Love is in the air and so too is the fresh scent of the ocean drifting through the picturesque city of Brighton, mingling with the range of delicious restaurants, cocktail bars and much more. Brighton is jam-packed with romantic, adventurous and quirky activities for you and a special someone in your life to celebrate your relationship, try something new, and have fun, all while soaking up the sun of this seaside city. What better place for date night than Brighton?
Pottery Painting and Making
Picture the scene: you and your beau tucked away in a cute polka-dot café, sipping on a flat white while painting your very own magical fairy house, a cottage core teapot or a colourful plate.
With a range of beautiful pottery venues nestled in the streets of Brighton, you are sure to find the perfect quaint setting for a date of lovingly crafting your very own pottery creation, which will form a perfect addition to your home.
Paint Pots Brighton is Brighton’s original pottery painting centre, bringing the magic of arts and crafts to couples since 1999. Couples with little ones may want to try the popular Baby Footprints painting, with your baby’s footprint beautifully placed onto a range of pottery items, finished with professionally done writing.
The Painting Pottery Café is a truly Instagrammable spot centrally located in the North Laine area of Brighton. As a BYOB venue, guests can bring along their favourite alcoholic or soft drinks and food to enjoy while painting their creations. Keep an eye out for the regular themed evenings for you and your partner to enjoy, such as Moomin-themed nights, adults-only late-night painting sessions, and pottery throwing classes.
Whichever venue you choose, you are sure to find peace and tranquillity decorating a beautiful piece of pottery with your loved one in a calming, crafty environment.
Paint Pots Brighton website: https://www.paintingpotterybrighton.co.uk/
The Painting Pottery Café website: https://www.paintingpotterycafe.co.uk/
Cocktail Making (and Drinking!)
Mixology, the art of creating beautiful cocktails, is a fun and romantic date night activity for couples. Learn how to craft the perfect cosmo, or whip up a wonderful woo-woo, all under the guidance of expert bartenders.
Some of Brighton’s most iconic and luxurious venues allow you to learn from the very best to create your own concoctions – and of course, to enjoy them afterwards! Venues to choose from include All Bar One, offering mixology masterclasses where you can make three of your favourite cocktails from £35 per person. Upgrade to enjoy bellinis on arrival for an extra £5, or go for a mocktail masterclass for £5 less.
Also offering cocktail classes is Brighton Rocks, where the friendly and experienced bartenders will walk you through traditional and innovative cocktail-making tailored to your favourite drinks. You will be greeted with a welcome drink on arrival, and enjoy two additional cocktails throughout the night (and perhaps a cheeky shot too!) For just £30 per person, you can enjoy an evening of fun learning how to brew your favourite beverages, with your favourite person.
All Bar One website: https://www.allbarone.co.uk/national-search/south-east/all-bar-one-brighton/cocktailmasterclasses#/
Brighton Rocks website: https://brightonrocksbar.co.uk/
Book Your Experience HereEscape Rooms
For something a little more daring for the adrenaline seekers or action enjoyers, why not get together with your other half to enter an escape room – if you dare!
Pier Pressure escape rooms offer a range of Brighton-themed immersive worlds all around the city. Topical challenges include working together to stop the Royal Pavilion from being demolished, fixing up an old cold-war bunker before a missile hits Brighton, and saving a precious diamond in the Brighton Lanes. With a huge range of escape room challenges to enjoy, including family-friendly and advanced-level escapades, hardcore gamer pairs and couples with kids alike can enjoy exhilarating escapes at Pier Pressure.
The Lift Brighton offers immersive escape rooms that will get the blood pumping and the heart pounding as you work together to solve a range of challenging scenarios. Crack codes and puzzles to escape from a lift plummeting towards you that can’t be stopped, handle a broken time machine and solve missing person cases. With a range of difficulty levels, and durations ranging from 35 minutes to 90 minutes, you can tailor your escape experience to suit your and your partner in crime’s preferences.
Pier Pressure website: https://pierpressure.co.uk
The Lift Brighton website: https://theliftbrighton.com
Book Your Experience HereCookery Classes
Shakespeare said that music is the food of love, but personally, I think food is the food of love. What better way to bring you and your loved one together than a cooking class, where you can learn to cook an array of delicious dishes, before eating the fruits of your labour afterwards?
At Brighton Cookery School, the hugely popular Couples Cook ‘Wine and Dine’ sessions regularly sell out. At these themed nights, with cuisines such as authentic Italian, Greek and Israeli vegetarian dishes, guests can enjoy a welcome glass of prosecco on arrival, as well as bottomless bubbly, wine and beer as you work together on your creations.
With dedicated Couples Cook sessions every Friday night, running from 17:30 to 19:30, you are sure to find the perfect cuisine for your couple’s cooking class. Prices are £180 per couple, including four hours of bottomless drinks, guided cooking through a range of dishes, and dining on your creations.
For cookery classes on a tighter budget, why not check out the range of cookery classes at The Community Kitchen? Professional cookery tuition is on offer from a range of expert chefs in a huge variety of cuisines, from North African Masterclasses to vegan Indian cuisine, or Dim Sum classes. A range of themed classes for sweet treats are also available, including ethical, single-origin chocolate making, macaron masterclasses and vegan cheese making. With prices around the £50 mark, and concession tickets available, you are sure to find the perfect cookery class for you and your foody friend.
Brighton Cookery School website: https://brightoncookeryschool.com/classes/
The Community Kitchen website: https://bhfood.org.uk/cookery-school/
Book Your Experience HereThe i360
For daring duos who aren’t afraid of heights, a trip up the iconic i360 will be an unforgettable romantic experience. Glide up 450ft into the clouds in the bright and airy i360 Pod, with stunning views all around you of the South Downs and the idyllic Sussex coastline.
With journeys running throughout the day, you can enjoy a morning, afternoon or evening trip into the air, and enjoy the spectacular scenery with your spectacular special someone. For an extra romantic twist, why not book a sunset journey, where you can bask in the golden sunlight together as the sun sets over the south coast?
Why not also treat yourself to a drink or two from the onboard Sky bar, so you can enjoy sipping on something cool and refreshing while you take in the view?
Address: On the beach opposite Regency Square, postcode BN1 2LN
Website: https://www.brightoni360.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)3337 720 360
Book Your Experience HereBoard Game Bars
If you want to level up your bar experience, then you and your special someone can enjoy super simulation games, brilliant board games and very good video games at one of Brighton’s fabulous Board Game Cafes and Bars.
It will be love at first sight when you visit the beautiful Loading Bar, located right on the seafront in central Brighton. On offer are over 80 board games, with a huge selection perfect for two players to bond over, a range of consoles including an Xbox One, PS4, N64 and Nintendo Switch, as well as arcade-style games. Whether you’re a competitive or cooperative couple, you will be sure to game away the hours enjoying the range of hot food, bar snacks, milkshakes, and soft and alcoholic drinks.
Casual and hardcore gaming couples alike will relish an evening of games at Brighton’s Dice Saloon. You and your companion can compete or co-op in comfort in one of the upholstered booths, for a four-hour gaming slot for just £6. Whether you want to bring your own games, or try new ones from their extensive library, this is to be a game changer for your dating life. One great game to try together is Hearts. Hearts is a classic trick-taking card game that’s perfect for pairs or groups. The goal is to avoid taking hearts and the dreaded Queen of Spades, while strategically playing your cards to manage the points you collect. It’s a fun mix of strategy and chance, making it a fantastic way to bond and challenge each other.
Casual and hardcore gaming couples alike will relish an evening of games at Brighton’s Dice Saloon. You and your companion can compete or co-op in comfort in one of the upholstered booths, for a four-hour gaming slot for just £6. Whether you want to bring your own games, or try new ones from their extensive library, this is to be a game changer for your dating life.
Loading Bar website: https://loading.bar/articles/loading-brighton/
Dice Saloon website: https://www.dicesaloon.com/pages
Volk’s Electric Railway
An equally iconic feature of Brighton’s seafront, perfect for a couple’s experience is the Volk’s Electric Railway, the oldest working electric railway in the world. Since 1883, the railways have allowed guests to travel along the mile-long beachfront track, enjoying the sights, sounds and scents of the scenic seafront.
Running all day, you and your loved one can soak up Brighton’s coastline as you chug alongside the city. The perfectly preserved Victorian carriages will transport you to a romantic era of historic bliss and simpler times, the perfect experience for you and your other half.
Address: 285 Madeira Dr, Brighton BN2 1EN
Website: https://volksrailway.org.uk/
Telephone: 01273 292 718
Whether you’re after daring escape rooms, delectable dishes or crafted cocktails, whether you choose to glide through the air or along the coast, or remain firmly on the ground in a board game or pottery painting café, Brighton is sure to provide the couple’s experience for you.
