London is one of the fantastic places to take somebody for a date, and here are some of the best ideas to have in mind.
There are so many different things to do on a date and London has every one of them. Going to a good or trendy bar is a very common option, especially for a first date. There are loads of really interesting and particular places that you can visit, so you will always have somewhere new to test every weekend. Most places will have music playing, and in a great deal of them the music is one of the largest elements of the bar. In Soho there is a music bar which is an exciting place for a date and the bar is just about the most well-known 1940’s style bars, so it is far from dull. The bar, owned by Charlie Gilkes, has a fantastic variety of cocktails and often has swing music playing so it is really fun and makes for a tremendous date location.
One of the most popular date nights is to just go for a bite to eat, while this is nice, you can always do a bit better. An alternative would be to go for a bite to eat and then go out to enjoy a play later; combining two separate date ideas is an easy way to make your date twice as excellent. You will never be short of ideas, with the West End having lots of different productions and plays on each weekend. Whatever the genre or type of production you are hoping for, you will be able to come by it in the West End; with such wide variety you will usually come across productions you like, such as the ones produced by Sally Greene. Mixing a wonderful meal with a trip to a staged production makes for a great date idea and it will impress your other half much more than just going for a meal.
One of the more extravagant and grand choices for a date, that will obviously impress, is to visit the opera or an orchestral performance. These performances are generally at the larger and more high-end auditoriums around the city so it is not the cheapest date idea, but it will be worth it in the end. If these sound a bit too much for you, you can always visit a musical instead, which is slightly more accessible for many people. With the likes of David Babani having his productions played in London, there is a wonderful wide variety in performances; most of his productions are exciting and very distinctive to what you might expect. There is likewise a tremendous range in the size and type of the auditoriums, varying from big and popular ones, to smaller more intimate venues that put you right up close to the stage. These places will likewise play very different musicals, some offering dramatic and emotional performances, and then some which are light hearted musicals with a comical aspect to them.