A date in london...any ideas?

[ehyouwhat]

Hi all,

I'm going on a date in London next Saturday - my first date in about six years - and am looking for interesting things to do during the day. So far on the agenda I have planned to:

Take a flight on the London Eye
Have a drink in Covent Garden
Have a wander around Harrods

The thing is that these are all pretty standard things and are, frankly, a bit boring. So I'm trying to come up with some other options for the day.

I don't want to take the young lady to Madame Tussauds as I hate the place with a passion, and I don't think either of us would get anything out of an Art Gallery...an experience in the Tate Modern last year left me vowing never to return.

So, what date-friendly options are any good?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Regards,

EYW

Awaits Oxo Tower and other smut-related suggestions

[Nardies]

Take her for a nice meal, there's a Nice Italian called Sergio's somewhere near Tottenham Court Road, I've had some excellent meals there.

Then take her up the OXO Tower.

[sday12]

West Ham vs Blackburn, nice part of London as well innit.

[HundredthIdiot]

Do something that genuinely interests you and that she doesn't completely hate. Enthusiasm is usually attractive.

Failing that, pub crawl.

[threesixty]

I know you said no art gallerys..

But I'd suggest the saatchi gallery anyway, nice area for a wander about, its free, small and full of silly stuff that you dont have to be interested in art to enjoy looking at IMHO.

Food wise I think dim sum is good for dates, lots of sharing each others food, tend to be sat side by side etc

Harrods will be murder on a saturday, if you want to look at shops i'd go for bond st/ burlington arcade way instead.

[Ralf Rockefeller]

River boat meal. Romantic, you eat well, you get to see London, and you stay warm. Ladies hate the cold!

As mentioned earlier, if that fails take her to the Oxo Tower.

[ewenm]

The Tate Modern might be interesting - at least with the modern art you don't feel you shoudl appreciate it and can be rude about it if you want. Plus it is a walk along the South Bank from the Eye that could be interspersed with pub/bar/restaurant stops.

Edit: Ok, scratch the Tate Modern bit but the walk isn't bad in decent weather - could visit the Globe...

Edited by ewenm on Thursday 28th January 09:59

[st_files]

Natural History Museum for the Wildlife Photography Exhibition.

[HundredthIdiot]

ehyouwhat said:

an experience in the Tate Modern last year left me vowing never to return.

ewenm said:

The Tate Modern might be interesting

Fail.

[Jonny671]

I've been advised a nice trip would be on the river boat to the O2, and a meal and Cinema in the O2 as its quite nice there apparently?

In PH fashion.. The OXO Tower can't go wrong.

[blindswelledrat]

Nardies said:

Then take her up the OXO Tower.

What were you hoping for when you typed that?
Did you think that everyone might shower you with praise for being so funny and original?

[ewenm]

HundredthIdiot said:

ehyouwhat said:

an experience in the Tate Modern last year left me vowing never to return.

ewenm said:

The Tate Modern might be interesting

Fail.

Failure I think you mean old chap, and yes, I should learn to read...

[missing the VR6]

A mate took a girl to the dogs for a first date and she really enjoyed it as it was different.

[HundredthIdiot]

ewenm said:

Failure I think you mean old chap, and yes, I should learn to read...

Unfortunately tedious internet memes are not passed through a rigorous process of grammatical approval. More's the pity.

The Thing To Which I Refer, Either In A Preceeding Post Or Contained Within This Mildly Amusing Lolcat-Style Image, Represents A Failure Of Such Magnitude To Be Classified As Epic doesn't quite roll off the keyboard.

[blindswelledrat]

I recommend the theatre, in particular War Horse. Amazing and also means you don't have to talk to her for a couple of hours and pretend to find her interesting.
Additionally you will both love it so much that she'll be as good as astride you before you've even left.
Cannot fail*

• This may not be entirely accurate

[Harry Flashman]

I'm taking my date tonight cheese tasting; but then I know that she loves cheese.

She doesn't drink though, so I reckon I may not be in there. Damn it.

[Harry Flashman]

blindswelledrat said:

I recommend the theatre, in particular War Horse.

I would rather put my eyes out with a blunt instrument than watch this tripe again.

That said, women find it inpressive, so it serves a purpose.

Yes, I am a cultural desert, before you ask.

[st_files]

Harry Flashman said:

I'm taking my date tonight cheese tasting; but then I know that she loves cheese.

She doesn't drink though, so I reckon I may not be in there. Damn it.

You have a date after your work trainee fiasco?

[Cactussed]

Harry, where's the cheese tasting?
Unless you are simply implying you've not washed for some time...

[Harry Flashman]

st_files said:

Harry Flashman said:

I'm taking my date tonight cheese tasting; but then I know that she loves cheese.

She doesn't drink though, so I reckon I may not be in there. Damn it.

You have a date after your work trainee fiasco?

Unrelated to either the trainee or the once-prospective OH (still a shame about that one). This is someone I met at a party before going skiing. So she knows nothing of my foolish slip-ups.

And I intend to have it stay that way - so I am not disclosing where the cheese tasting is.