Oxford 2025

Oxford, UK · August 2025

The pilot: 24 guys, a tour, a picnic, a game of Traitors, and punting, where people got stuck under a bush.

Full group photo in front of the Radcliffe Camera.

The pilot

The first No Sex Gay Weekend was a pilot, and it was put together at short notice. Oxford hotels were expensive in August, so Chris kept it simple: one full day on the Saturday, with an optional Sunday for a smaller, mostly local group. Guests booked their own travel and paid for their own food and drink; the activities were covered. Both days sold out, and a waitlist opened.

Chris arrived the evening before, partly because the city is beautiful and partly because the trains weren't working. He stayed in a college.

"Gonna go and stay in a college which rejected me. Just paying for the privilege these days."

Chris, on TikTok, the night before

Group photo framed by a college cloister's stone arches.
A single punt glides away down a quiet, tree-lined canal.

Saturday

On the Saturday, 24 guys met for coffee. Outside the Radcliffe Camera, Chris recorded a short video explaining what they were there to do.

"The gay world can be hypersexualised, and what we're trying to do here is create an environment where we can form meaningful connections with each other without all the stuff that normally goes along with it."

Chris, on TikTok, on the day

Then the day ran more or less as planned. A tour of Oxford, which Chris described afterwards as "funny and interesting at the same time", with a stop at a pub along the way. A picnic in the park, and a game of Traitors. The murderers won.

In the afternoon the group went punting on the Cherwell. In Chris's words: "Funny, people got stuck under a bush." In the evening there was dinner and a jazz bar.

Group photo inside a vaulted stone cloister.
The group under the vaulted ceiling of the Divinity School

Sunday

The Sunday was for the smaller group who stayed on. They went for a countryside walk, had a pub roast, and did more exploring.

Billy, one of the guests, filmed the weekend. His footage is the film on our homepage.

A group photo in front of a flowering arch in an Oxford garden
The group under the vaulted ceiling of the Divinity School

Afterwards

A week later, Chris posted his review. "It was so good. People really took to it." He opened Valencia and Bath on the strength of it.

"Loads of friendships were made. I don't know if people fancied each other, maybe they did. Maybe there'll be some weddings coming up."

Chris, on TikTok

Wide view of the river meadow with cattle grazing on the far bank.
Full group photo under a floral arch on the lawn.

What people said

"I was not fully sure what to expect from the Oxford meet. It was a pilot to a new concept, but it was a genuinely fun and relaxing set up. Everyone gelled quickly and we all got into the spirit of it."

Wai Ming

"Really good meeting you all, chatting, connecting, and laughing off the social awkwardness. Really enjoyed it and would love to keep in touch."

A guest

"I attended the Oxford event first, unsure and a bit scared. But I had such a brilliant time. Everyone was so welcoming and no detail was missed. It was so good I immediately booked the Bath weekend too."

Paul W

"It was a fantastic weekend, pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it. Thank you to literally every person here, just an incredibly friendly great bunch of gays."

A guest

"Had a lovely time on the Oxford weekend, great group of guys, fun activities and it was very well organised and planned."

Billy

"It is rare to meet such a nice group of guys, so glad to have met you all."

A guest

In pictures

Large group photo posed outside an Oxford college.
Wide view of the river with moored boats and open water.
Grand Oxford college building with a clean facade against the sky.
Close-up of a carved wooden door with painted heraldic shields.
The Sheldonian Theatre under a clear blue sky.
Christ Church college quad under a clear sky.
A silhouetted figure stands on a rooftop against a spire and blue sky.
The Bridge of Sighs spans a narrow Oxford lane.
Selfie in a college courtyard, backpack on.
Group photo on a hill with the Oxford skyline behind.
Pints raised and big smiles in the pub.
Group photo on the lawn in front of a half-timbered building.
Group sitting in a circle on the grass in a park.
Close view of friends chatting within the picnic circle.
Friends gathered round a table in a colourfully lit pub at night.
Three friends lean in together, all smiles, in a dim pub.
Group photo on the street at night, a bus passing behind.
Three friends pose close together outside a college building.
Friends laughing together in an open field, close and candid.
Group photo on a wooden bridge, boats and blue sky behind.
Fisheye selfie on the bridge, big smile, group behind.
Two friends laughing close together, marina blurred behind.
Leaning in with a big grin, friends gathered behind by the river.
Group seated together at a warmly lit dinner table.
Group walking along a sunlit residential street, long shadows.
Walking together across a zebra crossing beside a rainbow crossing
Mid-fall from a punt into the river
The group on the grass with a spire behind
A statue looking up at an Oxford tower
The group by the Radcliffe Camera, one of us lying on the cobbles
Gathering outside a college gate
Punts setting off under the trees
The group on an Oxford street at dusk
Pints and conversation in a wood-panelled pub
Four of us in a punt on the Cherwell
Mid-fall from a punt into the river
The group on an Oxford street at dusk
The group on the grass with a spire behind
Gathering outside a college gate
A statue looking up at an Oxford tower
Punts setting off under the trees
Two friends laughing close together on a punt along the river.
Group crossing a rainbow-painted crossing in the Oxford city centre.
Balancing on the punt pole, arms raised and grinning for the camera.
Several punts pass beneath a stone bridge on the river.
Two people relaxed together on a punt, leaning in and smiling.
Group crossing the rainbow-painted street crossing in Oxford.
Three friends in a punt, smiling together on the water.
Close-up of an ornate carved stone crest on a college facade.
Two friends pose close together, flowers behind them.
Punts drift among the trees in the distance.
Mid-pole push, dynamic silhouette against the sky.
Group gathered inside a cosy pub, photos lining the walls.
A punt drifts past under a cloudy sky, tower in the distance.
Two friends pose close together by the river.
A punt glides beneath a stone bridge arch.
Two friends pose together, a costumed performer behind them.

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