Dating is a massive industry today and there are plenty of ways you can find a date. You could go to a bar and get talking to someone you like, meet someone on-line through a chat room, or even find profiles of potential matches on a dating website. However, it's not meeting people that poses a problem. You have access to thousands of single people during the course of a week. No, it is agreeing on a great first date that is the problem, even if you do have a few first date ideas.

Everyone goes for dinner and a movie at some time or another. Not only is this date boring, it will hardly set your world alight. It is far from the memorable first date ideas that people look for, and you do spend half of your time in a darkened room with fifty other people not talking. First time dating can be a lot better than that! Take a look below for a few excellent ideas for a first date.

A Picnic - If you do want to go for good old traditional dating then try putting a new spin on it. A blanket, good food and a sunny day are all you need for a good old picnic! Picnics are better first date ideas because they're daytime events so you don't have to spend hours on a bad date and it's easier to talk with beautiful scenery and the tranquillity it brings. Please be responsible when selecting a picnic area choose places like public parks with reasonable traffic instead of secluded country picnics.

A Festival - A festival of art, music or drama can provide any UK dating couple with more than enough to do and talk about. People never choose something like this for a first date, but it can be fun and can help you to figure out whether you like each other and have enough in common for a second date.

A Funfair or Theme Park - Get back to your childhood and go to a theme park for the day, or a few hours if you have yet to talk properly to the person. If you have tapped into UK dating online then you may well have spoken to your date for a few hours. You will certainly have fun and remember the date for some time to come.

Bowling - Every town centre has a bowling alley now and its perfect for those people who may be shy and struggle to make conversation on first meetings. There is always plenty of eye contact in bowling and you can joke around with each other while blowing away those first date nerves.

These are just a few suggestions and perhaps they may give you some ideas of your own to break the mould and try somewhere new for your first date and make it as memorable as possible.