There’s plenty going on before and after Christmas day, so if you’re dating you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to date ideas! Here are just a few of our favourites.
December is the time to….
Visit A Winter Wonderland With outdoor ice rinks, Christmas markets, Santa’s grotto and children’s entertainment you can feel festive as early as you like! Hyde Park spans twenty acres and has free entry, whilst others in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Northumbria and Centre Parks need to be booked in advance. Find out more about |
Cinema: The Avatar If you’re both sci-fi fans, make sure you go and see Avatar, in cinemas from December 18th. It’s the most ambitious 3D film ever made. Director James Cameron of Titanic, Terminator and Alien fame, says his inspiration for the script was “every single science fiction book I ever read as a kid”. The premise is a paralyzed man controlling an alien body and it stars Sigourney Weaver and Sam Worthington. |
Racing At Kempton Park Get your glad rags on and have a flutter at Kempton Park’s Winter Festival on 26th and 27th December featuring the William Hill King George VI Steeple Chase. Will Kauto Star re-write history books and take a fourth successive title? Tickets cost from £8 or book the best view of the action at the Panoramic Bar & Restaurant from £49.95 per person. Telephone 01932 753518 or visit Kempton Park for tickets. |
Take To The Slopes Fill the days between Christmas and New Year with some skiing! If you’re lucky enough to live near Glencoe in Scotland, it’s £50 per person for ski hire, a lift pass and a lesson. Tere are plenty of dry ski slopes all over the country including Milton Keynes, Castleford, Braehead, Hemel Hempstead and the snowdrome at Tamworth. For details visit IfYouSki.com. |
Visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park Walk off some Christmas pud on a trip to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the only one of its kind in the UK. The permanent collection contains work from Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth; and sculpture from one of Britain’s foremost artists, Peter Randall-Page. Visit Yorkshire Sculpture Park for visitor information. (Image of Peter Randall-Page, courtesy of Jonty Wilde). |
New Year’s Eve If you’re seeing 2010 in with your date, there’s plenty on in pubs and clubs up and down the country. If you’re looking for ideas, visit Ents24.com where you can search by location, venue, genre or for specific DJs or musicians. Have fun whatever you are doing! |
