THE Great Tree in Ramsgate is to open especially on Valentine's Day, from 6pm to 10pm, and will serve Puerto Rican food and drunken cherry cocktails alongside some opera courtesy of Latin landlady Scheherazade Pesante.

The Powell Arms in Birchington has also created a special romantic menu for Valentine's Day.

The five-course, £24.95 Valentine's Day menu will be accompanied by seductive music, with canapés and a glass of champagne served on arrival.

Romantic Margatonians can head to the Lord Byron for its Sixties Valentine disco.

The pub in Byron Avenue will be playing an assortment of songs for lovers on Friday, from 7.30pm.

For music lovers, next Wednesday marks the monthly Smugglers Records showcase at the Carlton Cinema in Westgate.

It will feature singer-songwriters Jodie Goffe and Ben Thomas.

The regular gig is described as unmissable and can be enjoyed with a pint of real ale at the bar.