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Megan Nisbet

Channel 4 announces new restaurant for First Dates as it relocates to 'special place'

Channel 4's popular matchmaking show First Dates is relocating to a new restaurant to mark ten years on screens. The broadcaster has revealed the city of Bath will be the new filming location for the famous First Dates restaurant.

Previously the series has taken place in London and then Manchester. The move is part of the production company's ongoing commitment to the UK regions, where a number of the production team will be based out of the company’s new regional hub in Bristol.

The new season will see a fresh line-up of blind daters when filming will take place this summer at The Botanist bar & restaurant in Bath. The Botanist restaurant site is inside the Grade II listed Octagon Chapel, built in 1766.

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And what's more, the new location won't be all that's changing about the series. Along with a striking new restaurant home, the tenth anniversary season will launch brand-new cast members, a format refresh, and some of the most unforgettable dating moments the show has ever featured.

Fred Sirieix said: "Making this new series feels special, celebrating a decade of bringing people together on the show, but there’s always more love to be found. They say Bath is the most romantic City in the UK and it's true, so what better place to set the scene for romance to blossom than there!"

Channel 4 Commissioning Editor, Rita Daniels, added: "After 10 years of love stories, I’m thrilled that First Dates has the stunning and romantic city of Bath as its brand new location.

"I'm in no doubt that this special place will mesmerize and enthral all our daters which in turn will ensure they have special evening full of romance." For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.

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