10 Mother’s Day Events & Menus in Newcastle

Mother’s Day Paint & Sip Workshop @ Hancock Gallery

A special edition of the popular Paint & Sip workshops at the Hancock Gallery, this Mother’s Day special will encourage your mum’s inner creativity and let her have a drink or two with friends (or you!) at the same time. For £25 per person, guests can paint a new tote bag inspired by the fantastic art on display, and have a complimentary prosecco (there are other drinks available of course). All materials are provided and of course you get to take the tote bag home too.

9th March, £25

Motoon: My Girls Mother’s Day Special @ Wylam Brewery

Why not take your mam out dancing (or buy her the tickets to go out with some friends for once) with the Motoon crew at their My Girls Mother’s Day Special in the lush environs of Wylam Brewery. The music policy is 100% Motown and sixties soul and there’s soul food, good drink and a lovely atmosphere too - the perfect night out for mams, aunties, BFFs and any other wonderful lady in your life!

9th March, £8.50

Mother’s Day Sunday Lunch @ St James’ Park

Newcastle being the football-obsessed city that it is, there are thousands of mams who are big Magpie fans and would surely love lunch at the stadium. The Mother’s Day Sunday lunch offers a lavish three-course roast in St James’ Park’s latest venue, Wings, so there’s plenty of atmosphere plus views of the pitch and NUFC history to go with the meal. There are several sittings throughout the afternoon (starting at noon) and it costs just £29.50pp for adults, £19.50 for under 12s.

10th March, £29.50 (adults) / £19.50 (under 12s)

Mother’s Day Temperance Tea Party @ Prohibition

Special events at Prohibition are always that little bit more special than most places, and their Mother’s Day Temperance Tea Party will be no exception. Hosted by cabaret star Hildy Harland, you’ll be offered cakes, sandwiches, tea and some excellent live entertainment from Hildy herself, who’ll be singing as you sup. Entry is just £8, a full ticket including the afternoon tea is £22 per person and for £25 per person there’s a glass of fizz on arrival too. The shebang runs from 2pm 'til 5pm and there will be vegan and GF options too so nobody need feel left out.

10th March, from £8

Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea @ Fenwick

Afternoon tea in Fenwick always feels like a bit of a treat, and is bound to be doubly true on Mother’s Day. The in-house tea room and bakers, Mason & Rye, are hosting a lush tea for mothers this year. For £25 per person, they’ll be offered the hot drink of their choice plus a selection of finger sandwiches, handmade patisserie from the magnificent in-house bakers and a lovely atmosphere. For £35 per person you can make it a sparkling afternoon tea with a glazz of fizz.

10th March, from £25

Mother’s Day Menu & Free Bubbly For Mams @ Dabbawal

Dabbawal’s creative take on Indian street food is one of the jewels of the Newcastle dining scene and any excuse to visit should be grabbed with both hands. Praise be, then, for the Mother’s Day menu. For just £23.95 a head, diners can enjoy a four-course set menu which includes a glass of bubbly for mams. From sav dahi puri to sorbets and ice creams via dishes like gunpowder fried fish, lamb pasand and ginger lamb chops, the food will be delicious and your mum will be very happy indeed.

10th March (12pm - 5pm; Last orders 4:30pm), £23.95 per person

The Devil Wears Prada & Afternoon Tea @ Tyneside Cinema

The good folk at Tyneside Cinema have lined up a superb double-whammy for your mammy this Mother’s Day. You can enjoy a lush afternoon tea in the Coffee Rooms followed by a screening of Meryl Streep favourite The Devil Wears Prada, which you get to watch from the atmospheric Classic Circle. Cucumber sandwiches and campy ruthlessness is a killer combo, especially when the likes of Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt are on board.

10th March, £37.50

Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea @ Royal Station Hotel

Another fine place to take afternoon tea is the Royal Station Hotel and their package looks especially tempting. For just £17.95 per person, you can enjoy sandwiches, pastries, scones and a host of tasty sweet treats like white chocolate lime macaron, black chocolate choux and a raspberry red cupcake. Not only that, but mum goes free for parties of four or more!

Mother’s Day Tapas @ Café Andaluz

Café Andaluz - the city’s favourite slice of the Iberian peninsula - is hosting a special Mother’s Day tapas meal this year, meaning you, your mum and whoever else she’d like to invite can enjoy some tasty tapas awesomeness. For £22.95 per person, you can choose three tapas dishes and a dessert, which means champinones gratinados, pimientos de padron, gambas pil pil and churros among many other options.

10th March, £22.95 per person

Mother's Day Charlotte Tilbury Makeup Masterclass & Afternoon Tea @ The Vermont Hotel

Charlotte Tilbury has iconic status in the world of cosmetics and an afternoon with some Tilbury professionals is a special occasion just suited to Mother’s Day. The Vermont Hotel is hosting an afternoon with Charlotte’s pro artists, demonstrating products and techniques, and you’ll also get a lush afternoon tea with a glass of prosecco, AND a goodie bag that includes a £35 Charlotte Tilbury voucher to redeem against anything bought that day. Tickets are £69.95 and your mum will be made up! (see what we did there?).

10th March, £69.95

That’s just a few ways you can make a fuss of your mum this Mother’s Day in Newcastle, whether she’s the sort of mum more likely to enjoy a pitch-side Sunday roast, a wickedly funny movie, some delicious tapas or a chance to express her inner creativity.