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Speed Dating Portsmouth

The Monarch, Portsmouth, Portsmouth

Friday, 24 April 2026

Fri 24
APR

Tickets

£22
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Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
40-55
Male left
10+
Female left
10+
Home Portsmouth Speed Dating Portsmouth

Speed Dating Portsmouth

The Monarch, Portsmouth, Portsmouth

Friday, 24 April 2026

Fri 24
APR

Tickets

£22
?
Our age guides are not set in stone. You are still welcome to book tickets if you are slightly outside the published age range.
Age
40-55
Male left
10+
Female left
10+

About the event

Original Dating is delighted to return to Portsmouth, with our signature high‑quality speed dating events.

You’ll meet up to 20 other participants and enjoy a series of four‑minute mini‑dates, just enough time to get a feel for each person and decide whether you’d like to meet again.

After the event, you’ll be able to log into our online matching system to submit your choices then see who you’ve mutually matched with and reconnect with anyone you’d like to get to know better.

We’d love to welcome you to our next Portsmouth speed dating event.

Important information

This event takes place in the private bar area where the host will meet you on arrival.

- Doors open 7.00 pm
- Event starts 7.30 pm
- Speed dating finishes approximately 9.30 pm
- Venue closes 12am

You must arrive before 7.25 pm in order to take part. We might not be able to allow entry if you are late.

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Where

A warm and romantic venue by the sea, perfect location for that all important first meeting.

Address  The Monarch, 69 Palmerston Rd, Southsea PO5 3PP

Nearest station  Portsmouth

Tel  023 9234 8808 – Please note this is not a booking line

Venue website  https://themonarchportsmouth.co.uk/

PLEASE NOTE: Advance booking is essential and no tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Online booking is simple and very secure. Our payments are handled by Stripe, one of the world's largest payment processors using the highest grade security currently available.

Reviews

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Emma Verified Attendee
Posted: 12/04/2026
Paul Verified Attendee
Posted: 11/04/2026
Mully Verified Attendee
  Easy going and friendly host who put me at ease.  
Posted: 11/04/2026
Laura Verified Attendee
  I met some much friendlier people  
Posted: 11/04/2026
Michele Verified Attendee
  2nd event attended good turn out and found interesting women  
Posted: 11/04/2026
Haroon Verified Attendee
  Thankyou for the opportunity for meeting up with beautiful people  
Posted: 11/04/2026
Sandra Verified Attendee
  Ben was an awesome host  
Posted: 11/04/2026
Ryan Verified Attendee
  Great host, maybe a little too repetitive with how it works, just a simple to the point welcome and how the evening goes and then the matching process at the end would have been better personally but a great guy who made everyone feel at ease very quickly. The venue itself I don't think is the most ideal with how small and dark it was. Overall though these events are a great way to meet people and recommend them to anyone  
Posted: 10/04/2026
Martin Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Edward Verified Attendee
  Very enjoyable  
Posted: 10/04/2026
Pat Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Cailean Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Kristin Verified Attendee
  Fun event! It was nice speaking to everyone. Only wish the music was quieter, it was so loud that all the attendees had difficulty hearing each other and I had to speak really loudly and lost my voice a little.  
Posted: 10/04/2026
Andrew Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Mark Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Paul Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Monica Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Jack Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Andy Verified Attendee
  Was good fun was my first one host made it feel easy  
Posted: 10/04/2026
Rachel Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Basem Verified Attendee
Posted: 10/04/2026
Josh Verified Attendee
  Fun  
Posted: 10/04/2026
Dill Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
ashley Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
Andreas Verified Attendee
  Support overall, a bit more time required during meetings  
Posted: 09/04/2026
David Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
Hilary Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
Tomasz Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
Ellie Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
Rachael Verified Attendee
Posted: 09/04/2026
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HOW IT WORKS

The beauty of Speed Dating London lies in its no-nonsense approach. You take an equal number of single girls and guys, put them in a room and give them a few minutes to chat with every other member of the opposite sex.

When you get there

Original speed dating events in London normally begin at 7.30pm. You will need to register with our hosts and to begin with they will issue you with a score sheet. This will help you to keep track of the singles that you would like to meet again and perhaps go on a date with. After a short period of mingling, your host for the evening who will run through detailed instructions and give you your starting position if you are a guy or table for the event if you are a girl.

Meet & Mingle

A London speed dating event is split into two halves, each lasting around an hour, there will be an interval at half time of about 15 minutes for speed dating London. You will have between 4 and 5 minutes with each person, after which you need to tick a box on your score sheet - "yes, I would like to meet this person again" or "no. Thanks but no thanks". Or "friend" if you'd like to get to know them platonically. Make sure that you do this after each date to keep track. Afterwards there is an opportunity for everyone to meet and mingle informally - this is often where the real action begins, so make sure you don't disappear too quickly!

Complete your score sheet

After the event you simply tick who you liked on the Original Dating website and the site works about your matches automatically. If the dates you have ticked as a "yes" have reciprocated you have a match. You will be able to view the first names and message them via our site online without revealing your email address until you are ready to. You'll be having proper first dates in no time.