How did you celebrate your five year anniversary?

[FartleBarfle]

It's our five year anniversary at the end of May. We were supposed to be in Greece, celebrating in the venue we got married in, but have cancelled due to obvious reasons this year.

Trying to work out a way to make it special and wondered if anyone had any nice ideas? I'll be six months pregnant and have a babysitter lined up to give us a long overdue night off from the kids! I would love to book a nice dinner, bed and breakfast but I think there aren't many deals about due to everything opening up and it being a BH weekend.

I'm Warwickshire based so anywhere around here or the Cotswolds would be great if anyone has recommendations?

We didn't.
I don't consider it to be 'a thing'.
Plus at that point we had two little dc and not a lot of money, so saved our "paying a babysitter money" for when we'd been invited out somewhere specific.

Probably right, we don't normally celebrate our anniversary in a big way but it seemed like an opportunity. I wanted to do something together before the baby came as we haven't been out together alone for over a year. But I guess I'll just wait and see if another opportunity presents itself later in the year.

We didn't.

We didn't. We don't celebrate any of our anniversaries though; however, we are skint so we can't afford to. If we had money then perhaps it might be different.

@FartleBarfle

It's our five year anniversary at the end of May. We were supposed to be in Greece, celebrating in the venue we got married in, but have cancelled due to obvious reasons this year.

Trying to work out a way to make it special and wondered if anyone had any nice ideas? I'll be six months pregnant and have a babysitter lined up to give us a long overdue night off from the kids! I would love to book a nice dinner, bed and breakfast but I think there aren't many deals about due to everything opening up and it being a BH weekend.

I'm Warwickshire based so anywhere around here or the Cotswolds would be great if anyone has recommendations?

If you want something special, here are some suggestions (I'm nearby you, so these are tried and tested and loved!).

www.thefishhotel.co.uk/. (Amazing food too - if you just wanted a dinner at Hook restaurant and not a full nights stay.). However the rooms are lush, and you can even rent (for free) a private cinema experience.

www.dormyhouse.co.uk/. Absolutely wonderful spa (though this one is pricey).

www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/47798295. A weekend bolthole if you like the countryside and dont mind an Air B and B. Very charming cottage and loads of natural trust nearby. You could take the kids to this one!

I've not been but heard great things about Calcot Spa and C-Side Spa in the Cotswolds.

ps: we are also celebrating out 5th year anniversary, and like you had been trying to go abroad. That's super unlikely so we might have a blowout '6th' year anniversary instead, and try to go abroad then. It's worth considering if a dinner out now is fine, then celebrate next year when back to normal!

We weee supposed to go to Cambodia for our 5th wedding anniversary last year but obviously that was cancelled. Due to local lockdowns we just celebrated at home

Aw, OP after the year everybody has had, I think it’s a lovely idea idea to want to do something. Our children are a little older now but it took us several years to realise that the only time we went out just the two of us was our wedding anniversary, so now we make sure we do something every year. It’s not necessarily about spending lots of money (and we don’t do anniversary presents), it’s about spending time together, chatting and reminiscing. Most years we just book a meal out but we did go away for the bigger anniversaries like the fifth and tenth.

What about booking a night away and then a Greek restaurant for a meal near the hotel so you can have a little bit of Greece?

We tend to stay cottages or AirBnBs whenever we’ve been to your part of the country. The only hotel I’ve stayed at is the Cotswold Hotel and Spa and wouldn’t particularly recommend it 😀 but perhaps other posters will be more useful than me!

Mainly trying not to laugh at my DH making wood jokes.

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Thank you for your messages and suggestions. It's appreciated! You understand that I'm not trying to make it a 'thing' but was trying to use it as an opportunity to do something together in this small window before life changes all over again!

I will look into your suggestions and try to plan something small and nice, even if it's after the actual date, I'm sure I can get a babysitter another time. Xx