Ditch or Date Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Considering 37 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the wonderful hosts for their supportive, positive attitude and inclusive approach that instantly puts everyone at ease. Participants describe the atmosphere as relaxed and friendly, providing a brilliant and fun way to meet genuine people. Reviewers also emphasize that the gatherings are exceptionally well organized in comfortable and stylish venues. However, some customers also noted that newcomers might initially feel nervous or uncertain about what to expect before arriving. Consumers point out that overcoming this initial hesitation quickly leads to deeply engaging conversations and memorable evening social experiences.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The host was very supportive, reassuring, encouraging and instructive which helped me lose my nerves and anxiety. Even though I haven’t had luck, I will be keeping an eye out for opportunities... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The event was beautifully hosted by Helen, who was positive, passionate about match making, elegant and eloquent. I immediately felt at ease when she provided a welcoming, warm, welcoming inclusi... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super fun experience! Relaxed atmosphere and great way to meet people instead of doom scrolling datings apps. Lucky to have matched a wonderful person who 3 months later now brings me cuppas in bed. C... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ditch or Date is a fun, welcoming alternative to dating apps. I’ve attended several events over the years, both solo and with friends, and met some great people along the way. More recently, I’ve had... See more

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  1. Dating Service

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Our Speed Dating events offer a fun and relaxed night of dating in our stylish venues, meet and flirt with up to 20 professional singles in one night.


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4.4

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great speed dating service

Great for soical speed dating events and a good way of meeting people face to face host is warm and welcoming and makes you feel comfortable for people first ever speed dating events

November 5, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ditch or Date events are well worth attending

I work as a Host for the company. Having attended many Speed Dating events, I can definitely say that the Ditch or Date nights are very much worth attending and do attract honest and friendly people who are great to work with and who really do want to meet their ideal partner.

October 22, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Well orgainised and great atmophere

Well orgainised and great atmosphere. Helen is the best host and interacts with everyone making sure they have a perfect evening and putting people at ease.
5 stars is not enough.
Can't wait for the next event in Newcastle.

October 29, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

More than just a dating event

More than just a dating event – a genuinely lovely experience!

What an incredible evening! Ditch or Date really reminded me how refreshing it is to meet people in person, have genuine conversations and simply enjoy the moment.

There was such a lovely atmosphere, and what stood out most was how easy it felt to connect with people. No pressure, no expectations, just good energy, laughter and people being themselves.

Whether you walk away with a romantic connection or simply a few new friendships, evenings like this remind you how important human connection really is.

A huge thank you to the organisers for bringing people together. I'll definitely be attending again. Highly recommend!

October 29, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

One ex husband later...still highly recommended 😜

I met my now ex-husband at a Ditch or Date event… but I'm not holding that against them! 😆😜 After all, I got 18 years and half his pension out of it! 😂

So I was absolutely thrilled to discover that, all these years later, Ditch or Date is still going strong!

Helen is a consummate professional who genuinely cares about providing excellent customer service. The events are always such good fun, and I've recently attended my first one in my new age bracket! 🥳

I had a brilliant night, got a date match and, although I'm in no particular hurry to find my future ex-husband, I also came away with a lovely new gal pal! 💃

I'd wholeheartedly encourage anyone thinking about going to give it a try, even if you're going on your own. You'll be made to feel welcome and at ease from the moment you arrive.

Great atmosphere, lovely people and plenty of laughs. What more could you want?

Looking forward to the next one! ❤️

September 19, 2026
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Reply from Ditch or Date

Thank you for your lovely review - such lovely words and so thrilled that you came back to allow us to definately find you your MR Right and / or some exciting dates and nights out along the way :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cancel events and lie about it

October 7, 2026
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Reply from Ditch or Date

Hi Hollie
We are unsure what event you mean as all our events run as planned plus we don’t have anyone listed on our attendee lists for this week as a Holllie. The only other ‘ Hollie’ is someone who was listed on our gay event by mistake but wanting a straight event so was transferred straight away. Unsure why this review as been left so we are assuming it’s fake as it’s very strange. It has been reported to Trustpilot.
If you’d like to contact us to explain and discuss that would be great. Many thanks.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic

Fantastic. Our host was amazing and I met a bunch of interesting people, was a fabulous way to spend a Thursday night that otherwise would have been spent at home in front of the telly! Highly recommend.

October 8, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Looking for a fun night out!

Such a fab night! A brilliant way to meet new people. The host was lovely and made everyone feel really welcome. Would definitely recommend Ditch or Date to anyone looking for a fun night out!

September 30, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic all Round!

Really well organised, great communication with Helen the organiser, and Megan the host was fabulous; very friendly and welcoming. It was a lovely bunch of people; my friend and I also made friends with some of the other ladies there as well as enjoying meeting our male dates. The venue is beautiful, great location and easy to find, and the staff at the venue were also very lovely. 10/10, had a great night!

September 9, 2026
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Reply from Ditch or Date

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this lovely review. It was our first event in Durham and we are so pleased it was such a success. Megan our host is so lovely and takes great pride in every event she hosts - we are lucky to have her. She enjoyed Wednesday and said everyone there was so lovely. lots of great matches made too!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The host was very supportive

The host was very supportive, reassuring, encouraging and instructive which helped me lose my nerves and anxiety. Even though I haven’t had luck, I will be keeping an eye out for opportunities in Durham.

I kind of expected there wouldn’t be that many people there but I felt it went alright and knowing that if I missed one event, they add you to another, that really helped as last night I couldn’t sleep because I was worried I wouldn’t make it or be late.

This is one of my last resources to finding a way to getting paired up and am only going to the ones in Durham because that’s where I can mostly be found and it’s the easiest for me to get to.

I have my fingers crossed

P.L.

September 9, 2026
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Reply from Ditch or Date

Thank you for your kind review and we are so pleased you had such a lovely night. So pleased you got a match too - exciting!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great night out

I've been to a few events always exceptionally well organized from start to finish. The venues are comfortable with reasonable noise levels, and both hosts Megan and Helen kept everything friendly, natural and low-pressure.

September 3, 2026
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Reply from Ditch or Date

Thank you so much for your kind review - it is lovely to hear this. We try so hard to have the best venues and we are so lucky to have Megan hosting our events as she takes such pride in them along with Helen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It was a pleasant evening great hosts

It was a pleasant evening great hosts. Friendly hosts and was nice to get out of the house and socialise with others in a similar position .

August 27, 2026
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Reply from Ditch or Date

Thank you so much Ian for your kind words.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great night

Great night - lovely people and really well organised. Would def recommend for meeting singles face to face.

August 13, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly organisers

The organisers were so friendly and encouraging, it created a fun, relaxed environment!

July 30, 2026
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Reply from Ditch or Date

Thank you for your lovely review - we are so pleased that you had such a great night.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Badly organised event

Badly organised event, unprofessional and no communication. They also dont respond to any emails/phone when you contact them.

July 29, 2026
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Reply from Ditch or Date

Fake reviewer.
This person has unfortunately written anothet anonymous review and doesn’t appear from their initials to have attended an event organised by us. Identical to a past review left by an anonymous CS who didn’t respond to Trustpilot either asking for evidence they’d attended an event ran by us.
So sad that people want to take time out to leave fake reviews.

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