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A gift box of surprise date ideas that helps couples spend more quality time together and rekindle that special spark.
52 sealed date cards, colour-coded for easy planning - colour-coded for - home, out, or full-day – plus special surprises
Skip the "what should we do?" debate – just pick a card and go
Flexible schedule & budget-friendly activities, plus 5 blank cards for your own ideas
Personalisation options are available
“Lovely item and such a different idea as a gift, cant wait to see what dates we have. Added the book, was definitely worth adding to the order, a great keepsake for all those future memories.”
Sharee Smith
Choose your date box and add optional personalization. Free UK delivery on all orders.
Choose from colour-coded envelopes - blue for nights in, orange for a surprise, green for evenings out or yellow for day adventures
We're all busy juggling life, work, and everything in between. Sometimes the spark of romance gets lost in the daily rush. Our box of date night ideas gives you simple ways to pause, reconnect, and make special moments
Enjoy each other's company
Contains 52 fun surprise, sealed activities to do with a loved one, plus 5 blank cards
Many date ideas can be done at home – you don’t have to leave the house to date
A lifetime of memories starts with simple moments together. These cards help you create more of them.
Keep talking
Keep laughing
Keep loving
Keep dating
Because every shared smile and laugh builds a stronger connection.
Break out of your routine with fresh ideasactivities that take minutes to plan but create hours of connection
A full year of sealed date ideas, colour-coded for home dates, nights out, daytime adventures and spontaneous surprises.
Each card becomes a story to tell - from cosy movie marathons to spontaneous road trips.
Make it yours by adding the dates that mean something special to just the two of you.
Look up and gaze at the cosmos. Watch out for shooting stars, constellations and UFOs…
Then go for a well deserved breakfast.
Watch someone or something to make you both laugh til your side hurt. Smile all night long.
Watch a band at a bar,
find an orchestra performance or maybe go to karaoke!
We're Kate and John, creators of A Year of Dates. It started with a Christmas gift in 2014 – John gave Kate 72 envelopes filled with date ideas. Every Monday, they'd open one and make it happen, no excuses.
What began as a way to keep their spark alive through busy weeks became something bigger. Friends loved the idea, but never had time to create their own. So in 2016, we launched A Year of Dates, turning our personal solution for making time together into a gift that helps other couples do the same.
A great fun way to add a little extra to your relationship. We look forward to spending time exploring our adventures together. Dating more than we ever have.
Adele Mccandlish
Great quality, fast delivery. Partner loved it Can't wait to see what dates we have in store. Purchased the book with this as well and such great quality as well, definitely worth adding to the order
Sharee Smith
We love this ❤ what a great idea you have come up with. We added the journal to the order so we could build up a little book memories.
Leah Palmer
We have had the best year ❤️ So many amazing memories made thanks to you!! Will be starting our movie box in the New Year. Thank you ☺️
Luke and Kelly Davies
This is the Valentine’s Day gift that keeps couples laughing, trying new things and making memories together long after the chocolates been eaten. Everyone has busy lives and the dates are here to help them spend quality time doing things they might not have thought of otherwise.
Each week choose from 52 sealed cards, each containing a surprise date idea, plus five blank versions so you can add your own ideas. This box is the perfect present to give your other half for a birthday or anniversary (paper is the traditional gift for a first wedding anniversary), or for a lucky couple as a thoughtful wedding gift that shows you really care.
The cards are presented in a luxury, branded black gift box that can be personalised with names, a memorable date or special message.
All suggestions in the box are suitable for any couple, regardless of gender, and are designed to be achievable around work and life. Dating shouldn’t be hard work. The activities are kept simple in their description and can interpreted to suit any lifestyle, the cards are a prompt for those days, or nights, when no-one can make a decision.
The date night cards include everything from going for a picnic to a night with no technology; star gazing to taking a train trip. There is also sports day (play or watch), round the world and bingo night to encourage you to try new things.
The colours of the envelopes are colour coded: choose to go out for the evening, stay in, or have a day out. There are also a few surprises included. This makes it perfect for all couples including parents, people on a budget or those who like to keep a bit of control.
To help with the ‘tricky’ decisions (like who chooses the film/restaurant/makes breakfast in bed) some cards suggest you flip a coin, but don’t worry there is a leaflet included to explain it all.
Alongside the off-the-shelf version, we offer a personalised version. With this option you can choose your font and text colour and have the recipient’s name and a short message added. Just click on the drop-down menu to make your choice and fill in your message. (We can’t print emojis, these will be removed from the personalisation if added).
If adding a journal, please note these are currently only available in gold.
If you want a sneaky look at a few of the dates included, click on the SNEAK PEEK button below. We know some of you want a complete surprise, so please don’t click on it if you don’t want any spoilers.
Like to know what you’re gifting?
Here’s a sample of the activities included:
Enjoy an evening listening, remembering and smiling at your happy memories
Flip a coin - heads you choose what you eat
Look up and gaze at the cosmos. Watch out for shooting stars, constellations and UFOs…
Go to a comedy club, or watch stand up on TV. Make yourself laugh and smile the evening away!
Watch something at the theatre, in person or virtually. Take in the bright lights and talent on stage.
If you have any additional needs, please get in touch so we can help.
We aim to produce gifts that are 100% recyclable, and we encourage all those enjoying opening envelopes to recycle them after they’ve completed their activities.
Our boxes are 100% recyclable, and are constructed from ‘greyboard’ which is made from a mix of recycled and waste paper. The outer wrap paper is also recyclable.
Where possible, the paper we use for our card and envelopes is sourced from FSC-certified suppliers.
We offer free Royal Mail Tracked 48 delivery on orders to the mainland UK over £10. These are usually delivered within 3 working day, but this is not guaranteed.
Express orders are sent using Royal Mail Special Delivery.
We also offer free international shipping on orders over £60 to most countries.
Our international orders are sent via Royal Mail International, and tracked depending on the destination.
Tracking is provided on all orders once dispatched and will be shown in your dispatch email.
We aim to send your order within 1 working day of receiving your payment. Orders received before 1pm UK time will be shipped the same day (excluding weekends and bank holidays).
*Shipping will be calculated at checkout, and any delivery costs required will be added at this point.
From: £28.00
Our original gift box of dates is the perfect Valentine’s Day, wedding or anniversary present for any couple
Each colour indicates a different type of date and comes in 4 colours:
Blue – Staying home
Yellow – Going out
Orange – A surprise
Green – A day out
2024 update – we used to offer a "Surprise Edition" as alternative to the Categorised Edition, which was more of a lucky dip. This contains purple envelopes and the colour code doesn’t apply to this set. As it was less popular we decided to simplify the offering with just one set of cards.
There is no mention of gender on the cards so they can be used by everyone.
If a decision needs to be made the person opening the envelope will be asked to flip a coin and choose heads or tails.
We obviously can’t reveal ALL our of secrets! There is some cross over between the different products with some of the most popular ideas appearing in all of the sets.
The activities are a range of things to do at home, nights out and days out. Some you might have thought of yourself, or be things you do regularly, but how you interpret the card is up to you. All of the envelopes are sealed so you get a surprise each time, if you don’t like what the card says you don’t have to do it, it’s about having fun, but it is also good to try things so don’t just dismiss it.
We haven’t suggested anything dangerous, illegal or scary – there are blank cards in some sets so if you want to swim with sharks or jump out of an aeroplane you can add these yourself.
We know you are busy; a lot of the cards can be done at home in an evening or can fit in with your lifestyle. You also don’t have to open one every week, make it work for you, if just takes a bit of effort.
A beautiful box of 52 date cards that bring couples closer together, one surprise at a time.
Spark deeper connections with inventive date ideas
Create new shared memories and stories to tell
Keep romance alive without the pressure of planning
Personalisation options are available
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5-star reviews from our happy customers
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