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LGBTQ+ Running, Cycling, Swimming and Rowing Clubs in London

All the LGBTQ+ running, cycling, swimming and rowing clubs we could find in London, with when and where they meet, checked against each club’s own website. Days and times change, so check with the club before your first session.

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CycleOut London

Membership only · Club website

  • Sunday in the Park: relaxed laps, then coffee · Sun 10:30 (fortnightly) · Roehampton Gate café, Richmond Park

Gayns

Free · Gayns app

  • Roadrunner: free 7 km run along the Thames (meet 9.30am, run 10am), social at The Ministry · Sat 10:00 · More London Place, London Bridge

Gayzelles Sporting Club

Meetup; Instagram

  • Club run · Tue 18:30 · Woolwich or Abbey Wood (meeting point changes; see the club Meetup)
  • Swim · Wed 19:00 · Thamesmere Leisure Centre, Thamesmead, SE28
  • Kayaking, every other Thursday · Thu (fortnightly) · Southmere Watersports Centre, Abbey Wood, SE2
  • Thames Path parkrun (5k), then coffee · Sat 08:45 · Woolwich Works, SE18 6HD (meeting point)

LDN Riders

Membership only · Spond

  • Community ride, Regent's Park laps · Mon · Regent's Park Outer Circle
  • Regent's Park rides (Drops, Laps, Loaf) · Wed · Regent's Park Outer Circle
  • Free taster: park laps, then coffee at The Regent's Bar & Kitchen · Sat 09:30 (monthly) · Regent's Park Outer Circle
  • Richmond Park ride (Wednesday during BST) · Wed (season) · Richmond Park
  • Richmond Park ride · Fri · Richmond Park

London Frontrunners

Founded 1995 · Under £10 · Just turn up (email before your first run)

  • Social run, 8–13 km · Mon 19:00 · Castle Centre, Elephant & Castle
  • Track session · Tue · Mile End Stadium track
  • Regent's Park run, 8 km · Wed 19:00 · Kentish Town Sports Centre
  • Greenwich Park run, 5–10 km · Wed 19:00 · Greenwich Centre
  • Clapham run, 5–10 km · Thu 19:00 · Clapham Leisure Centre
  • Track session · Thu · Battersea Park track
  • Hyde Park run, 8–13 km · Sat 10:00 · Little Venice Sports Centre
  • Victoria Park run, 5–10 km · Sat 10:00 · Victoria Park Community Centre
  • Long run, 16 km+ · Sat 09:00 · Queen Mother Sports Centre, Pimlico

London Otters Rowing Club

Founded 2014 · Register your interest on the club website

  • Saturday squad training on the water (senior 7.30am, intermediate 9am, novice and social 11.30am) · Sat 07:30 · Royal Docks Watersports, 1012 Dockside Road, E16

Out To Swim

Founded 1992 · £10–£15 · Club website

  • Coached swim, all groups · Mon 13:00 · London Aquatics Centre, Stratford
  • Coached swim (Titanium) and advanced lessons · Mon 19:30 · London Aquatics Centre, Stratford
  • Coached swim (Magnesium) · Mon 19:00 · Orchard Lisle Pool, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge
  • Coached swim (Neon and Cobalt); then a varying session at 8pm · Mon 19:00 · Oasis Sports Centre, Covent Garden
  • Long-distance session · Tue 20:00 · Castle Centre, Elephant & Castle
  • Coached swim (Magnesium) · Wed 19:00 · Canada Water Leisure Centre
  • Coached swim (Neon and Cobalt) · Wed 20:00 · Orchard Lisle Pool, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge
  • Learn-to-swim lessons (beginners 7pm, intermediate and advanced 8pm); Titanium 8pm · Wed 19:00 · Castle Centre, Elephant & Castle
  • Coached swim (Neon and Cobalt) · Thu 18:00 · Oasis Sports Centre, Covent Garden
  • Women's session · Thu 19:00 · Oasis Sports Centre, Covent Garden
  • Coached swim (all groups, 7pm and 8pm) · Thu 19:00 · Orchard Lisle Pool, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge
  • Coached swim (all groups, 4.30pm and 5.30pm) · Sat 16:30 · Marshall Street Leisure Centre, Soho
  • Coached swim, all groups · Sun 16:00 · Pancras Square Leisure Centre, King's Cross
  • Coached swim and dive practice, all groups · Sun 19:00 · Queen Mother Sports Centre, Pimlico
  • Water polo training · Tue 20:30 · London Aquatics Centre, Stratford
  • Water polo training · Thu 19:30 · London Aquatics Centre, Stratford
  • Water polo training · Fri 20:00 · Kentish Town Sports Centre
  • Water polo training · Sat 18:00 · Britannia Leisure Centre, Shoreditch

Queer Running Club

Founded 2019 · Free · BEND app

  • Beginners (couch to 5K), free, trans+ session supported by Misfits · Mon 19:00 · Hackney Downs Studios, E8
  • Beginners (couch to 5K), free, trans+ session supported by Misfits · Mon 19:00 · The Old Nun's Head, Nunhead, SE15
  • QRC East: hill sprints, paced run and conditioning · Tue 19:00 · Work in Progress, 1 Birkbeck Street, E2
  • QRC South: speed play, sprints and conditioning · Tue 19:00 · The Unicorn, 157–159 Rye Lane, SE15
  • Long run, 8 km around Victoria Park, then coffee · Sat 10:00 · Work in Progress, 1 Birkbeck Street, E2
  • Runner's Strength class · Sat 13:00 · Work in Progress, 1 Birkbeck Street, E2

TAGS

Founded Oct 2014 · Pay at the centre (Better)

  • Weekly trans and gender-diverse swim (teaching pool, privacy blinds) · Fri 19:30 · Glass Mill Leisure Centre, Lewisham

Workout with PRIDE

Eventbrite

  • Aqua Strength · Regular · Nuffield Health Bloomsbury, St Pancras

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