The Great Northern unveils a dazzling array of deals and discounts for Valentine’s Day

From tranquil, delicate flower arrangements to interstellar rollerskating, The Great Northern offers a remarkably diverse slate of Valentine’s and ‘Palentine’s’ deals, discounts and offers to suit all tastes over the coming weeks.

On Sun 12 Feb, The Mews Bar hosts a hands-on bouquet-making class in which guests are invited to learn the art of floristry, while sampling a variety of indulgent, organic delights from Dormouse chocolates, all for £55, with prosecco and cocktails available at two for a tenner.

From Insta-friendly ‘anatomical hearts’ to organic, globally sourced bars of vanilla buttercrunch, 95% Guatemalan dark and more, Manchester Food and Drink Festival’s Independent Food Producer of the Year award-winners Dormouse Chocolates offer an authentic and irresistible range of indulgent creations during the Valentine’s period and beyond.

Located within Lane7 bowling bar, nationwide burger specialists Fat Hippo serve a classic takeaway-inspired tower, Salt 2My Pepa, which features buttermilk chicken – or plant-based ‘chkn’ – seasoned with salt and pepper chilli, pink onions, bang bang cucumber, lettuce and Yum Yum sauce, served in a demi-brioche sub throughout February, alongside their decadently sweet Cherry Floss cocktail.

For just £70 per person, James Martin Manchester invites lovers to try a flawlessly romantic five-course candlelit set menu which includes tender BBQ duck breast, mushroom and truffle tortellini and a raspberry and coconut parfait. A vegetarian menu is also available and includes tempura tenderstem broccoli, salt-baked beets and BBQ aubergine served with red curry sauce.

While their acclaimed selection of authentic Spanish tapas, wine and sangria offers a taste of Mediterranean passion throughout the year, Evuna serves a dedicated Valentine’s dessert sharing board for two between Thu 10 Feb and Sat 19 Feb.

From sweet potato and feta-filled pierogis to their beloved potato cakes, Platzki‘s one-off Valentine’s Day set menu comes with a flavoured vodka shot of your choice and costs just £45 per person.

If you’d prefer an alternative or more pointed expression of your deep love for one another, Whistle Punks offers couples a Cupid’s Bullseye axe-throwing package for two, featuring two cocktails each, a pizza to share and a lengthy axe-hurling session, for £77.

With its customary supply of paired games and 90s-themed cocktails, Pong & Puck provides an unstuffy, non-invasive date night environment with free rounds of shuffleboard and table tennis alongside bookable beer pong and prosecco pong tables throughout the Valentine’s period.

With 2-4-1 deals on all off-peak tickets when booking online using the code LOVESKATE from Sun 12 – Sun 19 Feb, smash hit activity bar Paradise Skate World guarantees a night to remember with romance-inspired cocktails and rollerskating along their UV intergalactic highway.

Designed to ‘make sure we all get a bit of saucy love-in’, Almost Famous’ Lonely Hearts Box elevates self-care with an exhaustive home burger kit which includes their famous patties, recipe cards, cheese, seasoning and a pile of toppings, as well as a Bacon Bacon Fries kit, a caramel brownie from Get Baked and all the ingredients required to mix their notorious Bitch Juice cocktail.

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