The gay stuff that isn't going out.

Ways to meet gay guys that aren't a club, an app or another round. Who meets where, what it costs, and how a complete beginner gets started. Every one checked at the time of writing, with the date on the page. London first. More cities coming.

This week

Rugby

Football

Badminton

Swimming

Hampstead Heath bathing ponds

Three natural ponds run by the City of London Corporation, not a club: Highgate Men's Pond for biological and trans men, Kenwood Ladies' Pond for biological and trans women, and the Mixed Pond for everyone, with the access policy settled on 31 July 2026. £5 a swim, £3 concessions, fixed until 31 March 2027, cashless from 1 October 2026. On a hot day the grass bank by the Men's Pond entrance is, per an August 2026 piece, one of the city's main hubs of queer activity.

North · Beginners

Running and cycling

Climbing

Walking and outdoors

Other sport

Choirs and bands

Arts and crafts

Books

Games nights

Quiz nights

Food and drink

Wellness

Drag, cabaret and comedy

Everything else

The long read on each one

Where the listings give you the facts, the guides tell you which club suits you and why.

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A weekend away with a group of gay men, and nothing to prove.