- Bring the daredevil out in your mum: take her to spend a day at The Extreme Academy at Watergate Bay, on the north Cornwall coast. You can book a special Mother's Day Extreme Day, price £100, where she'll be free to choose from a variety of thrilling activities, from waveskiing to surfing, traction kiting to beach games including ultimate Frisbee. Lunch at the rather fabulous Beach Hut is thrown in, too. For more on Cornwall, don't miss our feature on Cornwall's top ten beaches.
- Mother and daughter can revitalise body and mind together on a special break at Lifehouse, the new health spa with rooms that's just opened in Essex. The 'Mother and Daughter' Spa Break is a perfect way to enjoy some pampering time out. Includes a contemporary bedroom for the night, 2 course dinner, Champagne afternoon tea and a blissful 1 hour 25 min DECLEOR face and body treatment each. Unlimited use of the swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool, salt inhalation room, sauna, steam room, chill area, spa facilities and all grounds and gardens. Available until 30th April 2014. Full price for this package is £235 per person per night (based on 2 sharing).
- Take her to see a West End spectacular on a break with Show and Stay . Mamma Mia!, Billy Elliot, and Dreamboats and Petticoats are among the big-name productions that have been packaged up with a night's hotel accommodation. For example, two top seats in the stalls or dress circle at Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales Theatre with a night's stay in a three-star hotel costs £313.54 for two people.
Wherever you live around the UK, a National Trust property near you will be laying on special events for Mothering Sunday. For example, little ones can take mum to Trengwainton Garden in Cornwall and while she's taking a relaxing stroll around the grounds, they can take part in a craft workshop to make her the perfect Mother's Day card.Kids can also take their mums to Brownsea island and decorate a free biscuit for her in the Villano cafe.
- Take her for a break in Norfolk - in a floating log cabin. These quirky properties are great fun and provide a great base for exploring the Norfolk Broads and surrounding towns and villages. Sleeping up to four, the cabins are available for a three-night break including Mothering Sunday for £195 with Norfolk Broads Houseboats.
This Mother’s Day the Hoxton are teaming up with Ricky Paul Flowers to host an extra special floral masterclass in the Courtyard Garden. The class will take place on Saturday 29th May from 3-5pm and participants will get to create beautiful bouquets of flowers to take home with them. The 2 hour master class will use lovely vintage roses, lilac, foliage and spring blooms to make a bouquet in Ricky's rustic chic style. Free tickets will be available here on Friday 21st March at 10am. Be quick as they won't hang around for long!
- Mother's go free at York's Chocolate Story this Mother's Day. Instead of simply handing your mum a box of chocolates this year, take her on the York's Chocolate Story tour and discover the history of chocolate and the city's greatest chocolate creations. Visitors can discover chocolate’s origins, how to make it, how to taste it like an expert and even the sustainable future of chocolate. Visitors can also watch the attraction's team of chocolatiers creating a special range of chocolates specifically for mothers.
If your mum has been glued to the Winter Olympics then she will love a day out on the slopes at Warmwell Holiday Park in Dorset. The on-park Snowflex slope offers access to winter sports year round including skiing, snowboarding and Ringo; a fun-filled race down the slopes in a rubber ring. Experts and beginners alike can get involved with ski and snowboard lessons available at a discounted rate for park guests. Spend the day at the Dorset Snowsport Centre or make a break of it - arriving on the 28th March 2014, short breaks at Warmwell Holiday Park are available from £179 (based on up to 6 people sharing lodge for three nights).
This Mother's Day, The Varsity Hotel will host an evening devoted to Britain’s most quintessential spirit, with a gastronomic gin supper at its restaurant, held in association with the Cambridge Distillery. To be held on Mother’s Day, this ‘Mother’s Ruin’ gin pairing evening has been designed as the perfect treat for gin loving mums. The evening will begin at 7pm with places priced at £49, guests will be treated to three courses, with a gin pairing alongside each course.
- To help families have an unforgettable Mother’s Day this year, Tree Top Adventure in the heart of Snowdonia is challenging Mums across the UK to take an adrenaline filled adventure in the sky, for free!
Families can negotiate over 30 obstacles including balancing beams, zip wires and rope bridges at this exciting and unique high ropes adventure course. For Mum’s feeling extra brave, the Snowdonia attraction also hosts the world’s highest power fan parachute simulator, along with Europe’s highest and first 5 seater giant swing. The giant swing will hoist you over 80ft high into the air then release to swing out over the magnificent Conwy Valley, to see the beautiful sights of Snowdonia and beyond.