FORGET everything you thought you knew about spas, this one is unlike any other – it doesn’t have white walls and you don’t have to silently tiptoe from the sauna to the hot tub.
At Ffolkes you can natter as much as you like, indulge in cocktails from the comfort of a giant hot tub all under the glow of neon lights and a disco ball.
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Ffolkes spa in Norfolk has a huge hot tub with neon lights and a barCredit: FFOLKESYou can sip on cocktails in a giant hot tub at this spaCredit: FFOLKES
Inside the Norfolk spa are 12 thermal spa experiences across four zones called Ibiza, Sauna, Steam and Cold – and Ffolkes suggests visitors start in ‘Ibiza‘.
The party island-themed zone has a giant hot tub with a bar right beside it, so you can order drinks without leaving the water.
It has everything you could want from beer to wine, bubbles, margaritas, mojitos, winter sangria and non-alcoholic options.
On the outskirts of the tub are heated loungers and foot spas.
For those who want the quieter spa experience – head to Soft Play which has double loungers, bean bags, a swing and infrared heaters.
When you want to heat up, check out the three saunas – each with its own mood and scent.
The Global Sauna is the spa’s biggest and is where visitors can try a ritual and guided sessions.
The Salt Sauna is filled with the scent of sea fennel, lavender and lemon.
And the Herbal Sauna infuses heat with botanical smells.
There’s one Aroma steam room which is infused with essential oils and the other is Eucalyptus, a calming spot where you can really clear your head.
To cool off, head to the cold plunge pool which sits between 10-12C.
Visitors can then chill off even more in the mist shower and the ice fountain.
It has 12 thermal spa experiences, three saunas and two steam roomsCredit: Unknown
A visit to the spa wouldn’t be complete without a treatment and here, there are many options from Indian Head Massage to facials and scrubs.
All that relaxing is hungry work – and Ffolkes offers lots of food from brunch to quirky afternoon tea.
In the mornings, tuck into full English breakfasts, pancakes, fruit salads and cinnamon rolls.
It also offers a unique afternoon tea with chocolate chip scones and homemade chocolate spread, cheeseburger sausage rolls, Korean BBQ bao buns (from £30pp).
There’s a choice of Indian food every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday evening from butter curries to coconut dahl and flatbreads.
If there’s room for dessert, tuck into a s’mores dip sharer, apple pie or even a cookie dough baked cheesecake.
The spa even has a 9-hole crazy golf course with loop-de-loops and a golf ball vortex – all inside shipping containers.
You can book an overnight stay in the luxe is the Spa CabinCredit: FFOLKES
The spa with a difference in King’s Lynn opened in September 2025 and you can book in for a relaxation session.
Spa sessions start from £65 with the three-hour Twilight experience where guests have access to 12 thermal spa experiences.
It includes unlimited tea and coffee and pick ‘n’ Mix nibbles whilst in the spa.
Half-day sessions either in the morning or afternoon start from £95 which has additional post-spa food in the pub.
This is either Afternoon Street Tea (Monday–Saturday) or Pie FEAST (Sundays).
Morning or afternoon half-day spa with treatment start from £150pp which includes a 45-minute treatment.
The spa offers overnight stays for those who want to relax for more than one day which starts from £300 per night.
The brightly decorated rooms have huge beds and some even have outdoor baths in the courtyard.
The most luxe is the Spa Cabin which has a private hot tub, wood burner, sauna and outdoor shower.
WHEN it comes to Valentine’s Day, there is often a lot of pressure to do something worthwhile, but you don’t have to splash out on a fancy meal to have a special day.
Skip the five-star restaurant meal and head to something more memorable for a fraction of the price.
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A cinema date doesn’t need to cost much and Wuthering Heights will be hitting screens on February 13Credit: Alamy
Under £50
Scavenger Hunt
Couples who love to explore together should head off on a scavenger hunt.
Available in various cities across the UK, Will Breaker offers a number of themed scavenger hunts from just £16.50 per person.
Each lasts around one-and-a-half hours and you get a photo memento at the end.
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights finally hits our screens on February 13 – just in time for Valentine’s Day.
The steamy film, starring Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, will be shown at most major UK cinemas.
Tickets to see the new movie cost around £12.99 per adult, making it an affordable Valentine’s date.
Bouldering
For those who prefer a bit more of an active date, head bouldering.
The sport allows for lots of time chatting, but then also moments helping each other to reach the top of a climbing wall.
There are bouldering centres across the UK, so just search for the one neatest to you.
You can expect to pay around £10 for a pass, and if you need shoes and chalk a few more quid on top of that, per person.
If you fancy getting active, head boulderingCredit: Alamy
Pottery Cafes
Pottery is booming at the moment and with The Great Pottery Throw Down currently on Channel 4, what could be a better excuse than to head on a pottery-themed date?
Across the country there are lots of pottery cafes where you can select an item to paint.
Each item usually has a price, with many starting from around £10-£15 per item.
You then get to paint before your item is fired, usually for a small additional fee.
It is the perfect activity for the creative, but also for chilling and chatting.
Some cafes will even let you bring your own booze…
Pottery cafes are a great way of having some creative fun while chattingCredit: Alamy
Boom Battle Bar
Boom Battle Bar has venues across the country, and what is great about this attraction is that you can spend as little or as much as you want to.
Each bar has a range of activities including crazy golf, axe throwing, karaoke pods and shuffleboard.
You can either purchase a bundle to play multiple games and activities or pay as you go, with prices starting from £6 per person.
Wherever you are in the UK, you are never more than two to three hours by car from the sea.
And Valentine’s Day makes the ideal excuse to jump in the car for a miniroad trip to the beach.
Top spots include Brighton, where you will find a long pier full of fun activities, pebble beach and narrow alleys full of independent shops.
Alternatively, if in Cornwall or Somerset, why not explore the part of the South West Coast Path that runs through Devon.
You can head to the seaside too for a day tripCredit: Alamy
National Parks
There are many things you can do across the UK for free as well, and one of those things is visiting one of our many National Parks.
For example, you could head to Dartmoor in Devon to discover disused quarries, explore tors and see wild ponies.
Some spots in National Parks even have free parking.
Or you could head to Kielder Forest, which is has a public observatory and organises over 700 events a year.
The Kielder Observatory is one of the best places to see the night sky as it sits in Europe’s largest Gold-Tier International Dark Sky Park.
There are also lots of forests across the UK with biking trails too, such as Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
The forest spans across 27,000 acres of woodland and sits between the Severn and Wye Rivers.
It was also England’s first National Forest Park and today is enjoyed for its hiking and cycling trails as well as attractions such as Puzzlewood.
Valentine’s Day doesn’t need to be expensive…
National Parks also provide great cheap spots for walks and hikesCredit: Getty
Under £100
Murder mystery train experience
For something truly unique, head off on a murder mystery dining experience on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway Steam Train.
Costing £100 for two people, you will solve crime while enjoying a meal.
The three-course meal is prepared onboard the train and over the duration of the journey you will see the Yorkshire countryside as you solve missions.
Fancy something more stationary? Then why not head to the stationary Victorian Train Carriage at Mr Fogg’s Society of Exploration in London for a ‘journey’ on the Orient Express.
Over the course of 90 minutes, you will solve puzzles and enjoy cocktails and nibbles to unravel the truth behind a murder committed onboard.
The experience costs £80 for two people.
You could even head off on a murder mystery train experienceCredit: Alamy
Dancing under Hope the Whale, you can listen to music via headphones and dance with your partner in crime.
The disco starts at 9pm and finishes at midnight.
Tickets cost £36 per person for members or £40 per person for non-members.
If a silent disco isn’t your thing, on actual Valentine’s Day you can head to a museum late event where you can sip on cocktails and learn from the museum’s scientists.
There are even dance classes hosted by Pineapple Dance Studios,
The event starts at 6:45pm and ends at 10:30pm, with tickets costing £36 for members or £40 for non-members.
And the Natural History Museum is hosting a silent discoCredit: Alamy
The Big Bakes
Fan of Bake Off? Well, The Big Bakes might be the date spot for you.
The outdoor immersive 90-minute baking competition allows you to experience the thrill of a marquee just like the one from the TV show.
The Big Bakes has venues across London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool with only a few spots left for Valentine’s Day.
In teams of two, you will create a cake using the tools and ingredients supplied.
The experience costs from £47.99 per person.
ABBA Voyage
Unlike your usual concert, ABBA Voyagefeatures digital ‘ABBAtar’ versions of the band as they looked when they performed in 1979.
The 100-minute show features the four members carrying out a concert as if they are actually on stage, with some of their biggest hits.
It truly is a mind-blowing experience, because you can’t believe the stars in front of you aren’t the real deal.
Seated tickets cost from £38.50 per person, but prices are higher on Valentine’s Day itself.
If you want to splash out extra, access to the Oceanbird Lounge costs £99 before the show and gets you unlimited food and drink.
If you or your other half is a fan of ABBA, head to ABBA Voyage to relive their songsCredit: PA
One-night hotel stay
Why not check-in for the night at a special hotel?
Many hotels across the UK still have availability for Valentine’s Day with prices under £100 total.
For example, you could head to Furzen Farmhouse in Cirencester for £86.
Set in historic stone building surrounded by countryside, the farmhouse has a kitchenette, lounge and picnic area.
Or you could head to The Belfry at Yarcombe for £87 including breakfast.
The four-star B&B is in an old school building and sits in the Blackdown Hills area, making it a great countryside retreat with picturesque walks.
Each bedroom is unique with original features including stained glass windows.
Under £200
Murder Mystery break for two
Across the UK several venues host murder mystery breaks for couples wanting to tackle a challenge together.
For example, via WOWcher, you could book a murder mystery break for two people, with hotel, a three-course meal and breakfast includes at 100 hotels across the country.
Ran by Murder 57, guests can choose where they want to stay – with destinations including Cardiff, Nottingham and Manchester – with 60 different plot lines also to choose from.
For example, you could enter the world of Agatha Christie with A Midsummer Murder.
It costs from £92.99 per person.
Luxury break at The Belfry Hotel and Resort
A romantic getaway is a classic Valentine’s gift and for less than £200 you could head to the Midlands for a break at the Belfry Hotel and Resort.
The hotels’s Love & Luxury Break includes an overnight stay with a three-course meal in the evening including a glass of prosecco each and then a a full English breakfast in the morning.
There is live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights too and guests get full access to The Club for fitness and wellness.
It costs from £169 per room.
You could even set sail on a mini cruise to AmsterdamCredit: Alamy
Amsterdam mini cruise
Fancy heading out of the country but don’t want to fly?
Well, if you happen to live near Newcastle you can head off on a two-night mini cruise to Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.
Currently being offered on WOWcher for £92.99 per person, you could stay in a private two-berth cabin, get a glass of fizz each, have unlimited luggage allowance and get transfers to and from Amsterdam city centre.
The offer can be redeemed anytime until June 2026.
See a concert
While concert tickets do tend to sell out far in advance, sometimes people’s plans change and then tickets go on resale.
This is the case for some concerts on Valentine’s Day.
For example, you could see James Arthur at M&S Bank Arene Liverpool for £62.75 per person.
Or at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester you could see the Kaiser Chiefs for £51.75 per person.
There are also a number of concerts taking place on Valentine’s Day that you can grab last minute tickets tooCredit: Alamy
Spa day
There are lots of different places in the UK where you can head off to for a spa day.
For example, you could head to Riverhills Spa in Ipswich, Suffolk, to experience refurbished facilities.
You can even grab the ‘Sweet Valentine Package’, which includes a 30-minute treatment of your choice, four hours in the spa, hot chocolate and homemade chocolates and a robe, towel and slippers for £85 per person during the week or £95 per person at the weekend.
Alternatively, you could head to Rena Spa at The Midland in Manchester for a spa day for two.
Costing £91 per person, you will receive a meal, spa access and a 50-minute Mud Rasul treatment.
You will also get a complimentary glass of prosecco.
In Trevor Noah’s final opening monologue at the Grammys, the joke that got the loudest laugh in the room was directed at Nicki Minaj’s MAGA alliance.
After six consecutive years of hosting the Grammys, the comedian is stepping down from the emcee role. Last year, Noah’s monologue was focused on the resilience of Los Angeles and paid tribute to the victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires. This year, he poked fun at attending celebrities and commented on the country’s political climate.
When he addressed the fact that Nicki Minaj was not in attendance, the audience applauded in response. He joked that “she is still at the White House with Donald Trump discussing very important issues: ‘Actually, Nicki, I have the biggest ass, I have it. Everybody’s saying it, Nicki, I know they say it’s you, but it’s me. WAP, WAP, WAP. Look at it, baby,’” Noah said in his best Trump impression.
Last week, Minaj appeared at a U.S. Treasury event, where she stood on stage with President Trump and said, “I am probably the president’s No. 1 fan, and that’s not going to change.”
While detailing what the night ahead entails, Noah compared this year’s Grammys to the 1999 ceremony.
“The last time Lauryn Hill performed at the Grammys was in 1999,” said Noah. “Back in 1999 the president had a sex scandal, people thought computers were about to destroy the world and Diddy was arrested. Boy, how times have changed.”
Noah also poked fun at Jelly Roll, asking if he was able to unlock fellow face-tatted singer Teddy Swims’ phone. He also mentioned that the arena stuffed with A-listers felt somewhat like billionaire Jeff Bezos’ wedding, “but with way more Black people.”
In addition to it being Noah’s final hosting gig, this year’s ceremony is also the last to air on CBS, its home network since 1973. After tonight, it kicks off a 10-year run with Disney. The Grammys will air on ABC, Hulu and Disney+ beginning in 2027.
