Ideas for Mother's Day 2008

Hit the right note with a jazz lunch
Relax in the company of a jazz duo and enjoy a buffet lunch overlooking the Thames at Windsor

The Runnymede Hotel and Spa is offering a buffet lunch consisting of salads, seafood and soups to start, with a carvery and dessert trolley to follow. Reasonably priced at £35 for adults and £17.50 for under 12s, the price includes half a bottle of wine per adult and unlimited soft drinks for the kids as well as a gift for mum to take home.

To further spoil your ma, treat her to a pampering session at the spa.

To book, call 01784 220981 or visit www.runnymedehotel.com

Traditional treats
Take afternoon tea in the secret sunken Garden Room at the Athenaeum.

The Athenaeum on Piccadilly and iconic Parisian patissier, creator of the 'macaron', Laduréee, have teamed up to bring a new dimension to afternoon tea. Wash down quintessentially English flavours of finger sandwiches, toasted crumpets and fresh scones with a glass of Laduréee's rosée champagne and own label loose-leaf tea. Then sit back and enjoy rainbow-coloured bite-sized macaroons flavoured with orange saffron, lily-of-the-valley and strawberry poppy.

Price package
The Athenaeum's Laduréee Afternoon tea costs £40 per person.

For more information visit www.athenaeumhotel.com or call 020 74703333