Fear not, we’ve racked our brains to come up with 15 interesting, alternative date ideas which are sure to impress your date. Dinner at Dans Le Noir is conducted, as its name would suggest, in the dark.According to their website “The concept behind our menu is to re-educate our customers’ palates and minds, to make them truly experience the flavours being presented.Whether you're in a city or the countryside, renting bikes is a great way to explore where you live and get exercise at the same time.If riding the open road isn't your thing, find a trail that provides more shade and requires less planning.The Emmett’s Gardens in Kent reveals an array of stars and meteor showers painting one of the most romantic settings for a date. Board Game Night Whether it is Monopoly, Scrabble or Cluedo, spending the night trying to break out of jail or forming words better than Shakespeare generates an all round fun date night.

Dans Le Noir (Restaurant where you eat in the Dark) Champagne Afternoon Tea at The May Fair Hotel The Ivy Back in 5 Minutes Dine Mile High Ginger & White Cafe (Brunch) The Albion, Shoreditch Paramount The Breakfast Club (Brunch) The Mall Tavern Randall & Aubin New Tom’s (Brunch) Mews of Mayfair Mayfair Pizza Company Chiswell Street Dining Rooms The Folly Happenstance The Jugged Hare T. Shop, Do Central & Co Grand Union Bunga Bunga The Anthologist Prince Albert The Happenstance Live TV Audience BUG at the BFI Limbo Circus Outdoor Movie at Somerset House Edible Cinema Beyond the Cabaret Vinopolis Notting HIll Carnival Drink Feast Winter Wonderland Geocaching London Zoo In the Hidden City Treasure Hunt London RIB Voyages Bull Fighting (Madrid) National Paralympic Day Cricket at The Oval Hint Hunt – Like Crystal Maze.

If you’re dating a music lover then a gig is the perfect chilled out date activity which will give you plenty to talk about.

To find out what gigs are on in your area try a website like Songkick or Londonears. However, we can reveal that interactive, live cinema experiences are the name of the game.

When choosing a date venue, should you stick to what you know and play it safe, or should you try something a little bit different on this dating escapade?

If you’re reading this article, chances are you’ve already decided to do something a bit more exciting than ‘going for a coffee’, but you’re struggling to think of an alternative.