Passion on the pier

Bournemouth beach

There’s going to be plenty of love to go round in Bournemouth on Valentine’s Day. You can dance the night away on Bournemouth Pier to Roaring Twenties’ swing, splurge on pink Champagne and sharing platters, or simply take a romantic moonlit beach walk.

If roses and chocolates leave you cold, whisk your loved one to Bournemouth Pier Theatre for a Valentine’s Day with a difference. Cuddle up together with a decadent afternoon tea and watch a 2pm screening of the multi-award winning film The Artist, entry costs just £5.

Then after sunset, dance the night away to a live 10-piece swing band playing Cole Porter’s Anything Goes, The Charleston and other Jazz Age favourites for just £10 per ticket. Dress up in Roaring Twenties’ flapper style to really get in the mood. Book tickets at www.artsbournemouth.org.uk

Or, you can check in for a Stay and Play break at the four-star Norfolk Royale Hotel in the heart of the resort. Unwind with a glass of pink Champagne and canapés, relax in a luxurious bath with Molton Brown products, and then dine in the restaurant or share a sensual sharing platter in your room. And for breakfast, enjoy smoked salmon and scrambled eggs in bed. Better still, propose to your loved one on February 14 in the hotel’s Echoes Restaurant, and you’ll be offered 25 per cent off your wedding at the hotel! Stay and Play packages start from £83 per person.

If you can’t make Valentine’s Day itself, historic Langtry Manor Hotel (the love-nest built by Edward VII for his mistress Lillie Langtry) has created a Lover’s Menu for every Friday in February, complete with aphrodisiacs, for £39 per person. Check in for a Valentine’s break for two nights from February 14-17 and enjoy candlelit dinners, rose petals on the bed, and a free bottle of wine and if you stay three nights there’ll be chilled Champagne and chocolates waiting for you. Packages from £180 for one night.

On a budget? Tell your partner you love them with an overnight stay at the three-star Riviera Hotel with dinner, bed and breakfast plus bottle of sparkling wine for just £49.50 per person, available between February 8 and 17. Featuring a large indoor pool, beauty treatments, sauna and spa bath, and easy access to Bournemouth’s seven mile sandy beach, what better way to rekindle the passion?

For more information on all Valentine’s offers in the resort, visit www.bournemouth.co.uk