what to do

1. Get Outside

 

Brogdale, UK – Pop to this English version of the famous Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival.

 

Boston, USA– Head into the great outdoors on one of these fantastic bike ride routes.

 

Sydney, OZ – Pack a picnic and get yourselves to the Taronga Zoo for a safari fun day.

 

2. Get Cultural

 

Manchester, UK– Check out the new collections at the Whitworth Art Gallery.

 

San Francisco,USA– Head to the Yuerba Beuna Gardens for some live music.

 

Canberra, OZ – Go to the Glass Works to see professional artists at work and maybe even commission something yourself.

 

3. Get Munching

 

London, UK– Go to restaurant of the moment, The Clove Club for a spectacular dinner together.

 

New York, USA – Get your glad rags on to go to the glamorous rooftop Ava Lounge above the city.

 

Melbourne, OZ – Check out the Led Zeppelin playing surrounds of the Parlour Diner and share a mega milkshake for two.

 

Sometimes, the pressure of creating a great first impression creates something I’m going to call ‘Dater’s Block’. You know that you have some great dates in you, but you just cannot actually get them together. You don’t know where to start and then all your creativity abandons you and you are left taking you date to another dinner and a movie evening. Oh, the originality.

 

Free and Single to the rescue! We’ve had a think and come up with five brilliant ideas for first dates right up to date nights when you are already in a relationship. Let us know what you think and tell us any more date ideas you’ve had in the comments!

 

5 Great Date Ideas for our Free and Single Online Daters!

 

  1. Visit a big Zoo and make a day trip of it – you’ll be walking around together, with a constant stream of new conversation starters should you be worried about what to talk about and no-one can fail to be entertained by penguins, intrigued by reptiles and adoring of the monkeys antics.
  2. Why not hire a cool car (I’m thinking drop top if its sunny and monster 4×4 if its been raining) and go for a drive to a good pub for lunch? Feel the wind in your hair and pretend you’re both 40s movie stars or else bang on your wellies and go for a spin on a muddy cross country track.
  3. Try a treasure hunt. Decide on an end location (we like the sound of a boutique coffee bar or maybe an exhibition your date has expressed an interest in) and leave behind clues for your date to work out where they should meet you.
  4. Get down to your local leisure centre (stay with me here, I know it is not the usual location for a date!) and hire a table tennis table. Start a mini tournament between yourself and your date, add in prizes and forfeits and have a good old giggle at each others cross serves.
  5. Join an outdoor tai chi class in a big public park and keep a straight face. Help each other out and take the opportunity to learn something new and chill out. Afterward, you can go for a virtuous lunch at a salad bar or hike over to a doughnut shop and mainline a sugar glazed triple chocolate filled deep fried delight.

 

Have fun on your dates! Let us know how they went in the comments!