Romance off the beaten track in London

Sam Hodges and Sophie Vickers choose their favourite spots for lovers to get off the beaten track in London and find romance in the most curious places …
Commuters Louise Moore, 31 and Alex Dean, 31 in the London Underground wearing their hearts on their sleeves in the form of a badge from MySingleFriend in a bid to get a date for Valentineís Day
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11 February 2013

Dennis Severs’ House

The late Dennis Severs was an eccentric Californian who in 1979 bought a beautiful house in Old Spitalfields and transformed it into the residence of an entirely fictional family of 19th-century silk weavers. His candlelit house, which must be visited in total silence, will captivate the most jaded Londoner. dennissevershouse.co.uk

Mudchute Farm

Alight from the DLR at Mudchute for its Park and Farm, which is Europe’s largest city farm, with llamas, enormous rare pigs and green parrots. mudchute.org

Crystal palace dinosaurs

Crystal Palace Park feels a little like strolling through a primitive set for Jurassic Park, as it is the home of a 19th-century collection of replica lifesize dinosaurs.

Eel Pie Island

This tiny island in the Thames at Twickenham was once host to the Rolling Stones, the Who, David Bowie and Rod Stewart. These days the artists have moved in — visit on one of the two open weekends when they open their studios to the public. eelpieislandartists.co.uk

Magnificent Highgate Cemetery’s “residents” include Alexander Litvinenko (buried in a lead coffin as a necessary precaution against radioactivity), Karl Marx and Jeremy Beadle. highgate-cemetery.org

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