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

• EA league presentations of the 2018 trophies will take place at 13:00 after the first EA league event on 2019 at Bush Woods
• Read Barney's report from his Lagganlia summer JROS camp on our Junior Squad page.
• The EA League has been updated after the final event - see our EA League winners.
• Find out about courses for 2019 on our News page.

Upcoming key EA events

• 3rd February - first EA League event at Bush Woods, Mildenhall, followed by 2018 league presentations at 13:00
• 9th February - EA League event at Wornmley Woods, Broxbourne

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.