Help me find obscure, romantic things to do in London

Can you find me obscure things to do in London to help me win my girlfriend back? So, things are a little rocky, to say the least, but we're talking and I think there's still hope, so I need a little help from the hive mind. We live in London, and I've got some days that I'm devoting to showing her what she could have with me, so I need some help to find some romantic things in London. The reason that I need your help is that we *live* in London, so I need something a little more obscure than a suggestion to go on the London Eye, since we've done that about 20 times already. To give you a bit of a guide, we loved going to http://www.dennissevershouse.co.uk/ and I think she's been to the http://www.soane.org/ already and very much enjoyed it. I suppose the final thing is that, under the circumstances, I don't want her to feel really manipulated, so although romantic is good, too obviously romantic might be bad.
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Mrs. B says that if you liked Soane's museum, you might also like the http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/. The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_foot_tunnel is fun, as is Greenwich itself. http://www.gordonswinebar.com/ is a damp, atmospheric, underground Victorian wine bar by the river. How about http://www.timetravel-britain.com/columns/london/london03.shtml or http://www.highgate-cemetery.org followed by a warm-up drink in http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Bars_and_Clubs/The_Spaniards_Inn/e01b/. If those are boring, you could try slightly scary, overgrown http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abney_Park_Cemetery (there are a couple of nice pubs nearby on Stoke Newington Church St). You could go on a tour to find the London locations mentioned by TS Eliot in http://eliotswasteland.tripod.com/ (e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Magnus-the-Martyr). Perhaps there's a Dickens or Pepys equivalent tour. Or you could go to Borough market and pick up something delicious to cook.

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Three unrelated suggestions: http://www.19princeletstreet.org.uk/openings.html isn't open again this year, but fits with the Severs/Soane theme. This http://www.londontourist.org/squarewalk.html would be nice on a Sunday, and certainly somewhat obscure. How about a http://www.thecircusspace.co.uk/pages/quicklaunch/qlskills.htm?

roofus

I became weak at the knees when a fella took me to Firevault (which is http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=W1W%208BQ). It's a fireplace showroom, but a bar and small restaurant at night. They used to have a great webpage but much looking just now can't find it. It's a wee bit expensive and don't be alarmed by the harsh looking Russian woman who will let you downstairs to the bar. The place is gorgeous, roaring fireplaces and little nooks to hide in for some away-from-eyes time. Go a little later on a weeknight - we hit it on Tuesday around 10pm and had the place practically to ourselves. God, I had such a good time.

meerkatty

It's not obscure and might not meet your definition of romantic, but walking on Hampstead Heath/Parliament Hill is a soothing and head-straightening experience. Being in a green space looking down on the city gives a sense of perspective. You could take a kite.

beniamino

For something a bit random, you could go on one of these: http://www.chocolateecstasytours.com/public_html/tours.htm

patricio

Take a boat from Westminster Pier to Kew Gardens, spend the rest of the day getting "lost" among the flowers.

Optamystic

you may have done Sir John Soames already but the first Tuesday of every month they do the tour by candelight! and as you've said she liked it, even better.

Wilder

that's Soanes, Soanes, (why do I alwsay do that?)

Wilder

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-daysout/w-daysout-area/w-daysout-greater_london.htm That's what I would do if I had a day in London.

chuckdarwin

http://www.vinopolis.co.uk/? But really, when it comes to healing a relationship, it isn't the venue - it's what you say in the venue.

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