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Winter Date Ideas for Long, Cosy Nights

Winter is made for couples — the cold gives you every excuse to slow down, huddle up, and make an evening feel like an event. Here are ten for the season.

⛸️Ice skating hand in hand

Wobble around a rink holding on to each other. Falling together is the fun part.

Low cost

β˜•Build the ultimate hot cocoa

Cream, marshmallows, a chocolate bar broken into it, a sneaky shot.

Low cost

πŸŽ„Christmas market wander

Mulled wine, fairy lights, one thing from every stall.

Medium

β›ΊLiving-room camping

Sleeping bags, fairy-light stars, snacks, ghost stories.

Free

⭐Winter stargazing

Crisp skies show the most stars. Bundle up, bring a flask.

Free

πŸŽ‚Bake something that scares you

Pick the ambitious recipe you'd never try, and win together.

Low cost

πŸ›οΈThe duvet day

Cancel everything, stay in, watch a whole series.

Low cost

πŸ•―οΈCandlelit dinner at home

Cook together, dim the lights, phones away.

Low cost

🌨️Snowy walk and hot drink

A short cold walk that ends somewhere warm with cocoa.

Low cost

🍿Themed movie night

A whole evening built around one country or decade of film.

Low cost

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Frequently asked

What are good winter date ideas?

Cosy nights in and crisp days out: ice skating, a Christmas market, hot cocoa and a movie, or winter stargazing. The cold is the perfect excuse to huddle up.

What's a cheap winter date?

Living-room camping, the ultimate hot cocoa, or a snowy walk that ends somewhere warm. See more cheap date ideas.