First Date Ideas in Portadown

First date ideas in Portadown, County Armagh or any date if you consider taking your potential partner out. Some of these are good if you are newly married. If you want wedding photography or engagement photos, please feel free to contact me with more info. 

A summary of first-date ideas in Portadown

• First Date in a Portadown Park

• A Portadown Pub

• A Portadown Coffee Shop

First Date in a Portadown Park or Landmark

There are many great parks in or close to Portadown, ideal for a first date. Some are

1. Portadown Peoples Park

   Handy to the town centre

2. Edenvilla Park

   This park has a secret garden called Edenvilla Secret Garden that is worth checking out. This park used to be called The Batch, as it is in Bachelors Walk

3. Tannaghmore Gardens

   Great park for exploring

4. Oxford Island

   Very romantic at sunset for a stroll or walk along the water

5. Address House

Here are a few reasons why a park is perfect for your first date

Affordable - Easy on the wallet

Outfit - No need to wear a suit or similar, even in an outfit in summer don’t bother, just wear casual and relaxed

Atmosphere - A park has great beauty outside

Convenient - Parks are convenient to the town

Food and drink - What about bringing a picnic in the summer?

A safe meaning place - You could be meeting a stranger that you've messaged on social media or texted on your smartphone, as safety comes first, it is best to meet somewhere where there are a few others there too.

Portadown Peoples Park

A convenient park within walking distance from the town centre is Portadown Peoples Park. Within the park are plenty of paths with a small lake with ducks.

First Date in a Portadown Pub

Portadown has many great pubs and bars within a few nice spots for a romantic chat in a lounge area. Some of these are

1. Bennetts

2. Joe Macs

3. McConville’s Bar

4. Sally McNallys

A few reasons why a pub or bar is perfect for your first date

Social - Pubs are very sociable places to have a chat in

Outfit - No need to wear a suit or similar, even in an outfit in summer don’t bother, just wear casual and relaxed

Atmosphere - A pub can have a great atmosphere depending on the pub you choose

Convenient - Pubs are convenient to pretty much everywhere in town

Food and drink - Pubs just don't serve drinks they serve lots of bar snacks

A safe meaning place - You could be meeting a stranger that you've messaged on social media or texted on your smartphone, as safety comes first, it is best to meet somewhere where there are a few others too

First Date in a Portadown Coffee Shop

The town has many great coffee shops that you can head to with your first date or any date in Portadown or just outside of town. When you walk into a coffee shop, the smell of coffee hits you and your senses, personally it makes me feel good. If you are not big into coffee, the smell of tea doesn’t have the same impact but there are other smells you can pick up on, like pastry.

1. Bob & Berts

2. Perfect Blend Coffee Shop

3. Ground Espresso Bars

A few reasons why a coffee shop is perfect for your first date

Affordable - Easy on the wallet, unlike a restaurant

Outfit - No need to wear a suit or similar even in an outfit in summer, don’t bother, just wear casual and relaxed

Atmosphere - A coffee shop can have a great atmosphere, depending on the shop you choose

Convenient - Coffee shops are convenient to pretty much everywhere, in and outside of town

Food and drink - Coffee shops just don't serve coffee they serve lots of hot and cold drinks as well as food and snacks

A safe meaning place - You could be meeting a stranger that you've messaged on social media or texted on your smartphone, as safety comes first, it is best to meet somewhere where there are a few others there, too

Bob & Berts

Bob & Berts Portadown is a popular franchise-owned cafe and one of the best coffee shops in Portadown town centre, which is very convenient to get to as it’s within walking distance. It is located downstairs and is quite long, so you can head to the back of the coffee shop for a chat and possible cuddle.

What makes Bob & Berts a great place for your first date? Convenient to the town centre, quite a long coffee shop so you can head to the back where it’s a more private, cosy atmosphere. A sample Bob & Berts Portadown menu is coming soon.

Address: Market St, Portadown, Craigavon BT62 3JY

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Perfect Blend Coffee Shop

Perfect Blend coffee shop in Portadown is another coffee shop in the town centre which also serves up homemade treats and lunches. The place gets great reviews and is always busy, but perhaps not ideal if you're looking for some privacy.

What makes Perfect Blend coffee shop a good place for your first date? Convenient to Portadown town centre, quite a long coffee shop so you can head to the back where it’s more private, cosy warm feel.

A sample perfect blend coffee shop Sunday lunch menu includes starters with homemade soup and wheaten or salted chilli chicken, mains with turkey and ham parcels or roast beef or chicken and desserts with apple art or chocolate fudge or cheesecake. Sounds delicious!

Address: Magowan West, Portadown

Ground Espresso Bars

Ground Espresso bars is located beside the River Bann in Portadown. You can sit inside or outside depending on the weather and enjoy some of the great scenery as it’s right beside the River Bann and Bann Bridge. This used to be the old pump house before it was transformed into a coffee shop also serving tea and buns. It has a small car park and is close to Bridge Street in the town. The setting makes this coffee shop a little bit of a romantic setting.

What makes Ground Espresso Bars a great shop for your first date? Easy to park, has great views of the River Bann and Bann Bridge, and is nice to watch families out walking along the cycle path.

A sample ground espresso bars menu includes honeycomb latte, gingerbread flat white, orange hot chocolate, honeycomb hot chocolate, iced honeycomb latte and ice hazelnut mocha. Sounds like a treat.

Address: The Old Pump House, 10 Francis Street, Portadown, Craigavon BT62 1AZ

Brunch 'n' Brew

Brunch 'n' Brew is located outside of the town on Loughgall Road beside Corcrain estate, so it would be handy for people living in the estate but also handy for people wanting to go outside of town. It’s more of a cafe for chatting rather than somewhere romantic, but I thought it was worthy of a note.

What makes Brunch 'n' Brew a good shop for your first date? Easy to park, friendly atmosphere, convenient to large estates Corcrain.

Address: 1 Loughgall Rd, Portadown, Craigavon BT62 4BU. Phone: 028 3898 8232

Also worthy of mention is Chapman's Farm Fresh, which is a fresh fruit and veg shop located along Armagh Road, but they have recently renovated and made a coffee shop.

The best coffee shops in Craigavon for your first date are coming soon, so stay tuned. These include the two Starbucks in Rushmere, Marlborough Retail Park at Highfield and Rushmere, South Lake (within the new leisure centre), The Sassy Elephant (beside Omniplex Cinema Craigavon)