Who needs Valentine’s Day when the UK has so many great destinations to inspire romance year-round? Whether you’re looking for a last-minute idea for Tuesday or a great place to escape to a deux, these are guaranteed to set the heart racing...
February 9, 2017 12:35
Have your own Brief Encounter at this Lancashire station, the setting of the 1945 David Lean classic. Restored to its 1940s glory, there’s an exhibition on the film while the movie plays throughout the day, or recreate the famous kiss under the clock.
You needn’t travel to “fair Verona” to have your own taste of Shakespeare’s famous romances — only to Warwickshire. As well as visiting Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, where the man himself may have fallen in love, you can dress up as star-crossed lovers at Shakespeare’s Birthplace or place a message on the Valentine’s tree at Hall’s Croft Garden to make a wish for your loved one.
Where better for romance than the village of Lover in the New Forest — it might be pronounced ‘low-ver’ but you can keep that secret while posing (safely) next to the road sign. Although the whole area, with its roaming ponies and pretty villages is great for a weekend away, don’t miss seeing the 600-year-old Knightwood Oak, under which Henry VIII is reputed to have sheltered … perhaps while wishing for more romantic success.
