Love on a shoestring

Nicki and Gary's date

Emirates Air Line from Royal Docks to Greenwich Peninsula: £3.50 each
129 bus to Greenwich Market: £1.50 each
Greenwich Market: free
The Fan Museum: £5 each
Greenwich Park: free
TOTAL: £20

What they said: ‘The cable car gave us a great viewpoint of London because it was constantly moving – you see London from lots of different angles. When we were sitting just below the Observatory, a huge, full moon started rising over Greenwich. It was magical... really romantic!’

Dan and Warren's date

River Bus from Westminster Pier to Bankside Pier: £7 each
Late at Tate Modern: free
Friday Nights at Flat Iron Square: free
TOTAL: £14

What they said: ‘We sat outside on the boat and got a really good view. You’ve got the London Eye and Big Ben in one shot–it’s very Instagrammable!’

Zara and Adam's date

Tube to West Acton: £1.50* each
Oxygen Freejumping: £15.50 each
TOTAL: £34

What they said: ‘It was more romantic than we thought it would be – there’s a foam pit where you could wrestle each other. It was fun!’

Tamsin and Josh's date

Cycled around Battersea Park using Santander Cycles: £2 each*
Peace Pagoda: free
Pump House art gallery: free
Battersea Park Children’s Zoo: £9.50 each
Total: £23

What they said: ‘We explored so much more of the park on bikes because we didn’t feel like it was going to take as long. The view of the Thames from the pagoda was lovely!’

*£2 each for 24 hours access with the first 30 minutes of every journey free, then £2 for each 30 minutes after that.