Date spot in Liverpool
San Carlo
Dress up for a glamorous Italian dinner at San Carlo on Castle Street.
Castle Street, Commercial District
Address: San Carlo, 41 Castle Street, Liverpool L2 9SH- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Big night
- Romantic
Why it's a good date: A buzzing, glamorous room with plenty of people-watching. It's the place Liverpool goes for a big night, so book ahead at weekends.
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The London Carriage Works
Hope Street, Georgian Quarter
Address: The London Carriage Works, Hope Street Hotel, 40 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9DA- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Romantic
- Foodie
Book a seasonal dinner at the London Carriage Works, the restaurant of the Hope Street Hotel.
Why it's a good date: A smart, relaxed room with big windows onto Hope Street and an award-winning wine list. Handy before a concert at the Philharmonic, a few steps up Hope Street.
Royal Albert Dock and the waterfront
Royal Albert Dock and the Pier Head, waterfront
Address: Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AF- Outdoors
- Free
- Romantic
Walk the colonnades of the Royal Albert Dock's red-brick warehouses, then carry on along the river to the Pier Head and the Three Graces, calling in at the free Museum of Liverpool on the way.
Why it's a good date: It's the Liverpool everyone pictures, and it's lovely as the sun goes down over the Mersey. If it rains, duck into the Museum of Liverpool or the Maritime Museum, both free.
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized)
Mersey Ferries River Explorer Cruise
Pier Head Ferry Terminal, waterfront
Address: Pier Head, Georges Parade, Liverpool L3 1DP- Activity
- Cheap and cheerful
- Romantic
- Outdoors
Take the ferry from the Pier Head on a circular cruise across the Mersey, calling at Seacombe and Woodside, with the city's skyline laid out across the water.
Why it's a good date: Stand on deck with the wind in your faces and the best view of Liverpool there is. Wrap up, even in summer, and go at the end of the day for the light.
