16 clubs and groups in east london, with training nights, fees and the beginner route into each.
The Kings Cross Steelers' official touch rugby partner: four mixed teams at Memorial Park in West Ham, two in the IGR Southern Touch Series leagues and two for people starting out, with an Intro to Touch group on Wednesdays.
East · Wed, Sat · Beginners
East London RFC's women's side and the Kings Cross Steelers' partner club, training on the same Memorial Park ground and taking complete beginners. A partner club, not a gay club.
East · Mon, Wed · Beginners
The world's first gay and inclusive rugby union club, founded in 1995, four men's XVs and an old boys' side at Memorial Park in West Ham, and 2026 Bingham Cup champions.
East · Tue, Thu · Beginners
East London's mixed grassroots club, entered in London Unity League Division 1 and in both GFSN Division Two and the Development League for 2026/27. The club's website was unreachable when checked, so no session times or founding year are shown; the Linktree carries the email and Instagram.
East
Established in February 1991 and the club for proper 11-a-side: four competitive men's sides and two women and non-binary sides, the men's first XI in the Middlesex County Premier Division, which the club says is the highest level any openly LGBT+ club currently plays at in England. Three training nights split by level, first session free and £8 after.
East · Mon, Wed, Thu · Free · Beginners
Out To Swim's water polo team: an active squad of 80, training four times a week with 20 to 50 a session, and a six-week adult beginners course ending in a friendly. Your first three sessions are free. Beginners were not being accepted until at least September 2026; anyone with past experience can register interest and may get in sooner.
East · Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat · Beginners
A Masters aquatics club for adults 18 and over, founded in 1992 and the largest of its five branches with over 300 London members. Four coached swim squads share an August 2026 timetable across nine pools, with water polo (London Orca), artistic swimming (the Angels) and the Seahorses trans and non-binary swim alongside. The London swim training and lessons waitlists have been closed since March 2026.
East · Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · Beginners
The UK's LGBTQ-inclusive rowing club, going since 2014 at the Royal Docks, with nearly a hundred people on the water on a weekend and a regatta most months. The way in is Otterpups, a six-weekend learn-to-row course for complete beginners, £300, up to three times a year; places go in under a minute, so you register interest first.
East · Sat · Beginners
The UK's first LGBTQ+ hockey club and the largest, men's, women's and mixed teams in the London leagues, training at John Orwell Sports Centre in Wapping. The door for a newcomer is the monthly mixed Sunday session for people new to hockey or coming back to it; the first two are free. League teams train Tuesdays and Thursdays in alternate months.
East · Sun · Beginners
New clubs, changed training nights, and the occasional weekend. No more than that.
A weekend away with a group of gay men, and nothing to prove.