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A date with a touch of the United Kingdom.

A walk, a bookshop or tea indoors: British weather may change the plan, but it doesn't have to stop it.

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4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

Combine two local ideas

Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.

A date at home

  1. Bookshop picks

    No bookstore open? Use your own bookshelf or a library's online catalog.

  2. Afternoon tea your way

    Find a place for tea and a small bite, or make two kinds of tea with sandwiches at home.

Go out and taste something

  1. A park route with a rain plan

    Take a loop around a public park and choose a café or covered spot in advance in case the weather turns.

  2. Afternoon tea your way

    Find a place for tea and a small bite, or make two kinds of tea with sandwiches at home.

Try two new things

  1. Bookshop picks

    At a bookshop or library, each choose a book that might surprise the other and read the first page together.

  2. Explore tidal pools

    Choose a safe, public spot on the British coast at low tide and look at small sea creatures together without disturbing them.

Things to do together anywhere

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You can also try these ideas in the United Kingdom. Choose a place that suits you and check what's available locally.

Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Library rouletteChoose a book for each other from a shelf you normally skip.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A quiet reading hour togetherEach bring a book and read beside each other for an hour in a quiet space.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Tea three waysBrew the same tea in three ways and taste how time and temperature change it.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Mocktail labMix two alcohol-free drinks together and give them your own names.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Choose comic book coversEach find three intriguing covers in a comic book shop.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Bookshop dateEach find a book in a bookshop that you would recommend to the other person.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Bridge routeWalk past three bridges and compare how they connect the neighborhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Watching a lockFind a public spot by a lock and watch how boats pass through.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE One special treeChoose a tree nearby and take a close look at its shape, bark and surroundings.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A mindful walk in the dunesWalk along a marked dune trail and take turns naming what you see, hear and smell.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Switch walking partnersWalk a route with a small group and swap conversation partners halfway through.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Fifteen minutes of morning birdwatchingSit quietly for fifteen minutes and listen to which birds you can hear.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Three places, three poemsBring a few short poems and read one at each of three places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Spring playlist walkEach choose five songs and take turns listening to them during a walk.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee in an unfamiliar neighbourhoodTake the bus or cycle to a neighbourhood where you've never had coffee together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE An hour of reading aloud by the waterEach bring a short story or poem and read a little aloud to each other.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE An autumn playlist walkEach make a short playlist for a walk around your neighborhood.View the idea
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