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Get Out Get Active is an entry-level physical activity programme for staff and students at UoL

Get Out, Get Active is a fantastic programme of activity giving you the chance to try out a range of fun and sociable healthy activities, both on campus and in the stunning local countryside. This programme is great for making friends and boosting your wellbeing. The programme is primarily delivered by our paid and volunteer student workforce who themselves will be able to develop their leadership and employability skills through Get Out, Get Active.

19/02/2026

Hello folks! We have launched our next trip of the semester to Ambleside on 28th February 🥾🥳

🏞️ Ambleside, which is in the well-known Lake District, sits on the north of Lake Windermere – the largest natural lake in England.

Ambleside town was once to Romans and Vikings 🤺 before becoming a commercial hotspot for agriculture trade in the 1600s.

For more information and to book tickets, head over to click the link in our bio🔗

05/02/2026

Hello GOGA folks! We have launched another exciting trip of the semester to Knaresborough on 14th February 🥾🥳

Knaresborough is a hidden gem in North Yorkshire where we can enjoy a warren of medieval streets, rich history of Knaresborough Castle which was once a mighty stronghold of medieval kings 🏰, and stone stair cases that weave their way up and down the hill providing panoramic views over the River Nidd and the Nidd Gorge.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please click the link in our bio 🔗

21/01/2026

Get Out, Get Active is back for Semester Two! 🥾

As part of Fresh Start Festival, we’re kicking things off on 31 January with a walk to Haworth, home of the Brontë sisters,including Emily, whose Wuthering Heights was inspired by the dramatic moors surrounding the village. 📚

It’s the perfect chance to explore one of Yorkshire’s most iconic literary landscapes and start the semester with some fresh air and adventure. 🍂

For more information and to purchase tickets, please click the link in our bio 🔗

09/01/2026

🥾 Last semester, we had the pleasure of welcoming 374 of you on our walking trips in the Peak District, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire Coast and North Wales.

🤝 3 of our walks were hosted in partnership with and .

🏋️‍♀️ Across the 10 trips, we walked a total of 69km on our short routes and 99km on our long routes. Well done for getting out and getting active!

📷 We’ve included a selection of some of your amazing photography of our walks. It has been great seeing the experience through your eyes, so remember to keep tagging us in your photos and videos on Instagram and the Facebook community.

🎟️ Ready for more? Our first Semester 2 walks will be launching very shortly, so watch this space and keep an eye on our website to make sure you get your tickets!

11/12/2025

Would you like to win a free GOGA walk for you and your friend? 🥾

If so, please fill in our end of semester feedback form to share your thoughts and experiences on your GOGA! Your feedback means a lot to us and will help improve the GOGA programme for the future.

The link to the form is in our bio!

Please also enjoy the group photos that we took during this semester walks 🥳

27/11/2025

Hello folks! We are launching the last GOGA walking trip of this semester to Chatsworth and Bakewell on 13th December 🥳

Our walk starts with the magnificent stately estate of the Duke and Dutchess of Devonshire – Chatsworth House 🏯, famous as the inspiration of the movie Pride and Prejudice. Then the trip stretches to Bakewell 🏘️, which sits on the banks of the river Wye and is the biggest town in the Peak District National Park. The town has mellow stone buildings, a medieval five-arched stone bridge and quaint courtyards and is renowned for Bakewell Pudding.

For more information or to purchase the tickets, please check the link in our bio 😇

07/11/2025

Looking to Get out and Get Active this Autumn? 🍂

GOGA have a great opportunity to do just that! Another walking trip is now live, giving you the chance to explore Keswick in the beautiful Lake District on 6th December 2025 🥳

This walk includes breathtaking views of the Derwent Water Lake and mountains such as Skiddaw! Keswick town is well known for the Pencil Museum which exhibits the document history of pencils, and for Castlerigg Stone Circle which dates back to the Neolithic era. 🏞

Link in our bio to book

21/10/2025

Hello, folks! We are now launching another exciting walking trip of the semester to the Monsal Trail🥳

The Monsal Trail is a well-known route in the Peak District and stretches through spectacular limestone dales with incredible views from places such as the iconic Headstone Viaduct (as often seen from Monsal Head).

The trail also follows the former Manchester to London Midland Railway line which was closed in the late 1960s.

Our walking trip finishes in Bakewell, which sits on the banks of the river Wye and is the biggest town in the Peak District National Park. The town has mellow stone buildings, a medieval five-arched stone bridge, and quaint courtyards, and is renowned for Bakewell Pudding.

For more information or to purchase the tickets, please check the link in our bio 😇

p.s. 1st photo was taken from Trip Advisor which was uploaded by the contributor Paul Deverill. And the caption was referenced from the Peak District National Park.

06/10/2025

Hello folks! We have launched our next trip of the semester to Ambleside 🥳

🏞️ Ambleside, which is in the well-known Lake District, sits on the north of Lake Windermere – the largest natural lake in England.

Ambleside town was once to Romans and Vikings 🤺 before becoming a commercial hotspot for agriculture trade in the 1600s.

For more information and to book tickets, head over to click the link in our bio!

29/09/2025

Meet our 2025/26 GOGA Activators!

We are excited to have six activators this year who will be leading and organising the walking trips 🥳

Please see each photo to get to know our activators, their reason to join GOGA, their favourite thing about the outdoors, and their favourite GOGA walk so far.

We still have some tickets left for our first walk explore Malham Cove on 4th October. For more information and to book tickets, please click the link in our bio.

15/09/2025

GOGA is back for the new academic year! 🥾

Come and join us on one of our walking trips to start exploring the British countryside and making new friends. There will be routes available to suit a range of abilities, but here’s a sneak-peak of what you can expect as captured by some of our previous participants! 📷

Malham Cove, 4th October 🧙‍♂️
Explore the incredible Malham Cove (where Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was filmed) and the waterfalls of Goredale Scar and Janet’s Foss, situated deep in the Yorkshire Dales.

Windermere, 11th October 🏞️
Explore Lake Windermere and the surrounding areas, located in the picturesque Lake District National Park: one of the jewels of the English countryside.

For more information and ticket bookings, please click the link in our bio. We look forward to welcoming you to our trips over the next few weeks! 😊

         

01/09/2025

The 2025/26 academic year is nearly upon us! 😄

🌳 Get Out, Get Active will be back from October with our weekly guided walking trips! Each week we will visit a different location where our team of student activators and volunteers will lead guided walks around some of the most scenic places in the North of England and Wales! 🥾

Can you guess where we will be visiting first in Semester 1?

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Wednesday	9am - 5pm
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