Orienteering can truly be classified as a family sport. String courses are often provided for very young children and coaching and encouragement is provided by YHOA clubs.

YHOA Clubs

Interested in making contact with your local Orienteering Club? Here is a list of the member clubs of YHOA and the areas they serve. There are also links to their websites and key contacts (if available). If you're browsing from outside YHOA's area, then you may wish to look at the British Orienteering website - click here.

Airienteers - AIRE
The cities of Leeds, Bradford and the areas to the West including Skipton, Keighley and Ilkley.
Website: http://www.aire.org.uk - Secretary: Nick Jones

Claro Orienteers - CLARO
Covers the areas to the West of York and North of the River Wharfe.
Website: http://www.claro-orienteering.org - Secretary: Graham Ramsden

East Pennine Orienteering Club - EPOC
The cities of Halifax, Huddersfield and Wakefield and the areas to the South West.
Website: http://www.eastpennineoc.org.uk - Secretary: Rebecca Lloyd

Eborienteers - EBOR
The areas including York, Selby, Scarborough, Ryedale, the Vale of York and the North Yorkshire Moors.
Website: http://www.eborienteers.org.uk - Secretary: Lionel Carter

England Orienteering - EO
The English Orienteering Council is the long-established (1973), autonomous and democratic body which has sole responsibility for English national orienteering teams.
Website: http://www.orienteeringengland.org.uk/ - Secretary: John Rye

Humberside and Lincolnshire Orienteers - HALO
The areas of Humberside and Lincolnshire around Hull, Scunthorpe and Market Rasen.
Website: http://www.halo-orienteering.org.uk - Secretary: Dorothy Smith

Sheffield University Orienteering Club - SHUOC
Students attending Sheffield Universities and other Higher Education establishments
Website: http://www.shuoc.union.shef.ac.uk/ - Secretary: Club contact

South Yorkshire Orienteers - SYO
Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and surrounding areas
Website: http://www.southyorkshireorienteers.org.uk - Secretary: Lesley Ward

Swaledale Outdoor Club - S.O.C.
Based in Richmond, but covering North Yorkshire, County Durham adn South Teeside. Affiliated to CLOK
Website: http://www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk - Secretary: Liz Blanchard