August.

* Members may be reassured that the Club has third party insurance cover for the events it runs.

* Members qualify for a 15% discount from the retailer "Cotswold Outdoor".

* Has been in existence since 1974!

For more information about GOC look at our Frequently Asked Questions.