Welcome to the website of the East Anglian Orienteering Association (EAOA), where you will find information about the region's clubs, details of events taking place in the region, as well as contact details for the officials who run the sport in the area.

If you are new to orienteering, you might like to start with this introduction.

If you want a national perspective on the sport, try visiting the British Orienteering website for the official view, or nopesport for a less formal look at orienteering and some lively discussion forums.

Recent news items

• The EA Urban League has been updated after the inaurgural 2019 event - see our EA Urban League page.
• The EA League has been updated after the second 2019 event - see our EA League page.
• Read about the new EA Urban League 2019.
• Read Barney's report from his Lagganlia summer JROS camp on our Junior Squad page.
• Find out about courses for 2019 on our News page.

Upcoming key EA events

• 24th March - EA Champs at Sheringham Park, Norfolk
• 31st March - Yvette Baker heat at Hockley Woods - details
• 7th April - EA League event at Salcey Forest, Northampton
• 12th May - next EA Urban League event at Maldon

There is almost always an event in the region or close by on most weekends. See our fixture list.

The Region

Clubs

In orienteering terms, East Anglia comprises the whole of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, northern Buckinghamshire, southern Northamptonshire and most of Essex.

There are six open clubs (which anyone can join) in the region, as well as three closed clubs (whose membership is drawn from particular institutions). The approximate locations of the open clubs are shown on the map. Use the links on the clubs page to find out what's happening in your area.