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Mother’s Day 2024: Where to celebrate in London

27 Feb 2024 | Updated on: 28 Feb 2024 | By Annie Lewis

From classic Sunday lunch to wellness retreats, here's how to spoil her rotten this Mother's Day

Looking to treat mum to something extra special this year? As you should be! Once you’ve got the perfect gift sorted, it’s time to think of the day itself. Luckily London’s hotspots care about her just as much as you do, and there’s plenty to get stuck into when 10 March rolls around. Read on for our guide to celebrating Mother’s Day 2024 in style.

Mr Fogg’s House of Botanicals, Fitzrovia

Step inside an enchanted world of flora and fauna on a corner of Fitzrovia at Mr Fogg’s House of Botanicals this Mother’s Day. Indulge in a leisurely two-course brunch menu – featuring highlights of French toast, eggs Florentine and pink fluffy pancakes – where mums will receive a complimentary mimosa bouquet: a symbol of appreciation and respect on Mother’s Day in different cultures. Also enjoy one and a half hours of free-flowing botanical prosecco bellinis, with build-your-own flavours such as cucumber and mint or strawberry, red rose and lemon thyme, against a backdrop of sweet sounds courtesy of singer Alice Keys. 

From £48 per person, visit mr-foggs.com

Ham Yard Hotel, Soho

Give the gift of relaxation this Mother’s Day with the Afternoon Urban Retreat at Ham Yard Hotel’s Soholistic Spa. Treat your loved one to a 75-minute treatment and spa day, followed by a decadent champagne afternoon tea at Ham Yard Restaurant – the perfect way to spend the day or gift as a voucher to be enjoyed at a later date. Choose from the Drift Away Massage or a Repose Aromatherapy Facial before making full use of the spa facilities for up to two hours – and don’t forget to pick up your complimentary Spa Relaxation Kit by Temple Spa to enjoy at home. 

From £200 per person, visit firmdalehotels.com

Aire Ancient Baths, Covent Garden

aire ancient baths

Covent Garden-based sanctuary and spa, Aire Ancient Baths, is inviting all mums to take a moment to unwind on 10 March. The wellness destination – which offers thermal baths, relaxing massages and luxurious rituals in an 18th-century townhouse where the author of Peter Pan once lived – has dedicated a number of packages to nurturing the delicate equilibrium of body and mind. Pick from the Ancient Experience, featuring a tour through thermal baths at different temperatures including the Caldarium (40°C), the Frigidarium (14°C), the 1000-jet Balneum, and the salt exfoliation area, before relaxing completely with a 45-minute massage. Another highlight is the Escape Together experience: a 30-minute relaxing massage for two. Any bookings from now until Mother’s Day will also receive a complimentary honey hair mask that will be applied during the massage, so you can trust your mum will feel truly pampered. 

Visit beaire.com

Faber, Hammersmith

Hammersmith’s coastal-inspired restaurant Faber is offering a special set menu this Mother’s Day, evoking fond memories of family holidays on the British seaside. Co-founders Matt and Anthony concocted the concept of Faber during lockdown, delivering shellfish, seafood, and cocktails on their bikes in East London, before transforming The Victoria Mile End into an East London boozer big on fish. On 10 March, executive chef Ollie Bass will serve his Mother’s Day menu featuring seafood favourites such as John Dory with parsnip and parsley and monkfish wrapped in Coombeshead pancetta, as well as pork belly in calvados jus and kale. To finish, choose between the sticky toffee pudding and the borage starflower honey tart with creme fraise. 

From £50 per person, visit faberrestaurants.co.uk

Norma, Fitzrovia

To celebrate Mother’s Day, Norma will open especially on 10 March to offer an enticing Sicilian feast designed to treat all of the deserving mothers out there. Executive chef Giovann Attard has created a seasonal set menu – offering two, three or four courses alongside a complimentary glass of fizz for all mums – featuring caponata and spaghettini fritters with parmesan sauce, Mamma’s beef lasagne made with porchetta, sage, Sicilian roasted potatoes and smoked pork sauce, and classic aubergine parmigiana. If you have room, tuck into Norma’s signature tiramisu or marsala poached pear and chocolate orange ice cream. 

From £40 per person, visit normalondon.com

Bar Du Champagne, Covent Garden

If the way to your mum’s heart is through a glass of the good stuff, we recommend you head to newly-opened champagne bar and bistro, Bar Du Champagne, on Henrietta Street in Covent Garden come 10 March. The new weekend brunch menu, which is perfect for a Mother's Day celebration, boasts a variety of French plates, such as truffled croque monsieur and green goddess benedict, alongside hearty à la carte dishes including champagne mussels, burrata Pugliese, oxtail burgundy, and Basque cheesecake. Raise a glass to the leading woman in your life with a curated selection of sustainable wines and rare tipples, from champagne Pierre Péters and cuvée rosé Albane to biodynamic champagnes from Hugues Godmé. 

Visit barduchampagne.co.uk

The Petersham, Covent Garden

A stone’s throw from King Street and set within the secluded and tranquil floral courtyard, The Petersham is an elegant restaurant from the Richmond-based Petersham Nurseries team in the heart of Covent Garden. This Mother’s Day, indulge in an afternoon tea and start with a seasonal Bellini, before choosing from savoury dishes including smoked trout with lemon and dill and Haye Farm organic cured beef before sweets of vanilla sponge cake with blueberry buttercream and flourless chocolate cake with coffee and chocolate mousse.  

Elsewhere on 10 March, The Petersham will host a bouquet masterclass to teach guests how to create wild, dramatic arrangements with colourful, seasonal British flowers and foraged foliage. Enjoy light refreshments and take your bouquet home or either gift it to a loved one. 

The Petersham Afternoon Tea from £55 and Petersham Nurseries Mother’s Day Bouquet Masterclass from £95, visit thepetershamcoventgarden.com

The Kensington, South Kensington

A home away from home where she doesn’t have to lift a finger, Sunday lunch at The Kensington offers a deliciously indulgent blend of style and comfort this Mother’s Day. Toast the woman of the hour with the new Merci Mother’s Day cocktail, served in the restaurant’s adjoining K Bar and combining Amaretto Disaronno and Calvados with a drizzle of honey and splash of lavender soda.

The lunch menu champions Britain’s seasonal produce, featuring smoked salmon with poached St Ewe’s egg, sun dried tomatoes and homemade croutons to start before choosing between two sharing mains: grass-fed sirloin beef roast or Blythburgh roast pork belly from one of Suffolk’s finest free-range farms. Both are designed for two people and come with Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes and a fresh, flavour-packed orange, squash, rocket and radish salad. A fitting finale of lime and coconut parfait flower with marinated pineapple, or the savoury lover's cheese selection, will finish off the meal a treat before venturing out into the leafy surrounds of well-heeled South Kensington. 

From £42 per person, visit townhousekensington.com

The Ivy Collection, across London

On 9 March and Mothering Sunday on 10 March, The Ivy Collection has a whole host of different ways you can spoil your mum, grandmother, or any other special person in your life. Available on both days, give the woman in your life the perfect start to the day with the weekend breakfast menu, featuring a selection of dishes from the breakfast menu – think mini viennoiseries, eggs benedict, and buttermilk pancakes – served alongside a rhubarb and strawberry Bellini. 

For a heartier celebration meal, opt for the Mother’s Day set menu on 10 March featuring highlights of twice-baked gratinated cheese soufflé with basil and lovage pesto, artichoke and sweet potato tagine and the classic chicken Milanese with baby plum tomatoes, capers and rocket. As an extra touch, diners who book this set menu will receive a mini votive candle from Penhaligons and a single red rose to take home. Wash it all down with a delectable St Germain cocktail – our favourite is the elderflower martini mixed with vodka, lime juice, cranberry juice and pomegranate syrup. 

The Ivy weekend breakfast from £19.50 and The Ivy Mother’s Day set menu from £27.50, visit ivycollection.com

The Soho Hotel, Soho

Perfect for film lovers, The Soho Hotel is hosting a special film club and lunch from 1.30pm on Mother’s Day, with a three-course set menu at Refuel Restaurant followed by a showing of The Color Purple in the hotel’s state-of-the-art screening room. Menu highlights include burrata and grilled radicchio to start, followed by a traditional roast sirloin of beef, Yorkshire pudding and horseradish cream and a rich chocolate fondant with salted caramel ice cream for dessert.

From £55 per person, visit firmdalehotels.com

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