Make Mother's Day Special with our City Centre Gift Ideas

With Mother's Day fast approaching, it's the perfect time to treat her to the gift she deserves. Whether mum loves to be wined and dined or presents (or indeed presence!) your City Centre has something for you. Mum's sorted, local businesses supported, what could be better? We've pulled together some ideal gifts to celebrate mums, mum figures and more...

For The Mum Who Has It All
If she's been hoarding gifts from the last decade, why not treat her to the gift of your presence and a spot of procecco? There's plenty of places in your City Centre that have interactive experiences and those that you can simply sit back and enjoy. Here are some of our top picks:

Brilliant Brunches and Afternoon Tea

• The Gin Rummy - Mother's Day Afternoon Tea 19th March -  2 hours of unlimited cocktails, mocktails and procecco with a selection of sandwiches, open soft rolls, cakes and doughnuts all for one set price of just £29.95pp
• The Werkroom - Mother's Day Brunch 19th March Bottomless cocktails 6pm - 8pm showtime at 7pm 
• Bloom Hanley - Raise a glass and say thanks a bunch with afternoon tea or bottomless brunch, different dates available to suit your days off
• Hamilton Bay Rum Punch Bottomless Brunch - enjoy 90 minutes of unlimited Hamilton Bay Rum Punch Jugs and a Caribbean platter at just £28pp

Entertainment and Arts

• The Bootleg Beatles live at Victoria Hall on Thursday 23rd March. From Love Me Do to Let It Be, from black and white to psychedelic technicolour, let the world's premier tribute to The Beatles take you and mum on a whistle-stop journey through the most vibrant and devisive decade of all... the Swinging Sixties.
• Latin Fusion Dance Masterclass at the Regent Theatre on Monday 3rd April. Get those dancing shoes and get ready to cha, cha! Learn different Latin styles, including Salsa and Latin Jazz led by a professional dancer and choreographer.
• For the mum who loves a thrill, why not attempt Escape Stoke? With heaps of themed escape room challenges from Witchcraft and Wizardry to The Da Vinci Room, get those thinking caps on and work together to escape.  
• After something a tad less adrenaline inducing? Why not take her for a visit to famed Emma Bridgewater for a spot of pottery painting or a relaxing boardgame at The Long Rest?

Gifting as Gorgeous as She is
Luckily for us, there's also plenty of places to pick up an extra special gift. From the stunning smells of a Lush gift set, to a breathtaking piece of new jewellery from Goodwins, treat your mum to something special straight from the Potteries. What's more, the Potteries Pop Up currently features awesome indie businesses jam-packed with Stokie goodies. 

For the Mum Who Loves to Wine and Dine 
If the phrase 'the way to the heart is through the stomach' resonates, then we've also got you sorted. We're home to awesome independant spots such as The Slamwich Club and Little Dumpling King, plus classic Italian food faves including La Bella Napoli, Roberto's Pizza House and Portofino.

Why Not Turn Her Day into a Stay?
- Whether you've got just too much to squeeze into one day, why not make it a stay at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel? A stone's throw away from our Cultural Quarter, rooms and suites boast delightful modern decor, room service and free WiFi and access to the hotel Fitness Center. Before a day of shopping and activities, why not grab a bite at the on-site hotel  Restaurant Six with a scrumptious breakfast buffet?

Have a wonderful Mother's Day no matter how you spend it. Whether remembering loved ones or taking it easy... you deserve it!