100 London Date Ideas

100 London Date Ideas

Chances are high that you’re either in a relationship, or single.

Whichever it is, you need date ideas.

And that’s where we come in… because while yes our entire website is filled with amazing London date ideas we’ve also created this: a humble collection of 100 London date ideas which will help you to not only uncover the very best of the city, but also secure the lifelong devotion of whomever it is you’re trying to impress.

Which is known in some all circles as a “win-win”.

1. SNEAK BOOZE INTO THE LONDON EYE
Westminster | £££

These guys totally managed it. VIEW MORE INFO

2. GO TO THE ZOO. DECIDE WHY THE ANIMALS ARE IN PRISON.
Regents Park | £££

That zebra’s wearing a comedy burglar outfit. VIEW MORE INFO

3. WATCH A PLAY UNDER THE STARS AT SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE
Bankside | £

Titus Andronicus is a nice romantic one. VIEW MORE INFO

4. HAVE DRINKS ON A ROOFTOP OVERLOOKING THE CITY
Various Locations | ££

There are even a few heated options for the winter months. VIEW MORE INFO

5. PRETEND TO START A RAP BEEF AT HIP HOP KARAOKE
Fitzrovia | ££

But actually don’t. VIEW MORE INFO

6. GO TO CHINATOWN. PLAY RESTAURANT ROULETTE.
Chinatown | ££

And after you’ve chosen somewhere to eat, play dim sum roulette too.

7. HIT THE FREE POOL TABLE AT ORIGINAL SIN
Stoke Newington | £

Oh, and have some cocktails too. VIEW MORE INFO

8. TAKE A BOAT TO THE TATE MODERN
Bankside | £

Then talk about the signs, doors, and chairs as if they were exhibits. VIEW MORE INFO

9. ACCESS A CONTINUAL STREAM OF AMAZING LONDON DATE EXPERIENCES AT INSIDER PRICES BY BECOMING A NUDGE MEMBER…
Various Locations | £ 

We’re talking open bars in subterranean victorian bath houses; wine-paired tasting menus; exclusive previews of new restaurants before they open to the public; candlelit happy hours in secret bars and waaay more. All of which, coincidentally, make excellent London date ideas.  VIEW MORE INFO

10. GET THE OPERA SINGERS TO SERENADE YOUR DATE AT SARASTRO
Covent Garden | £££

Order the rack of lamb, it’s delicious. VIEW MORE INFO

11. PLAY A FEW ROUNDS OF DARTS AT FLIGHT CLUB
Finsbury Square | ££

Use the board to determine what you drink. VIEW MORE INFO

12. GO TO MR FOGGS, AND DRINK ONLY COCKTAILS FROM COUNTRIES YOU’VE BEEN TO
Covent Garden | ££

Tell each other stories from your travels there. VIEW MORE INFO

13. CHALLENGE ANOTHER COUPLE TO RACE PEDALOS AT HYDE PARK
Hyde Park | £

And make damn sure you win. VIEW MORE INFO

14. DRESS UP ’40s STYLE AND GO TO CAHOOTS
Soho | £££

Remember to be a lady/gentleman. VIEW MORE INFO

15. TAKE SELFIES IN FRONT OF THE VIEW AT SKY GARDEN
Bank | ££££

Then drink cocktails. VIEW MORE INFO

16. BRING A BOTTLE TO BYOC
Camden | £££

And invent cocktails for each other. VIEW MORE INFO

17. ‘PRESS FOR CHAMPAGNE’ AT BOB BOB RICARD
Soho | ££

Trust us, it’s glorious. VIEW MORE INFO

18. CLIMB UP TO THE ST PAUL’S WHISPERING GALLERY
St Pauls | £

And whisper racy things to each other at gradually increasing volumes. VIEW MORE INFO

19. GO TO AQUA SHARD
London Bridge | ££££

Share the T-bone while the sun sets over London. VIEW MORE INFO

20. GO HORSE RIDING IN HYDE PARK
Hyde Park | ££

It’s something you can do! VIEW MORE INFO

21. GO TO GORDON’S WINE BAR
Embankment | ££

…And definitely get a cheese sharing platter. VIEW MORE INFO

22. WATCH FILMS IN AN UNDERGROUND VICTORIAN CAVERN
Rotherhithe | ££

And sip cocktails on the rooftop garden above, after. VIEW MORE INFO

23. TAKE A TOUR OF WILTON’S MUSIC HALL ON A MONDAY
Whitechapel | ££

Then stay for the performance. VIEW MORE INFO

24. BUY CHEAP THEATRE TICKETS
Soho | £££

And spend the savings at The Palomar for dinner. VIEW MORE INFO

25. STOCK A WICKER PICNIC BASKET AT BOROUGH MARKET
Southwark | ££

Then, um, have a picnic. VIEW MORE INFO

26. GO FOR BRUNCH AT THE WOLSELEY
Piccadilly | ££££

They have fried haggis, duck eggs and whisky. VIEW MORE INFO

27.BRAVELY ORDER FOR EACH OTHER AT ARCHIPELAGO
Fitzrovia | £££

He’ll have the crocodile. VIEW MORE INFO

28. GO TO A TAXIDERMY WORKSHOP
Crouch End | ££

Create a backstory for your animals. VIEW MORE INFO

29. SLEEP TOGETHER
Stepney Green | £££

That is, make a serious effort to win the ‘Best Pyjamas’ prize at Bedtime Story Nights. VIEW MORE INFO

30. PLAY TABLE FOOTBALL AT BAR KICK
Shoreditch | £ 

Decide which countries you’re going to be in your ‘world cup’, and only drink booze from there. VIEW MORE INFO

31. LEARN TO MAKE MAGIC COCKTAILS TOGETHER
Dalston | ££

And see if the sparks fly. VIEW MORE INFO

32. GET DINNER AND A MOVIE LIKE IT’S THE ’20s
Hackney | ££

At the recently restored Castle Cinema…  VIEW MORE INFO

33. TOUR LONDON’S STREET FOOD MARKETS
All Over London| ££

Get starters, mains and dessert at different ones. VIEW MORE INFO

34. BUY A ROUND. AT URBAN GOLF.
Soho / Smithfield | ££

Then hit the best 19th hole in Smithfield for cocktails from the Nightjar family. VIEW MORE INFO

35. HIT THE OLYMPIC TABLE AT BOUNCE
Holborn / Shoreditch | ££

Then invent victory dances. VIEW MORE INFO

36. PLAY BOARDGAMES TOGETHER AT DRAUGHTS
Hackney | £

Do NOT play Monopoly if you want there to be a second date. VIEW MORE INFO

37. GET ON BORIS BIKES, AND GO ON A MONUMENT CRAWL
Around London | £

We recommend including the Monument itself, the view is amazing. VIEW MORE INFO

38. GO TO PORKY’S FOR BEER PONG
Bankside | ££

Beer. Pong. VIEW MORE INFO

39. GO TO CIRCUS
Covent Garden | ££££

And share blowtorched sushi while trapeze artists swing above you. VIEW MORE INFO

40. GO TO ALL STAR LANES
Holborn / Bayswater / Brick Lane | ££

And see who can come up with the most puns about balls, pins, and splits. VIEW MORE INFO

41. GET A SOFA AT THE ELECTRIC
Notting Hill / Shoreditch | £££

Then break the decency laws when the lights go down. VIEW MORE INFO

42. GO TO THE MUSEUM LATES AT THE NHM
South Kensington | £

See who can ask the most ‘Jurassic Park’ questions. VIEW MORE INFO

43. GO FOR A WHISKEY TASTING AT MILROY’S VAULT
Soho | £££

Buy a bottle to share at home. VIEW MORE INFO

44. TAKE A CANDLELIT TOUR ROUND SIR JOHN SOANE’S HOUSE
Holborn | £££

He was one of London’s greatest architects – so it’s not hiiiiideous in there… VIEW MORE INFO

45. TAKE A COCKTAIL MAKING MASTERCLASS AT TT LIQUOR
Shoreditch | ££££

 Then drink your homework. VIEW MORE INFO

46. TAKE A BOAT RIDE DOWN THE THAMES… WITH LIVE JAZZ
Various Locations | ££££

You’re guaranteed not to get the blues. VIEW MORE INFO

47. ORDER THE DUCK AND WAFFLE AT DUCK AND WAFFLE
Bishopsgate | £££

Best do it at 4am. Because you can. VIEW MORE INFO

48. TAKE A TOUR OF LONDON’S SECRET GARDENS
Around London | Free

Eat a different course of your picnic in each one. VIEW MORE INFO

49. SOMEHOW GET SEATS AT SUSHI TETSU
Clerkenwell | ££££

Order the omakase. Make slightly orgasm-ey noises as you eat. VIEW MORE INFO

50. GO TO DANS LE NOIR. ORDER FOR YOUR PARTNER.
Clerkenwell | £££

And don’t tell them what they’re getting. VIEW MORE INFO

51. TRACK DOWN THE SEVEN NOSES OF SOHO
Soho | £

Combine it with an ice cream crawl through the area… VIEW MORE INFO

52. FEED EACH OTHER OYSTERS AT J SHEEKEY
Covent Garden | £££

They’re true heroes in a half shell. VIEW MORE INFO

53. TRY NOT TO PROPOSE AT CLOS MAGGIORE
Covent Garden | £££

It’s craaaazy romantic there. If you book a table in the right room (this one). VIEW MORE INFO

54. GO FOR A SING-A-LONG AT THE PRINCE CHARLES CINEMA.
Leicester Square | ££

Because if you’re the sort of person who would enjoy that, and they’re not… well that’s the sort of thing you need to find out ASAP. VIEW MORE INFO

55. DRINK COCKTAILS INSIDE A BAR HIDDEN BEHIND AN APOTHECARY’S
Chiswick | ££

Try to work out what secrets your fellow guests are keeping from their partners.. VIEW MORE INFO

56. FILL UP A CARD AT VAGABOND WINES, DRINK DOZENS OF SAMPLES.
Various Locations | ££

Then buy each other a bottle. VIEW MORE INFO

57. SHOUT SUGGESTIONS AT THE COMEDY STORE.
Soho | ££

Then attempt to ‘volunteer’ your date to go on stage. VIEW MORE INFO

58. GO GLASSBLOWING
London Bridge | £££££

Then go glass-drinking at Tanner and Co. VIEW MORE INFO

59. ORDER ONLY COCKTAILS INVENTED IN THE AMERICAN BAR AT THE SAVOY
Covent Garden | £££

They include the Hanky Panky, White Lady, Corpse Reviver #2, etc. Ask your bartender. VIEW MORE INFO

60. LISTEN TO SOME LIVE JAZZ AT RONNIE SCOTT’S
Soho | ££

They serve it with roast on Sundays. VIEW MORE INFO

61. TRY ON ROLEXES FROM THE YEAR YOU WERE BORN AT BURLINGTON ARCADE
Mayfair | £ (£££££££££££)

Actually buying them however is more of a ‘third date’ kind of thing. 

62. GO FOR THE PERFECT ROAST
All Over London | ££

Maybe try all of them, just to be sure. VIEW MORE INFO

63. DELIBERATELY GET LOST IN THE HAMPTON COURT PALACE MAZE
Richmond | £

Then try to find each other. If you do, it’s fate! VIEW MORE INFO

64. DO EVERYTHING AT THE HORNIMAN MUSEUM
Forest Hill | £

They’ve got a butterfly house, a farmers’ market, an outdoor musical garden, a pygmy goat enclosure, an aquarium, a functioning bandstand, a Dutch barn, 16 acres of gardens and a giant overstuffed walrus. VIEW MORE INFO

65. TAKE A CANAL BOAT RIDE FROM LITTLE VENICE TO CAMDEN
Various Locations | ££

Sing Venetian gondola songs along the way. VIEW MORE INFO

66. GET IN COSTUME, GO TO SECRET CINEMA
Various Locations | £££

And fool people into thinking you’re part of it. VIEW MORE INFO

67. GO TO A SURPRISE GIG IN A SECRET LOCATION
Somewhere Secret | ££

Sofar Sounds organise them in everything from treehouses to living rooms. VIEW MORE INFO

68. MAKE EACHOTHER BOTTLES OF GIN AT THE GINSTITUTE
Notting Hill | ££££

Then take them home for a nightcap. VIEW MORE INFO

69. SEE WHO CAN HAGGLE THE BEST DEAL AT PORTOBELLO MARKET
Notting Hill | ££

While buying each other gifts, of course. VIEW MORE INFO

70. NERD OUT AT FOUR QUARTERS
Peckham | ££

Show off your disturbingly good video game skills at Four Quarters. Loser buys a round of craft beers. VIEW MORE INFO

71. GET REALLY GOOD AT SOMETHING WEIRD TOGETHER
Across London | ££

Whether it’s Morris dancing, screen printing or just plain old fire writing, London has a class for it. Find our recommendations here: VIEW MORE INFO

72. FEED ANIMALS AT THE HACKNEY CITY FARM
Bethnal Green | £££

Then eat those animals at the Typing Room. VIEW MORE INFO

73. GET STARTERS, MAINS, AND DESSERTS FROM THREE DIFFERENT SOHO RESTAURANTS
Soho | ££

Here are some good spots to check out. VIEW MORE INFO

74. RENT A HOT TUB BOAT
London’s Canals | ££££

Speak like really relaxed pirates. VIEW MORE INFO

75. DRESS UP PROPERLY FOR A BLITZ PARTY
Secret Locations | ££

Down a couple of B-52s. VIEW MORE INFO

76. GO FOR A WINE TASTING AT LONDON’S ONLY WINERY
Earls Court | ££

Refuse to spit. VIEW MORE INFO

77. PLAY PETANQUE AT BARANIS
Holborn | ££

See how long you can speak only in French for. VIEW MORE INFO

78. SHOOT VIRTUAL GAME IN A VIRTUAL GAME
Liverpool Street | £££

With complimentary Nudge Members’ cocktails, of course. VIEW MORE INFO

79. TAKE A BOAT TRIP TO GREENWICH
Greenwich | ££

Take a picnic and a bottle of wine for the park, before heading up to the Greenwich Observatory. VIEW MORE INFO

80. WATCH MEXICAN WRESTLING, CREATE CHARACTERS FOR YOURSELVES
Bethnal Green | ££

(And maybe wrestle a little later yourselves). VIEW MORE INFO

81. CLIMB THE WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL TOWER
Westminster | £

It’s like the Shard of the 19th century. VIEW MORE INFO

82. BREAK CODES FOR COCKTAILS AT THE BLETCHLEY
Chelsea | £££

And give each other codenames for the evening. VIEW MORE INFO

83. WATCH FRENCH FILMS TOGETHER AT THE INSTITUT FRANÇAIS
South Kensington | £££

Then go for a French meal after. VIEW MORE INFO

 84. WANDER DOWN THE SOUTH BANK AT SUNSET
South Bank | £££

Whichever way you go, make sure you end up at The Rumpus Room. VIEW MORE INFO

85. HIT THE FRIDAY LATES AT THE V&A
South Kensington | £

Get jazz, red wine, and culture. And a second date. VIEW MORE INFO

86. BUILD-A-BOUQUET AT THE COLUMBIA ROAD FLOWER MARKET
Bethnal Green | ££

And no, a single rose doesn’t count. VIEW MORE INFO

87. SHARE CHEESE FONDUE SOMEWHERE ROMANTIC
Across London | ££

We have a few suggestions here… VIEW MORE INFO

88. AND/OR HAVE A CHEESE TASTING AT LA CAVE
South Kensington | £££

Then hit Piano Kensington nearby. VIEW MORE INFO

89. SPEND A LOOOONG TIME BROWSING TOGETHER AT COCO DE MER
Covent Garden | ££££

Best save it until after the first date, though. Bit creepy otherwise.  VIEW MORE INFO

90. GO TO ELTHAM PLACE, PRETEND TO BE ROYALTY
Greenwich | £

Of course, bring a picnic to have on the stunningly well-manicured lawn. VIEW MORE INFO

91. HIT LONDON’S POP UP CINEMAS
Various Locations | ££

Try Backyard Cinema if the weather forecast isn’t this promising. VIEW MORE INFO

92. GO TO THE OLDEST PUB IN THE CITY, ORDER THE OLDEST BOOZE THEY HAVE
Hampstead | £

Wine? Whiskey? Forgotten can of Tennents? VIEW MORE INFO

93. GO TO KEATS HOUSE. RECITE POETRY TO EACH OTHER.
Hampstead | £

Challenge your date to tell if it’s Keats’ or yours. VIEW MORE INFO

94. SERENADE YOUR DATE, BACKED BY UKELELES, ON A BATTERSEA BARGE
Vauxhall | £

…after getting dinner at The Garden Café. VIEW MORE INFO

95. GO TO KATZENJAMMERS, LISTEN TO OOMPAH, DRINK BEER, HAVE FUN.
London Bridge | ££

It works for the Germans, and they’re very romantic people. VIEW MORE INFO

96. GO ROLLER-SKIING IN HYDE PARK
Hyde Park | £££

And let Dickie’s Bar take care of the après ski. VIEW MORE INFO

97. CANOE DOWN LONDON’S CANALS
Various Locations | £££

Consider changing your commute. VIEW MORE INFO

98. TRY THE MAZE AT CRYSTAL PALACE
Crystal Palace | Free

They have a sphinx! VIEW MORE INFO

99. CLIMB THE O2 BY TWILIGHT, DRINK CHAMPAGNE AT THE TOP.
Greenwich | £££

It’s a long climb. Perfect for checking out, or improving, your date’s stamina. VIEW MORE INFO

100. PLAY THE MOST ROMANTIC ROUND OF CRAZY GOLF EVER AT THE NEW SWINGERS
Oxford Circus | ££

Remember: in golf, being sub-par is a good thing. VIEW MORE INFO

 

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