A microlight flight is an experience to cherish When we first met, back in 2002, Amy was petrified of heights. I first discovered this on a London Eye flight where Amy refused to leave the seating area in the middle. Slowly but surely, Amy’s confidence has improved. Dramatically, in fact. She still has jitters when it comes […]

Have you explored all there is to do in your local park recently? This secret date involved exploring Hanley Park. in our home city. Most of us are going to live near to a park. Have you explored yours recently? There is likely a huge amount of things that you can do in the park. […]

A cute surprise to come home to If there was ever any doubt that I have the cutest wife in the world, then here is the proof! Although the vast majority of our secret dates are planned by the two of us together, we do make a point to sometimes surprise each other. We use the […]

Hot Air Balloon ride over Staffordshire with Virgin Balloons We recently took our third hot air balloon flight, with Virgin Balloons. This time we took Scott’s Mum for her 65th birthday present, and Amy’s Dad. We had bought Amy’s Dad a hot air balloon ride for his 60th birthday nearly eight years ago now, with […]

A picnic on Hampstead Heath is an iconic London experience Having a picnic with your partner is always an idyllic way to while away an afternoon. We are lucky in England to have many amazing picnic spots. One of the most famous picnic spots of all, however, is Hampstead Heath in London. Hampstead Heath is […]

Celebrating Eid al-Fitr as a non-Muslim We love cultural experiences, and believe that celebrating other people’s cultures is essential to creating a planet full of love. After our recent terrible experience in Manchester, where a lunatic killed 22 innocent people using Islam as his excuse, it was important to see that this was not at all […]

A romantic walking tour of Little Venice On a recent London trip, we decided we’d like to see more of the quintessential romantic areas of London. London Walks’ Little Venice tour fit the bill for a romantic walking tour perfectly. Little Venice is renowned as one of London’s most romantic settings. This date came the […]

City of London Christian Heritage Tour When you think of Christian sites, you will probably think of Bethlehem, Jerusalem or the Vatican City. However, who knew that London has so much religious significance of its own? For this secret date, we went in search of the Christian sites and people associated with England’s capital city […]

The cheesiest date idea ever? This secret date involved having a cheese party! You could do this date in many different ways. Maybe you could have a themed cheese party involving dressing up as a block of cheese. Perhaps you could play cheese themed games and watch movies with a cheese theme in them. Another option is […]

A poetry reading at the festival inside a factory We enjoyed a recent secret date attending a fantastic poetry reading, at the Emma Bridgewater Factory, in Stoke-on-Trent. The event was part of the Stoke-on-Trent Literary Festival, which is a terrific three day annual event. Our hour long entertainment was in the form of a poetry […]

Sunbathing at Rhosneigr Beach A recent trip to Wales took us to the seaside town of Rhosneigr. Initially, we were due to have a surfing lesson. It would have been the perfect day for it, since we had glorious sunshine. However, what do we know? There was no ‘surf’ apparently, so our lesson was cancelled. […]

The Roaches are a real landmark in the Peak District This secret date involved a trip to the Roaches in the Peak District. Unbelievably, we have never been there before, despite driving past it hundreds of times. Initially, we postponed our trip until the afternoon due to a weather report that suggested it would be very […]