This week we’re celebrating love with our top picks to enjoy with your Valentine's, Galentine's or whoever your lucky loved ones are! We’ve got a selection of Bristol's best at home activities, along with experience gifts that would make the perfect surprise to look forward to.
Treat yourself to Valentine’s care package from KASK
KASK have done it again with a fizz and cheese Valentine’s care package. Pop a bottle of prosecco frizzante and devour alongside a heart of Neufchâtel (with artisan crackers, of course). Even better, KASK have teamed up with Right Good Kitchen to include two slices of their chocolate fudge cake with whipped mascarpone cream - a word of warning, you may not want to share! Don’t miss their Valentine’s wine menu, with wines that are perfect for celebrating or cancelling Valentine’s.
Make your own Pizzarova Valentine’s pizza
Pizzarova have a Valentine’s pizza making bundle with everything you need to make two sourdough pizzas, along with a bottle of wine, two salted caramel brownies and a personalized Pizzarova card for your loved one. Pizza lovers, rejoice!
Make baklava in a live bake-along
Make your own version of the oldest known middle eastern sweet, filled with aromatic nuts and spices. Your zoom will be hosted on Sunday at 12pm by Wafaa Powell from Dancing Flavours, an expert in Lebanese cooking. While you make baklava you’ll discover the history of this ancient dish, before enjoying your own sweet Valentine’s dessert. Tickets are £30 per household, contact Dancing Flavours to book.
Join 6 O’clock Gin’s Valentine’s online tasting
In a special virtual tasting and tour, you’ll get to peek behind the scenes at 6 O’clock Gin’s Thornbury distillery, before whipping up some gin ‘love potions’. You’ll sample four of their specialty gins, with two miniature bottles of each and plenty of mixers as your host, Tristan, takes you through a live gin tasting. Or book in for one of their other virtual gin tastings.
Gift a virtual Yoga Brunch Club
Yoga Brunch Club have teamed up with Southville’s Sonny Stores to bring you an Italian inspired brunch from home, on Sunday February 28th. Tickets include a 75 minute live online yoga class led by the incredible Elena Byers where she’ll combine music and movement for an energising start to your Sunday. Afterwards, you’ll dig into a seasonal 3 course brunch from Sonny Stores while enjoying a live Q&A with the team behind the family run restaurant.
Take afternoon tea with Heartfelt Vintage
Heartfelt Vintage are delivering afternoon tea in Bristol and Bath, filled with freshly baked treats including scones, vanilla and passionfruit victoria sponge and of course, cucumber sandwiches. Choose from classic, vegan or gluten free and if you really want to impress, add a bunch of flowers to your home delivered afternoon tea for two.
Enjoy Psychopomp's gin cocktail and truffle pairing
Bristol’s gin experts have teamed up with Southville favourites, Zara’s Chocolates, to create a Valentine’s to remember. Join them on zoom for a tasting this Saturday where you’ll tuck into some tasty truffles made with Psychopomp’s Marzanna gin and a specially created gin cocktail. We can guarantee this chocolate and gin pairing will be a match made in heaven.
And once you've decided on something fun to do, why not surprise someone with an experience gift to share the love and show you're thinking of them. We could all do with something to look forward to enjoying together!
Date night ideas
Spend some quality time together with these Valentine’s date night ideas to enjoy when we can.
- Take a sunset balloon flight over Bristol
- Cook up a storm in a Spanish tapas cooking evening
- Get creative in a private wheel pottery workshop for two
- Discover nature and go on a private Folktrails story walk
- Book them a wine and cheese flight with KASK
Love Bristol
If you love Bristol you'll love these special experiences celebrating our wonderful city.
- Explore Bristol's graffiti in an Upfest street art walk
- Discover the secret history of Clifton in crime and crinolines in Clifton
- Get arty and sketch a Bristol scene onto a lampshade
- Wander the streets and create colourful Bristol photography with Porthjess
- Hang Bristol on your wall and make your own stencil graffiti of the Suspension Bridge
- Take a walk and hear the grizzly stories of blood and butchery in Bedminster
Discover even more experience gifts that will make them smile and shop our Valentine's Day experiences.
