Liverpool dates for the week the clocks go back | LoveBBW

For a date in Liverpool the week the clocks go back, the best plan is a short leaf-crunching walk, one warm drink in a cosy pub, dinner somewhere you can actually hear each other, and home before it gets too late. That's it. No costumes, no forced Halloween fun. Just a seasonal excuse to linger. Dating in Liverpool in late October has one big advantage: the city is full of warm corners, and the dark arriving early makes those corners feel like a treat rather than a retreat.

Start with the walk, not the pub

Meet outside, not at the bar. An hour of walking before you sit down does something a first drink can't: it gives your hands something to do and your conversation somewhere to go. Kicking through leaves on a grey afternoon is a low-pressure way to settle the nerves. You're side by side rather than face to face, which is easier for the first ten minutes. If you're plus size and dating plus size, you already know the small relief of not being perched on a bar stool under bright lights while you work out whether you like someone. A walk fixes that.

Keep it short. Forty minutes is plenty. The point isn't the exercise, it's the handover from 'we're meeting up' to 'we're on a date'. By the time you push open a pub door and feel the heat hit you, you'll both be glad of it. This works just as well for a second or third date as a first, and it's the sort of thing people borrow for dating in Galashiels too, where the weather asks the same question of you.

Lorettas or The Royal Arms: which cosy corner?

Both are proper local pubs, and both suit Halloween week better than anywhere with a plastic skeleton taped to the door. The choice comes down to what kind of evening you want.

Lorettas for the first drink

Go here if you want to talk. Find a corner away from the bar, get a drink, and let the low light do its work. On a cold evening, a pub like this earns its keep: the windows steam up, the noise is a hum rather than a roar, and you can hear each other without leaning in. Order one drink, not two. The trick is to leave while it's still good. Finishing a drink and saying 'shall we go and eat?' is a much better move than staying until the conversation runs dry and you're both checking the time.

The Royal Arms for a slower start

This one's for when you want to sit a bit longer before dinner, maybe because one of you is nervous or the trains were a mess. Same rules apply: pick a spot with a bit of space around it, don't sit in the middle of the room, and treat the first round as a warm-up rather than the main event. If the clocks have just gone back and it's dark by five, a pub with a bit of warmth to it feels like a small holiday. Leave after one drink. You'll be glad you did.

Baron 84 or Fattoush: two dinner plans for two

Now the food. Two restaurants, two different evenings. Pick based on how well you know each other.

Baron 84 for talking

If it's a second date and you're still finding your rhythm, Baron 84 is the one. It's a restaurant built for two people at a table, not a crowd, and that's what you want in Halloween week: a proper sit-down where the conversation carries the evening. Ask each other the questions you don't ask on a first date. What's the last thing that made you laugh until you couldn't breathe. Where would you go if you had a free week and a train ticket. The autumn darkness outside makes the inside feel warmer, and that's half the point.

Fattoush for sharing and quieter gaps

If you're further along, or you're both the sort of people who'd rather do than talk for the first ten minutes, Fattoush is the better call. Sharing plates gives you something to do with your hands and a natural rhythm to the conversation. You can be quiet for a minute without it feeling like a problem. That's an underrated quality in a date. Some of the best evenings are the ones where you eat, talk a bit, eat again, and don't feel the need to fill every silence. If you want a comparison for how other towns handle the same brief, the dating in Cheltenham plan runs on similar logic.

The small seasonal detail that makes it feel like Liverpool

Here's the thing that separates a date in Liverpool in late October from a date in any town in October: the walk to dinner. Don't get a taxi for four minutes. Walk it. Leaves on the pavement, that particular Merseyside damp in the air, the lights coming on in windows above the shops. You don't need to name a landmark or plan a route. Just take the long way and let the city do the work. It's the difference between an evening that could have happened anywhere and one that happened here.

And if it rains, which it will, don't panic. A bit of rain on a walk is a shared joke, not a disaster. You'll both arrive at the restaurant slightly damp and laughing, and that's a better start to dinner than arriving perfectly dry and slightly stiff. LoveBBW.com readers tend to know this already: the best dates are the ones that don't need to be perfect to be good.

End the night early on purpose

This is the bit most people get wrong. You don't have to stay out until midnight to prove you had a good time. Ending at nine, while you're both still enjoying yourselves, leaves something on the table. It says: I'd like to do this again, and I'd rather not ruin it by staying too long. Walk to the station together. Say goodnight properly. Text when you get in, not to check up, just to say you got home.

Then let the next date plan itself. If the clocks went back and you still had a good evening in the dark, you'll both know. If you want more ideas for the weeks ahead, the frequently asked questions are a good place to start. And if you're new to all this, LoveBBW.com is built for plus size singles and the people who want to date them, with real plans for real evenings in real places. Go on, book the walk first. The rest follows.

Ending early isn't a brush-off. It's the opposite. You leave while you're both still enjoying yourselves, before the night gets thin and the small talk runs dry. You walk to the bus stop or the taxi rank with cold hands and a warm plan already half-formed for next time. That's what a good second date does: it leaves a door open. So if you're in Liverpool this week and you'd rather do autumn properly, with someone who gets it, LoveBBW.com is where local people find each other. No performance, no pressure. Just people nearby who'd happily trade a night in for a leaf-crunching hour and a quiet corner. Join LoveBBW.com today. Your rhythm is waiting.