Shopping for Valentine's Day can often feel daunting when your significant other already seems to have every gadget, new scent and homeware item with your face on it.
To take some of the guesswork out of shopping, many people opt for an experience gift for their loved one - so they can experience something fun together.
Valentine's Day is no exception, with many gift experience companies offering couples meals out for two, spa days and luxury getaways. But what if you could get the romance with a hint of unusual thrown in?
Whether it's a strange dining experience you won't forget or something to make you both feel like kids again, we've found something for everyone.
We've rounded up some of the top options in our roundup below.
1. Escape Room In An Envelope: Dinner Party Edition
Enjoy an escape room experience from the comfort of your own home.
Immerse yourself into a world of mystery, blackmail and deception, you and your partner will have to solve the puzzles and break into the online vault - before it's too late.
The games include 10 individual puzzles, and has an interactive online ending. The game is designed to be played with at least two players and up to eight, so you can get friends or other couples involved.
Price: £17, Not on the High Street - buy it here
2. Lovers Leap Bungee Jump for Two
Well, that's one way to show your love.
Experience a Valentine's Day like never before, by taking the plunge with your special someone in the super drop that is Lovers Leap.
The exciting journey will see you enter a cage where you are transported to the allotted 160 feet, where there's not much else to do except for jumping. Once you have reached the bottom, you will both be presented with a small bottle of Champagne to toast your bravery.
Price: £120, Buyagift - buy it here
3. Rage Room Experience for Two with DESTROY'D
What could possibly be more romantic than smashing up a room with your beloved? Courtesy of Destroy’d, you and your partner can now take part in a brand-new rage room experience.
You'll be provided with protective clothing including a jumpsuit, gloves and a face shield before guiding you to your rage room. Once inside, you’ll have 30 minutes to smash, obliterate and destroy a variety of large and small items using the weapons provided.
Price: £50, Virgin Experience Days - buy it here
4. Bottomless Brunch for Two at Ballie Ballerson Ball Pit Bar
Enjoy a bottomless brunch at Ballie Ballerson – the unique ball pit cocktail bar.
The venue is home to two huge ball pits and a million balls. You'll experience the ultimate childhood nostalgia as you embrace all the excitement of the playground.
With two-hour access to the giant ball pits and 90 minutes of bottomless fizz and mouth-watering pizza on the menu, this is the ultimate date night. The trendy venue features a dance floor, a photo booth and a bar with an extensive cocktail menu.
Price: £60, Buyagift - buy it here
5. Alice in Wonderland VR Escape Experience for Two at MeetspaceVR
A wonderful and magical experience you both surely never forget.
Yourself and someone special will be fully immersed for an hour in a virtual reality escape room, inspired by Alice in Wonderland.
You'll both embark on a journey to save Wonderland, with puzzles and mythical spells to crack through the warped labyrinths of the upside-down world beyond the looking glass.
Price: £49, Red Letter Days - buy it here
6. Overnight Murder Mystery Break for Two with Dinner
If you're both true crime fanatics, this overnight break with a twist is the perfect treat for Valentine's Day.
Put your detective skills to the test with this eerie murder mystery break for two, with various locations to choose from to suit your needs.
There's over 100 original plots featuring twists, turns and gory confessions.. A delicious three-course dinner will be served alongside the murder plot and back-story.
Price: £189, Buyagift - buy it here
7. Alpaca Trekking in Kent
We'd like to hear it if there ever was a cuter date idea.
The two of you will wander through the beautiful Kent countryside and enjoy sensational farmland views, as well as enjoying a unique time with the alpacas, which make the perfect partner for a lovely country trek.
You'll be led by a personal guide and walk at a leisurely pace, so everyone will be able to keep up and you'll have plenty of time to stop and admire the scenery.
The walk will last roughly 90 minutes before you arrive back at your destination.
Price: £25, Experience Days - buy it here
8. Moonshine Saloon Immersive Cocktail Experience for Two
If the Wild West is your go-to date night genre, then this immersive theatre experience is the ideal gift.
Experience life as an outlaw at Moonshine Saloon in London. You'll go undercover as you get involved with Clyde Cassidy’s secret liquor operation. You'll enjoy delicious cocktails and test your luck with some traditional saloon-style games.
Price: £72, Buyagift - buy it here
9. Rasul Exotic Body Treatment for Two
We couldn't do a Valentine's Day roundup with a spa experience could we? But this experience has a little bit of a muddy twist.
The rasul is a traditional Arabian cleansing ritual which will leave spa lovers feeling pure and calm and their skin exfoliated, leaving skin feeling fresh and supple.
The pampering experience will take place in a private temple, where different coloured medicinal chakra muds will be applied to specific areas of the body, while inhaling steam delicately infused with pure herbs.
The ritual ends with warm tropical water pouring from the dome to wash the muds away, a unique and tranquil way to relax with your love.
Price: £99, Red Letter Days - buy it here
10. Wild Food Foraging With Masterchef Winner Mat Follas
Well, that's one way to get your Valentine's Day dinner out of the way.
Join Masterchef winner, Mat for a leisurely walk exploring hedgerow and seashore plants. You'll explore and find a variety of wild plants, herbs and seaweed. There'll be a snack break and a late lunch where Mat will host a simple three course meal.
The restaurant will use foraged ingredients in your lunch, these will change with the seasons but include delicious sounding treats like wild garlic pesto, hogweed and citrus brownies, elderflower and berry mess.
Price: £69.95, Not on the High Street - buy it here
10. Bounce Below for Two
Who said trampoline parks were for kids? Relive your youth with this fun activity that combines some history.
Set in a 176 year old disused cavern in the heart of the Welsh countryside, the venue is home to massive trampoline-like nets, all lit up with funky technicolour lights.
Explore the two chambers that are linked together with walkways and slides, perfect for you both to slip, slide and bounce as much as you can.
Price: £44, Prezzybox - buy it here
11. DNA Virtual Reality
Love is in the air this year at DNA VR, London’s first and largest virtual reality arcade. The perfect activity for an out of the ordinary Valentine's Day treat.
Couple up and bring your date to experience a specially selected 'Valentines Night' playlist of the best virtual reality games to play with a loved one. For this year’s date night, visitors will be able to fully immerse themselves in a range of activities.
There’s nothing more romantic than taking to the high seas and working together to break the curse in Pirates Plague.
Price: from: £30pp, DNA VR - buy it here
12. Titanic Hotel Liverpool
What could possibly be more romantic than the Titanic? Pre iceberg of course.
Located on Liverpool's iconic Stanley Dock, Titanic Hotel Liverpool is a venue that is steeped in both history and style, offering spacious bedrooms with industrial-chic style furnishings, a subterranean spa (Maya Blue Wellness) as well as the renowned Rum Bar and Stanley's Bar & Grill restaurant.
Visitors can treat themselves to a romantic couples massage at luxury spa, Maya Blue Wellness. The 55-minute relaxing treatment takes place in the spa's Dual Treatment Room, allowing them to savour the relaxing experience together, along with two hours of access to the tranquil thermal suite.
From £99 per couple, guests can fall asleep next to their special someone in a cosy Titanic room with a complimentary bottle of wine on arrival, and wake up to a full English breakfast.
Diners can enjoy an unforgettable date night with a trip to Hotel Titanic Liverpool's restaurant, Stanley's Bar and Grill. They can chat the day away over an indulgent three-course meal for two accompanied by a glass of Bottega Rose Gold.
Price: from: £99, Titanic Hotel Liverpool - buy it here
13. Two Night Treehouse Escape for Two
Unlock your inner childhood dreams and spend the days in blissful peace with your special someone.
Get back to basics, but with a hint of luxury, as you stay in a specially-designed tree house on the border of Snowdonia National Park. Each tree house is built with comfort in mind, and with its own unique style.
The houses are kitted out with retro wooden furniture, top-of-the-range beds and a fully-equipped kitchen with a gas stove.
The cosy and eco-friendly tree houses do not require electricity.
Price: £379, Buyagift - buy it here
