The best romantic things to do in the UK this Valentine’s Day 2024

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It could not ooze pink hearts and purple roses like the far-flung cities of affection that dominate our social media feeds, however the UK has its personal attract with an old-world countryside, blissful shoreline and attractive capitals to boot.

Whether revelling in the pure fantastic thing about constellations, waterfalls and botanical gardens or attempting your hand at the artwork of chocolate making, you don’t have to journey far to discover some severely ‘ooh la la’ actions.

Think road-tripping the Cotswolds cobbles together with your favorite passenger, hunkering down for the evening in a Scottish stronghold and winery excursions for 2 full with pours of pale rosé.

From floating the River Cam and Bristolian sky to turning up the warmth on a {couples} cooking class, listed here are 14 intimate excursions based mostly in the UK for you and yours to strive this Valentine’s Day.

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Stroll the gardens at Stourhead

Lovebirds visiting the National Trust gardens at Stourhead can meander lakeside previous classical temples, grottos and luxurious flora arm and arm. The enchanting 2,650 acres of Wiltshire countryside is dwelling to landscaped lawns, Iron Age hillforts, a second-hand bookshop and an ice cream parlour, making it a dreamy date vacation spot for spring.

Adult day tickets are £20 for non-National Trust members.

Turn up the warmth with a {couples} cooking class

For a saucy night mastering the artwork of nodi d’amore tortellini ‘love knots’, Pasta Evangelists London Pasta Academy permits you to take pleasure in all things pasta together with your accomplice. There’s complimentary antipasti, limitless champagne and aprons to channel your interior chef earlier than you plate up and savour the delicate flavours of Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona.

Pasta Academy Bonhill Street San Valentino ‘Love Knot’ Masterclass prices £100pp

Taste the wines of Tillingham winery

Nestled in the Rye countryside, excursions of Tillingham’s 70-acre winery and vineyard wows from its hilltop panoramas to its pure cult wines. This Valentine’s Day there are tastings and temptation tenfold at Tillingham, with an aphrodisiac-centric seven-course menu of oysters and salted truffles, glasses of fizz and double rooms with winery views.

Valentine’s Day Dinner for £70pp.

Go punting in Cambridge

Forget king of the canal and metropolis of affection Venice, non-public punts of the River Cam full with a somebody to propel you alongside the water, bottles of bubbly and picnic hampers rival the gondola for romantic river glides. Whether punting with a proposal in thoughts, cruising by candlelight or snuggling up to take in a historic tour of the waterways, this is one in all the most coveted seats in Cambridge.

Private punting from £79 with Traditional Punting Company.

Spend the evening in a fairy story citadel

Hidden in acres of Ayrshire woodland, Glenapp Castle presents a comfy citadel keep punctuated with crystal chandeliers, daring four-poster beds in wealthy reds, and sprawling sea views. Start the day eating on full Scottish breakfasts and depart the oak-panelled halls for a Hebridean ‘sea safari’ hopping the headlands on romantic Glenapp weekends straight from a storybook.

Doubles from £323 per evening.

Soak in the spas of Bath

Without a doubt, Bath’s spas are the metropolis’s stars – and never simply the Roman tepidariums drawing in the vacationers. At Thermae Bath Spa – a pure thermal spa trying in direction of the metropolis’s skyline – aroma steam rooms, scorching stone therapeutic massage therapies and an open-air rooftop pool for soaking in positive know the way to host canoodling {couples} prepared for some R&R.

Twilight spa package deal for 2 for £100.

Road journey the Cotswolds Romantic Road

This two-day spherical journey from Cheltenham by cobbled Cotswolds heavyweights from Broadway to Chipping Camden and Bourton-on-the-Water is dubbed the Romantic Road and iconic stops on and off the overwhelmed monitor are constructed into the itinerary. Recruit your favorite passenger to take cost of instructions and a playlist of affection songs, and press down the pedal for chocolate-box communities constructed in honeyed stone, dreamy gardens, and afternoon teas made by the professionals.

Chase waterfalls in the Lake District

One of the UK’s most loved-up locations, the Lake District is a haven for pure magnificence, peerless views and boutique lodges that host honeymoon-quality lengthy weekends. Pair that with trailing the dramatic waterfalls of Cumbria from Aira Force to Scale Force and Lodore Falls and you’ve got a getaway that cascades bliss.

Roll by the Highlands on the Caledonian Sleeper

Scotland’s legendary Highlands don’t have any scarcity of breathtaking pure landscapes – and what higher manner to take all of them in than on an in a single day journey from London Euston? Undeniably, the Caledonian Sleeper practice is a far cry from the opulence of the Orient Express, however with ensuite double berths, tumblers of whisky in the practice’s Club Car and native delicacies from haggis and tatties to cheeseboards and shortbread – this isn’t a practice trip you’ll be fast to neglect.

Caledonian en-suite doubles from £410 shared.

Float over Bristol in a scorching air balloon

Couples trying to rise above the floor in a propane-propelled wicker basket needn’t journey to Cappadocia to participate in the bucket checklist expertise. Virgin, First Flight and Bailey Balloons float above the Clifton Suspension Bridge full with flutes of fizz to have a good time when you land.

Scared of heights? Bristol’s August International Balloon Fiesta sees over 50 of the vibrant balloons ascend at daybreak and nightfall illuminating the sky to a radio soundtrack – it’s effectively price the watch from beneath.

Virgin Balloon Flights from £169 per particular person.

Cosy up for a movie at Electric Cinema

Evenings spent afront the silver display screen are again and in Electric Cinema’s London screens, consolation is king. As new flicks edge in direction of the three and even four-hour mark, you’ll be grateful to recline on sofa-style seats, cradle a cocktail and wrap up in a cashmere blanket. Expect class, footstalls and conventional pick-n-mix on this elevated model of a retro date evening.

Tickets from £15pp for non-members.

Stargaze in the Bannau Brycheiniog

Clear skies in Bannau Brycheiniog – Wales’s first worldwide darkish sky reserve – promise to placed on a stunning efficiency of otherworldly constellations and dancing meteor showers removed from the glare of Cardiff ’s metropolis lights. Check in to one in all the fire-fueled cabins that dot the nationwide park and practice your telescope up to take pleasure in the acquainted glow of the Plough and North Star together with your accomplice.

Curb your chocolate cravings in York

What could possibly be sweeter than a chocolate-centric date in the coronary heart of York? Amid the metropolis’s charming cobbles York’s Chocolate Story beckons with bespoke Valentine’s masterclasses to check your truffle rolling and chocolate tempering abilities in intimate periods, after all punctuated with delectable toppings and a beneficiant dose of cocoa. 

Tickets from £22.50pp.

Savour the sundown on a Cornish seashore

Setting up on the sand oozes romance year-round and Cornwall’s golden swathes from Kynance Cove to Porthcurno Beach are constructed for hand-in-hand, salt-splashed strolls, completed off with a steaming pair of pasties and a thermos of gin. Watch the solar dip beneath the horizon in hues to orange and hear to the lull of the waves for the final British seashore picnic together with your beloved.

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