Last Updated on February 18, 2022
With love to all Mothers
It’s Mother’s Day on 27th March this year. How are you planning on treating your own mum? Mother’s Day is also known as Mothering Sunday and when I was younger I can remember picking flowers in the vicarage garden with our Sunday School teacher to make Victorian-style posies. My mum loved flowers and these tiny start of spring posies were the perfect gift for her.
Mothering Sunday has deep roots. Always the fourth Sunday of Lent, it was a day when Christians throughout the land would return to their family’s Mother Church or cathedral. And by extension a day when children, mainly daughters who had gone to work as domestic servants, were given a day off to visit their mother and family and they no doubt brought gifts and flowers with them.
The centuries may have rolled by, but the desire to say “thank you” to a person who has nurtured and protected remains strong. Even today the demands of daily life mean that time together is either less frequent than desired or alternatively regimented with responsibilities. If we lack “free time”, then what greater gift can we give to someone we care for than our undivided attention?
Today many of us will book a meal out or make breakfast in bed for our mothers. But, what if you don’t live at home. What if you know your mum won’t welcome a meal out on one of the busiest Sundays of the year. What if you just want to give her the chance to do something completely different. That’s where Red Letter Days come into their own.
30 years ago Red Letter Days anticipated the “experience society” where time is more valuable than possessions. Their website now offers over 6000 experiences to choose from: something for every budget, ability and aspiration. If you’ve yet to decide on a gift for a mother in your life, then you may gain inspiration from Red Letter Days carefully curated Mothers’ Day selection.
Scroll through the fantastic array of experiences on offer and I defy you not to feel like a child in a toy shop. From pampering to paragliding; gourmet meals to vineyard and garden tours; hotel short breaks to sailing courses: days packed with action and excitement or with calm and stillness. Opportunities to learn new skills and spend stimulating time together and all offered at competitive prices and available across the UK.
We’ve reviewed a few Red Letter Day experiences in the past – from wonderful meals out, like this delicious tasting menu with fizz at Michelin Starred Angler restaurant, through to afternoon tea at Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, spa experiences and overnight stays in hotels. And we’ve got our eye on quite a few more. But, if you are struggling to choose something, we’d like to suggest the ‘Especially for Her‘ gift box – a curated selection of experiences that can be bought with a special voucher. It costs £49.99 and it’s a great way to make sure your mum can pick exactly what she wants for herself. The gift box offers over 2810 experiences in the UK, from afternoon tea, to comedy nights, helicopter rides and more. And it’s valid for 24 months – so plenty of time for her to make her mind up!
What’s more – we’ve got one to give away. All you need to do is follow the rafflecopter through, remembering to let us know in the comments below what experience offered by Red Letter Days you think YOUR mum would enjoy. Please don’t leave links – that will automatically put your comment into spam!
A theatre trip and a meal or cream tea
A lovely spa day would be just what any mum would need .
Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea
Afternoon tea in a nice hotel
I’d gift it to my daughter, she’d definitely choose a night away
An afternoon tea day out, just the two of us 🙂
Afternoon tea. It would be right up her street.
A night in a hotel, a nice meal followed with a live 70s soul tribute act, such as Barry White or Stevie Wonder amongst other legends, playing at the hotel
Mum is 87 so i’m sure she would love afternoon tea
Afternoon tea
A spa day or afternoon tea
Overnight break or afternoon tea, preferably combination of the two!
I think the theatre trip or the spa day.
It would definitely be the afternoon tea
A trip to the theatre
My mum would really love an overnight city break to anywhere with good independent bookshops – I know Norwich is on her list!!
100% a spa day! Anything that involves a massage/facial and shes in heaven!!
My mum would absolutely love a spa day 💕 I don’t think she’s ever been on one!
an afternoon tea
A relaxing spa experience would be perfect
She would like an afternoon tea treat.
She would like an Afternoon Tea experience.
My Mum would love a spa day with a couple of treatments……and so would I!!!
She would love an afternoon tea experience
Tea for two, its been a long time since we just had a natter
She would love a spa day experience.
Tea for two would be wonderful
Afternoon tea
Hot Air Balloon Ride I think
I think she’d like the Afternoon tea with Bubbles.
An afternoon tea or pamper would be good!
Hot air balloon ride
A spa day is such a treat, I know my mum would have loved one
My mum and wife would love the afternoon tea or a theatre trip
Excellent prize I’d be delighted
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What a Fabulous Treat this would be
Definitely afternoon tea
A spa day
Spa treatment followed by Afternoon tea sounds amazing
my mum would love the theatre trip – she loves getting out and about and i think the spa would get on her nerves!
I’d love to treat my Mum to an afternoon tea
My Mum likes going out for a lunch .
I think my mum would love a spa experience
Definitely an afternoon tea
A champagne afternoon tea would be the perfect gift
a champagne afternoon tea
My mum would enjoy an afternoon tea, or a bit of pampering, but most of all, precious family time!
Afternoon tea would be a lovely indulgent treat
I think an afternoon tea is one of the best ways to celebrate Mothers Day x
She would love an afternoon tea
A lovely relaxing afternoon tea with good company x
Afternoon tea
It would be either a sophisticated afternoon tea or something like a supercharged driving experience
mine would really love an afternoon tea
A spa day would be lush
A theatre trip sounds awesome
The spa day looks lush! My mum would love that
a theatre trip would be lovely for mine
Afternoon tea
Afternoon tea
A treat and memory made
mine really loves going for afternoon tea
Definitely an afternoon tea treat x
Afternoon tea would be perfect
I think my mum would like an afternoon tea in a nice hotel
I’m sure my mum would love an afternoon tea
My mum, and ì, would love the spa day.
mum would love the spa day xx
My mum would love an afternoon tea and I’d love to take her 😉
a spa day would be at the top of my mums list
My mum would love a spa day at the moment she has so much going on
mine would love an afternoon tea
Afternoon Tea
gosh so many great ones, i think my mum would probably enjoy the afternoon tea the most!
Love to treat mum.to a spa day
Sadly my mum is no longer with us, bless her always with us in her heart, I am a mum myself and my daughter and I would love afternoon tea for two for Mother’s day xx
Afternoon tea ☕🍰
A nice and relaxed afternoon tea would be just the ticket
Afternoon Tea
A delicious afternoon tea.
A trip to the theatre, she loves watching musicals.
I think my Mum would love an Afternoon Tea xx
my mum would love the afternoon tea
Afternoon Tea
Definitely afternoon tea, she loves those
Great page and lovely prize! 💕💕
my mum would love afternoon tea
A Spa day would be wonderful
my mum would love the afternoon tea experience
My mum never grew up being able to afford treats like spa days, so a spa day is always her ultimate treat. Thank you
Probably a nice beauty treatment like a massage.
A spa day
Afternoon Tea
afternoon tea
The helicopter Ride
Somebody to Clean Her House.
My mum would definitely love an afternoon tea, especially the cakes!
My mum would probably enjoy s spa dsy the most with a treatment included
I think my Mum would most enjoy an afternoon tea at a hotel.
a gluten free afternoon tea
My Mum would love a meal out!
I think Afternoon Tea would be nice for my Mum
An Afternoon tea would be her style.
Oh, it has to be posh afternoon tea
My mammy would love a spa day
I think Afternoon Tea, would be right up her street.
I love afternoon tea, what a treat
My mum would really love a night away in a hotel
A tasting menu somewhere fancy sounds perfect!
An Afternoon Tea with finger sandwiches, scones and a glass of something bubbly
An afternoon tea
Afternoon Tea
Afternoon tea 🙂 she absolutely loves an afternoon tea
Afternoon tea would be perfect
A Spa Day
She would love an Afternoon Tea
An afternoon tea is always enjoyable!
Anything food related
Atfteroon tea
Afternoon tea will go down a treat
A helicopter ride!
Afternoon tea
Spa day
My Mum Would Love A Afternoon Tea
Afternoon tea would be a real treat
I’d love to take my mum for a lovely overnight stay 💗💗
A lovely afternoon tea.
She would love afternoon tea
My mum would love the afternoon tea – I would love to win it for her
Afternoon tea would be good
I think she would enjoy the afternoon tea 🙂 Thanks for running the giveaway
An afternoon tea, she definitely deserves a treat!
A Spa Day
A Spa Day
Mum has had a tough time with Dad in hospital for 4 months and she would appreciate any treat. It’s a double whammy month as it’s her birthday. Please make it a special one x
The Comedy night
I think a comedy night would be fun for her!
A Spa Day
a posh afternoon tea
My mum would love a spa treat!
My Mum would like the afternoon tea for 2
My mother loves cake, so an afternoon tea experience would be perfect for her
She would almost certainly enjoy an afternoon tea.
I think they would enjoy a champagne afternoon tea.
I think she would enjoy Pure Pamper for Two at Pure Spa & Beauty.
Definitely a spa day!
She’d love an afternoon tea.
Definitely afternoon tea! I’ve made her a hamper the last couple of years, she’d love to enjoy the real thing!
This would be incredible. Please count me in
A Spa Day!
My mum would love an afternoon tea, she has a sweet tooth like me!
Would love to win this for my wonderful mother <3 Thanks for the chance
My mum would love the afternoon tea experience
My mum would love the afternoon tea experience, for the good food & the chance to have a chit chat!
my mother would love anything that made her think she was posh and royalty so an afternoon tea might do it
Definitely a Spa day, A spa weekend would be even better.
My mum would love to have an afternoon tea
Hot air ballooning
My Mother in Law loves it when we treat her to a posh meal or lunch so an Afternoon Tea or similar would make her feel really special – and she definitely deserves it. x
she would love a spa day
She would love an overnight stay or even an afternoon tea
She’d love afternoon tea – who doesn’t?
My Mum enjoys afternoon teas, she would love to go somewhere new for one.
A Spa day would be the perfect choice!
Definitley an afternoon tea
Pretty sure she’d like a skydive, but as she’s 86 and can hardly walk I think she’d settle for a nice afternoon tea
Definitely the afternoon tea!
my mum would love a delicious, indulgent afternoon tea
Definitely the Afternoon Tea
I think it would have to be the Spa Experience.
Afternoon tea
My mum would love a spa experience – perfect for Mother’s Day
She loves Afternoon Tea so that is the one for her
Especially for her
Afternoon tea
The afternoon tea xx
Afternoon tea x
A vineyard tour with wine tasting 🍷
Definitely the afternoon tea!
afternoon tea. what else do mothers like??!
She’d love a spa day.
I think my mum would really enjoy an afternoon tea experience. Lovely fresh scones and yummy cakes!
Afternoon tea
afternoon tea
She’d love a spa day. As a teaching assistant in a primary school she spends all day on her feet – I think a massage would do her the world of good!
I think my mum would enjoy afternoon tea.
Afternoon tea
A spa day would be a lovely treat for my mum
My mum would really enjoy a afternoon tea
Definitely an afternoon tea
I’d love a pamper afternoon/day
She would love an Afternoon Tea
My mum would enjoy afternoon tea.
My mum would love a spa day! A chance to relax and escape
My mother would love a spa experience.
Afternoon would be enjoyed very much by her
My mother would love a spa experience or afternoon tea
The Quad biking or something else adventurous, she loves activities.
afternoon tea
My mum loves going for afternoon tea
Afternoon tea
I’d like an afternoon tea
Just the thing for my senior nurse wife who is in charge of a big A&E by night on her shift.
She would love the Theatre trip
afternoon tea
Afternoon Tea
I spa day would be lovely
An afternoon tea.
I am sure she would choose an afternoon tea
Spa Day
A spa trip
My mum would love to go in a hot air balloon!
A spa trip or an afternoon tea, I will let her choose
Most definitely a lovely afternoon tea.
Afternoon tea
She loves pizza so I’ve had a browse and maybe a 3 course meal at zizzi
She would love a theatre trip or an afternoon tea.
My mum wound love any of the afternoon teas but would be great to take her to London – maybe the Harrods one!
Afternoon tea is always good
She would truly love and afternoon tea x
Mum loves an afternoon tea, this would be her favourite day out.
An afternoon tea is always a lovely treat
An afternoon tea experience
Titanic The Queen of the Ocean Immersive Dining Experience for Two
Afternoon tea for the two of us would be a real treat.
A spa day – so relaxing…
Meal with the family!
Afternoon tea!!
She’d love one of the Shard experiences! She’s been talking about doing one since her friend went last year!
spa day please
My mum would really love a nice afternoon tea
An afternoon tea would be lovely
gotta be a spa day – its very infrequent that she has the chance to pamper herself
spa day
Definitely an afternoon tea
Afternoon tea
a spa day!
my Big Sis would love the afternoon tea
Spa day
Has to be a spas day with her fave daughter … Hint
My Mum would like a spa day best or maybe a theatre trip