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Valentine’s / Gifts & Unique Date Ideas

30 Jan, 2025

Bored of doing the same things on Valentine’s Day? We’ve scoured the city and the internet to find you some unique date and gift ideas to help make this one memorable for all the right reasons.

Needle Felting at Circles Store. Join Stephanie, an expert felt maker, for a delightful Valentine’s Needle Felting Workshop. Craft charming hearts and love-inspired designs while enjoying prosecco and nibbles. Perfect for beginners, this mindful, creative experience includes tools, vibrant wool, and guided fun. Book now for just £30 per person and celebrate love with handmade magic! www.feltafanny.com

 

WRD Experience. Are you thinking about tying the knot and on the hunt for wedding rings? We have the perfect date experience for you in mind. Visit Wedding Rings Direct, a gorgeous showroom situated in the heart of the lanes where you can select your rings and then visit one of the Ivy restaurants opposite. www.weddingrings-direct.com

 

Nancy Meiland Parfums. Gift the experience of concocting your own perfume at Nancy Meiland scent studio on Nile Street, Brighton. Gift vouchers are available online and in-store for creating your own signature scent and a 1:1 perfume profiling session in-store. Expertly trained noses will guide you through the process to arrive at a fragrance that is truly unique to you. Use code ‘Brighton10’ for 10% discount. www.nancymeiland.com

 

Pinot & Picasso Valentine’s Special. Paint your partner in this special V-Day session! Unleash your creative side and make one off paintings of each oher to take home while sipping on some vino. All art materials are included, but alcohol must be purchased from the bar. Please note soft drinks are also available. www.pinotandpicasso.uk

 

Iris Gallery Brighton. The latest trend is Iris photography and you and your significant other can visit and have your eyes photographed using state of the art equipment to reveal the beauty and uniqueness of your eyes. The results are turned into a fabulous works of art with your iris’s displayed on the same canvas. www.irisgalerie.com

 

Hire a Beryl Bike and cycle to The Reading Room for Brunch. Beryl Bikes are dotted along the seafront and surrounding areas and are very inexpensive to hire. They cost £1 to unlock and then just 6p/8p per hour. Why not cycle down to The Reading Room a fairly new cafe that serves delicious brunch and coffee, open daily from 8.30am – 4.30pm. www.beryl.cc

 

Spa Day @ South Lodge Hotel. This hotel is the personification of luxury, book a day at the spa and lunch in the incredible Michelin Starred restaurant. The facility is specially designed to integrate seamlessly with the surrounding landscape, enjoy endless views to help you switch off your busy mind and reconnect with your senses. www.exclusive.co.uk 

 

Stay at Pelirocco Hotel 25% Discount or Gift Voucher. The Hotel Pelirocco is Brighton’s original rock and roll hotel and is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! All of the rooms have a different theme such as ‘Bettie’s Boudoir’ or ‘Salon Rouge’. Book through the website now to stay between February and April and you will receive 25% off! www.hotelpelirocco.co.uk

 

Palmito Restaurant – Monday 17th. Come and enjoy a five-course meal using local organic produce by Shrub. Also using a number of surplus and foraged ingredients to showcase the wonderful work Sussex Surplus does in the community. Expect bold and big flavours lovingly cooked by Diego (Palmito) & Ingrid (Sussex surplus) for a great cause. www.palmito.co.uk

 

Bottomless Brunch – Metropole Bar & Terrace. February is for the gals! Enjoy bottomless prosecco, brunch and sea views from the stylish Metropole Bar and Terrace, located in the DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole hotel. Instagram.com/metropole_bar

 

Komedia Brighton. There are two events running on February 14th. Komedy Klub boasting the hottest line-up. There’s also Gal Pals Prom providing LGBTQIA+ women, non-binary and gender non-conforming people in London and Brighton with a safe, expressive queer club night. Gal Pals was formed by two friends in 2015. www.komedia.co.uk 

Steven Graham
Author: Steven Graham

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