date ideas

London Date Ideas – Enoteca Turi, CIRCUS & White Water Rafting

June 26, 2015

Every week on 30 Dates I aim to inspire with some new ideas for dates around London. Enoteca Turi, Putney An Italian restaurant like no other, perched just beside Putney Bridge, this traditional Italian restaurant is certainly not your bog standard [...]

Burgers … the solution to an age old dating dilemma?!

June 26, 2015

It’s funny how we build stuff up in our minds isn’t it? I can’t count how many times I’ve heard someone say they’re ‘just going for a drink’ on a first date, because they want to keep it casual. And [...]

London Date Ideas – The London Helicopter, Bistro by Shot, M and Scotch & Soda

May 29, 2015

Every week on 30 Dates, I share the weird and wonderful date venues I’ve come across, so that you can hopefully get away from the local pub, and start exploring London to the max. This week there’s a full range of options, from flying [...]

London Date Ideas – Rocket, Arabica & Archer Street

April 21, 2015

Every week on 30 Dates we feature new ideas for your next date – whether it’s your first, or your 51st! Rocket, Holborn A stone’s throw from Holborn tube station, Rocket is the classiest pizza restaurant I’ve ever been to. [...]

London Date Idea – Pennethorne’s Cafe Bar

March 7, 2015

Last week I headed to Pennethorne’s Café at Somerset House, for drinks with some of the London dating industry’s brightest stars. Caroline Brealey is the nation’s top matchmaker – as crowned by both the UK Dating Awards, and the [...]

London Date Idea – Small Car, Big City

February 24, 2015

After 2 years serial-dating around the capital, I thought I knew London pretty well … and then I jumped into a mini! Last week I tried out Small Car, Big City‘s Romantic Tour package … and it is hand’s down one of the best [...]

London Date Idea – Dans Le Noir

January 29, 2015

This week I took the Rugby Boy to one of my favourite London date venues – somewhere I haven’t visited since Date Number 12 of 30 with The Enigma. So would my ‘winning’ boy love the ‘winning date’ as much as I [...]

London Date Idea – The Cadogan Arms, Chelsea

January 25, 2015

This year on the blog (or at least while things continue with the Rugby Boy!) I’m be changing the way I review date ideas. Going forward, both the Rugby Boy and l will be covering the date ideas, so you get both a girl and a guy’s [...]

London Date Ideas – Afternoon Tea, Belgo & La Soiree

November 8, 2014

Whether you’re on a first date, or a fifty-first date, we all need inspiration sometimes … which is where 30 Dates comes in! Every week we showcase some of the best date venues in the City, to help you think out of the box. Afternoon Tea [...]

London Date Idea – Hot Buzz

October 17, 2014

Yes, those ARE insects on the ice cream! I’ve done a lot of crazy things in the name of 30 Dates – from climbing the O2 dressed as Santa, to speed dating without saying a word, to smelling other peoples’ dirty laundry. And so [...]