The K Club, Co Kildare

The Drawing Room, overlooking the gardens, is the setting for The K Club’s Champagne Afternoon Tea – a feast of sweet and savoury delights, which includes three-tiers of artfully crafted sandwiches, picture perfect pastries and a glass of Laurent Perrier Champagne. The Champagne Afternoon Tea is available to book from €70 per adult and €22.50 for children; www.kclub.ie. 

Sheen Falls Lodge, Co Kerry

Served from 2pm – 5pm in the pretty Sheen Lounge, to the sounds of the Sheen Falls, this charming Afternoon Tea experience is sure to please Mum. The menu offers an array of indulgent sweet treats, (including scones, banana bread, citrus cakes, lemon bars, white chocolate and raspberry tartelettes) as well as a special drink of choice. Guests can choose a cocktail, mocktail or a glass of Champagne. As a parting gift, each mother will receive a ten per cent discount voucher for use at the new Stables Brasserie & Bar (launching soon). Afternoon Tea for two is €70 total; www.sheenfallslodge.ie.

The Westbury, Dublin

Served in the elegant surroundings of The Gallery, overlooking Grafton Street, The Westbury’s Afternoon Tea includes delicate sandwiches, scones and cream and mini desserts accompanied by a selection of teas. Priced from €60 per person, or €78 for the Champagne Afternoon Tea, this includes a glass of Charles Heidsieck Burt Reserve NV or Charles Heidsieck Rose Reserve NV; www.doylecollection.com. 

Stillgarden Distillery, Dublin 7

Stillgarden will be hosting a Botanical Garden Afternoon Tea and Gin Tasting weekend at the Distillery on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27, from 3.30pm. Guests will be welcomed with a gin and tonic before enjoying an afternoon tea of cakes, sandwiches and botanical cupcakes, (gluten free options can be ordered). This will be served alongside four of Stillgarden’s signature gins followed by a session with in-house experts, who will discuss the history of distillation and Stillgarden’s wall of 120 botanicals. Guests will also receive a biodegradable grow kit with pre-planted herb and botanical seeds to grow at home. Tickets are €55 per person with Stillgarden donating €5 from every ticket sale to the Ukraine Crisis; www.stillgardendistillery.com. 

Grand Central Hotel, Belfast

Afternoon Tea is available in each of the six Hastings Hotels and starts from just £25 per person, with an extra special experience available in the Grand Central Hotel. Enjoy the best views of Belfast and beyond from the Grand Central’s cocktail bar, the Observatory, on the 23rd floor. A gift for Mum, plus live music accompanies a selection of sweet and savoury delicacies. Make the occasion even more special with a glass of Champagne. From £40 per adult and £21 per child; www.hastingshotels.com. 

The Hardiman, Galway

Taking care of mums and important family occasions for over 170 years, The Hardiman hotel’s Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea is composed of a selection of savoury and sweet treats (including the hotel’s famous buttermilk scones, mini desserts such as cherry chocolate cheesecake and salted caramel and pistachio tartlet). Priced from €28 per person, afternoon tea is served daily from 1pm-4.30pm. Sparkling Afternoon Tea is €35 per person; www.thehardiman.ie. 

The Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin

Irish chocolate brand, Lily O’Brien’s, has teamed up with the Fitzwilliam Hotel to offer mums an indulgent afternoon tea with lots of interesting sweet and savoury treats. Priced at €45 per person, this includes a gift of a box of Lily O’Brien’s Desserts Collection chocolates for your mum to enjoy at home too; www.fitzwillhoteldublin.com. 

Killruddery, Co Wicklow

If Mum is not inclined to go out, why not gift her one of Killruddery’s lovely hampers? Including a bottle of Organic Perlage Prosecco, Killruddery orchard apple juice, freshly baked scones, Cuinneog country butter, Killruddery garden berry jam, Lady Meath’s marmalade, Killruddery Brabazon blend coffee and a jar of Killruddery spring flowers, the Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed hamper is €90 to order at www.killruddery.com.