Relationships old, new and not yet official will take to streets, bars and restaurants next week.
Whether you're struggling to decide what to do, or had no idea the day was coming before you saw this, don't worry.
Here are our top ten date ideas for Valentine's Day romance...
1. Warner Brothers Studio
Don’t be a mug[gle] this Valentine’s, go all out with a dinner in Hogwarts’ Great Hall from Harry Potter in the Warner Brothers Studios. You will be greeted on arrival with welcome drinks and canapés, including a special Love Potion cocktail, before taking their seats at individual tables for two on the authentic Great Hall set. A photo will be taken as a memento throughout your three course meal, followed by two hours access to the studio tour.
Studio Tour Drive, Leavesden, WD25 7LR, Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12. Details: 0345 084 0900, wbstudiotour.co.uk
2. Estcourt Tavern
For something a little low key and homely, this pub has lots of great offers such as two glasses of prosecco for £5, which can accompany a three course meal.
25 Estcourt Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2PY. Details: 01923 225733, estcourttavern-watford.co.uk
3. Rent a canal boat
Make the union of you and your significant other truly grand by renting a canal boat for a romantic, reclusive break. The canals offer a peaceful, pleasant and unspoilt view of the English Countryside away from everyday life, bringing one in touch with a new unexpected remote part of the British Isles away from main roads and railways.
Details: grand-union-canal.co.uk
4. Valentine’s Break
If you don’t want to go too far but want a little R&R, Mercure Hotel in offering a romantic break on your doorstep with box of chocolates on arrival, a three course dinner, a glass of bubbly for two, breakfast and late check-out.
A41 Watford Bypass, Watford, WD25 8JH, until February 20. Details: 0844 815 9056, mercurewatford.co.uk
Moving pictures at the Colosseum presents two heart-warming films from Director Garry Marshall on Monday and Tuesday next week, Valentine’s Day (12A) and Pretty Woman (15). You can snuggle up under our cosy blankets with the one you love, enjoy food and cocktails delivered to your tables, all in the beautiful surroundings of their art deco screening room.
Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD17 3JN, Monday, February 13 and Tuesday, February 14, 8pm. Details: 01923 571 102, watfordcolosseum.co.uk
6. ASK Italian
Offering a three course Valentine’s menu with bespoke cocktails for the day, you can fall in love with classic Italian dishes and flirt with flavours as you customise the signature Chocolate Etna with your choice of gelato.
The Former Post Office, Market Street, Watford, WD18 0LG, Tuesday, February 14. Details: 01923 213 111, askitalian.co.uk
How often do you get the opportunity to be at the world premiere of a new play? The opening night of good dog takes place at the Watford Palace Theatre. Be warned it’s no rom-com, chronicling growing up in a multi-cultural community, and the everyday injustices that drive people to take back control.
20 Clarendon Road, Watford, WD17 1JZ, Tuesday, February 14 until Saturday, February 18. Details: 01923 235455, watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
We know it’s too cold for a picnic, but if Valentine’s Day brings some winter sun then why not wrap up warm and go for a stroll, hand-in-hand of course. You can walk along the canal, through Whippendell woods or follow the nature trail, which will tell you an array of wildlife to look out for including fish, herons, kingfishers, dragonflies, newts and even deer.
Watford, WD18 7LB. Details: cassioburypark.info
9. Bar Bodega
It prides itself as ‘the perfect heaven for every over-25 who just can’t find a decent bar’ and it certainly does the job. The candlelit room offers an intimate setting for the perfect date night, with a menu that goes above and beyond your normal pub grub and will definitely impress.
151 The Parade, Watford, WD17 1NA. Details: 01923 229651, barbodega.co.uk
10. Fifty Shades Yellower
For an alternative celebration, not even on the same day, head to the LP Café for some comedy which they claim, quite ludicrously, that Donald Trump himself declared it to be “a shower of comedy gold”.
173 The Parade, Watford High Street, WD17 1NJ, Wednesday, February 15, 7pm. Details: thelpcafe.com
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