It doesn’t get better than this: a free roast dinner for mums all day on Sunday. Head over to The Lawn Club and make up for the thousand or so Sunday lunches she made you over the years.

This Mother’s Day, Albert’s Schloss invites guests to celebrate the mother figure in their life with brunch, haus roasts and a free glass of sparkling Ferghettina Rosé for all the mums.

Treat your mum to a sophisticated meal out at Embankment Kitchen, with a complimentary chilled glass of prosecco across the Mother’s Day weekend.    

It doesn’t get prettier than Gilpin in the Lake District, and what could be better than afternoon tea with your favourite (well, only) mum in this beautiful space? Click through for more details, and to read coverage of our recent visit to this stunning destination.

This year, give your mum the gift of knowledge. Knowledge and wine. With the emphasis on wine. Kelly Bishop’s Manchester Wine Tours are fun-packed affairs, with plenty of great chat, amusing tales and, of course, great vino with equally-great people. Best of all, buy a ticket for two and you’ll be first in line for the +1. And you can even use CREATIVETOURIST for 10% off any tour in March or April.

Ana Villegas-Mendez is the creative whizz behind Abeja Tapas – beautiful Spanish food and drink gift boxes for all occasions. Click through to read our review of a wonderful box we tried recently, then order one for your mamá.

On 10th March, Tattu are offering the ultimate limited edition Mother’s Day cocktail the Divine Bloom with rum, Cointreau, lychee and butterfly pea tea and delicate floral notes which will be complimentary for any mother figures dining from the Sharing Imperial Roast menu. For a unique Mother’s Day present, guests can add something special by pre-ordering two bespoke individually branded macarons to be at the table when you arrive in a miniature dim sum basket.

The Mother’s Day Sharing Menu is available on 10th March for £49 per person and an additional £6.50 per macaron.

The Municipal Hotel MGallery is pulling out all the stops for Mother’s Day, including a special overnight stay experience, Afternoon Tea and a dazzling dessert.

Make a beeline to the Bud & Pot Pop-up Shop on Saturday 9 March, when you can join the florists for a Build Your Own Bouquet workshop with your mum. Undoubtedly thirsty work, the stylish surroundings of this Grade II-listed building offer the perfect backdrop to classic and warehouse signature cocktail quaffing.

Book your mum into one of the live talks beaming out of Elizabeth Gaskell’s House this year, or head there in person on Sunday 10 March and see the desk where the author wrote her famous novels. Spring is springing in the lovely garden, and on Mothering Sunday, the tearoom will be open and the monthly secondhand book sale will be in full swing.

As well as the hellebores and cyclamens, spring bulbs and blossom, RHS Garden Bridgewater is celebrating women in horticulture 9 and 10 March to coincide with International Women’s Day. There will be talks and Q&As, including Idle Women, who are creating the first dedicated women’s physic garden in the UK. Don’t forget to grab a slice of cake in the quaint Garden Cottage Cafe overlooking the orchard and be sure to stock up your mum’s own borders at the garden centre.

Treat your mum to a trip to the Victoria Baths Vintage Home Show on Sunday 17 March – it might be the week after Mother’s Day, but it’s worth the trip to bag a bargain and see the beautiful building buzzing. You can also get behind the scenes (or under the pools) at Manchester’s famous ‘Water Palace’ on Welcome Wednesdays from 3 April to 25 September 2024 (11am to 3pm).

Refuge Sundays are still a must-do. Sip a classic cocktail (Mimosas, Negroni Sbagliatos and Bloody Marys are on the menu) beneath the tiled Glamour of Manchester mural, then chow down on a platter for two or an individual roast – beef rump, Cumbrian chicken, Yorkshire porchetta or vegan welly. You can even get a special portion for your four-legged friend. Refuge roasts are served all day – ‘turn up, kick back and tuck in’.

The latest of the famous biennial Open exhibitions is on until Sunday 28 April 2024, with the HOME Gallery walls filled with 480 artworks celebrating Greater Manchester’s creative talent, selected by a panel consisting of art experts and community representatives. Who knows, maybe your mum has work on display!

This Victorian steel viaduct transformed into a temporary green ‘sky garden’ in the heart of Manchester is well worth a visit as the spring colours start to pop – and there’s no need to book; just rock up. Free guided visits are available in the morning or wander at your own pace from 12.30pm every day of the week.

Find the finest places in Manchester to down Darjeeling (or a flute of fizz), nibble on dainty finger sandwiches and slap clotted cream on a freshly baked scone – no mum is going to say no to this afternoon out. Or, if she’s at the other end of the M62, check out our round-up of the best places for tea, cake and afternoon delights in Liverpool.