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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
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
This is a past event, please click here to see future events in Portsmouth.

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.

Price: £22

Sorry, this event has sold out

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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.

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Oludolapo Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Lilly Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Bai Verified Attendee
  It did seem a bit chaotic with the seating arrangements and it felt a but rushed.  
Posted: 24/04/2026
Tim Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Bryony Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Matthew Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Richard Verified Attendee
  Nice company with genuine people looking for human contact.  
Posted: 24/04/2026
Fahd Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Lucy Verified Attendee
  Host was very friendly and made everyone feel at ease the whole evening.  
Posted: 24/04/2026
Siobhan Verified Attendee
  A very enjoyable evening in a relaxed atmosphere. The host was welcoming and everything was well organised. Would recommend  
Posted: 24/04/2026
Bilgecan Verified Attendee
Posted: 24/04/2026
Morven Verified Attendee
  Host most organised of any speed dating events I've been too. Well organised, explained everything and adapted well when the venue suddenly got super noisy. A dance class started towards the end and it was much harder to hear after that.  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Nadia Verified Attendee
  Lack of men …  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Arran Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Jea Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Heather Verified Attendee
  Nice venue, host made us feel at ease, interesting mix of people. Music was too loud sometimes for hearing people.  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Christopher Verified Attendee
  Was good  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Wendy Verified Attendee
  Host did a good job. Venue was lovely but just had a lot of background noise.  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Michael Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Chrissie Verified Attendee
  The host was really good in explaining everything, really friendly too and made the evening easier than I thought it’d be  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Sadaiyappa ( sam) Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
John Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Dale Verified Attendee
  Really nice venue, Kiera was great, gender disparity and not meeting all participants was disappointing  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Helen Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Fraser Verified Attendee
  Very well hosted. Unfortunately too many men Vs women.  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Stephen Verified Attendee
  Great night out , something different , first time, would do it again  
Posted: 23/04/2026
Ryan Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Andrew Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Dan Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
Karen Verified Attendee
Posted: 23/04/2026
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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.