If you are looking for a day or night out with mum during Mothering Sunday weekend, then take a look at our roundup for lots of ideas of things you can enjoy together.
Whether mum loves her comedy, music or going to movies then we've got suggestions for you to spend time together as a family.
Or perhaps mum loves her walks? We've got that covered too.
There are also special events and festivals taking place over the weekend.
Here's our roundup so you can start making plans...
Spring Pageant
The final day to enjoy the spring bulb pageant at Doddington Hall is Mothering Sunday on March 31 (11am-4.30pm).
There is a chance to take a wander with mum through carpets of snowdrops, cyclamen and crocuses, and Doddington’s heritage daffodils, including rare Edwardian varieties.
Visitors will also be able to appreciate winter-flowering scented shrubs which are plentiful in the gardens.
Tickets available from the Gatehouse: £7 adults, £3.50 child, £18 family. Historic Houses and RHS member cards are accepted.
Spring walk
Another opportunity to take mum for a walk through beautiful spring gardens is on offer at Easter Walled Gardens near Grantham, which is opening for Mother's Day (11am-4pm). The tea room will also be serving light lunches, cream teas and cakes for an extra treat for mum. Admission is £7.70 for adults and £3.50 for children.
The Easton Estate is set in rolling countryside, and has been owned and managed by the Cholmeley family since 1561. But in the Second World War, Easton Hall was requisitioned by the army and demolished shortly afterwards.
Today, the site of the old Hall and its surviving buildings, is a thriving tourist attraction after the ancient garden was resurrected from its wilderness state by Ursula Cholmeley. The 12-acre garden now includes meadows, roses, sweet peas, spring bulbs and shrubs, cutflower and vegetable gardens.
Catch some comedy
If your mum is a fan of stand up, then there's a chance to catch Stephen Bailey at the Engine Shed in Lincoln on Mother's Day.
The host of Five's Celebs On The Farm has embarked on a new tour with his show Our Kid. Following a sold-out month at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2018, Stephen hit the road telling stories about his roots and finding out who he is.
Audiences are told to a expect a story full of Northern warmth, some working-class guilt and super sharp wit.
Sunday, March 31 (doors 7pm/show 7.30pm). Age guide: 16+. Tickets: £14 (£11 concs). Book online.
Family concert
Two well known children’s classics will be narrated with accompanied live music from the award-winning orchestra Sinfonia Viva for a special Mother’s Day event.
The one-hour concert, starting at 4pm – including the narration, storytelling and live music from the orchestra – will whisk families away on a double bill of adventure.
Families can enjoy the event at St James’ Church in Louth on Sunday, March 31 where Paddington Bear’s First Concert and Peter and the Wolf will be narrated by the church’s Master of Choristers Allan Smith.
The church café will be open for refreshments from 3pm selling teas, coffees and Paddington’s favourite marmalade sandwiches. Fun family activities will also be on offer before the concert and a breakout area for young children will be available.
Sinfonia Viva chief executive Peter Helps said: “We are delighted to be returning to Louth to help celebrate Mothers’ Day with local families. This performance is perfect for family and friends of all ages as both pieces are loved around the world for combining compelling narration with beautiful classical music scores.
“The orchestra will start the programme with Paddington Bear’s First Concert, which is full of humour and the lovable bear’s typical dose of calamity."
“The piece was composed by Herbert Chappell who, in 1974, was invited by Paddington’s creator Michael Bond to write the score for a short cartoon film and is now performed by orchestras and soloists around the world.
“We will then perform Peter and the Wolf which is probably the best known symphonic fairy tale for children, written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936."
Tickets: £7 (£2 for children under 18-months) or £20 for four. Available in person at St James’ Church or online
Enjoy a family film release
Dumbo gets the live-action treatment in a new film directed by Tim Burton due for release on March 29. The film is inspired by the 1941 Walt Disney animated film and stars Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito and Eva Green.
Live-action involves filming real people or animals, contrasted with animation or computer-generated effects, and plans were announced for the live-action Dumbo remake back in 2014.
See a trailer for Dumbo:
Circus owner Max Medici enlists Holt Farrier to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughing stock in a struggling circus. But when Holt's children discover that Dumbo can fly, entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere and an aerial artist named Colette Marchant waste no time in making the peculiar pachyderm a star.
A meal with mum
Treating mum to a meal out for Mother's Day is a favourite way to celebrate.
Read our mouth-watering roundup of Mother's Day restaurant offers and menus across Lincolnshire
14 free events and activities
Discover Lincolnshire Weekend is back, with two days of free entry to some of the county's biggest attractions, plus other free activities and special events which just happen to take place over Mother's Day weekend.
The two days are part of English Tourism Week and aims to encourage people to explore our rich heritage and culture in new and exciting ways.
HERE we have listed events, activities and venues you can enjoy for free.
Belton Horse Trials
Organisers of the Belton Horse Trials are promising families even more activities to keep everyone entertained at this year’s event including a new shopping village and street food festival.
Set in the beautiful grounds of Belton House, near Grantham, the three-day event takes place over the weekend of Friday to Sunday, March 29-31.
Run in partnership with the National Trust, it has established an international reputation as a world-class equestrian competition. But if members of the family are not massive fans of eventing, there will still be plenty for them to do.
Gate opens: 7am. Admission for children under 15 is free. Advance online savings available: Friday tickets for adults reduced to £8, and Saturday and Sunday tickets at 20 per cent off the gate price online. Full price tickes £10 (Friday) and £25 Saturday and Sunday. Dogs on leads are welcome. Car Parking is charged at £5 for 2019.
Dragons and unicorns
Families visiting a local farm venue will get the chance to meet a unicorn and a dragon over Mother's Day weekend.
As well as meeting the very special unicorn and Dorris the dragon, visitors can indulge in specially-themed food and drink, and take part in various crafts and activities such as dragon jousting and unicorn hoopla. Also, enjoy a dragon trail through the woodland.
Find out more HERE
Fly to the moon
Thousands have already flocked to see the Museum of the Moon at The Collection in Lincoln, and if you think it's something mum would enjoy there's still a chance to catch it over Mother's Day weekend as the installation will be open until April 28.
Measuring six metres in diameter, the scaled down moon features detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface.
The touring art installation is by UK artist Luke Jerram and each centimetre of the internally-lit spherical sculpture represents 6km of the moon’s surface.
Luke explained: “I wanted to make the artwork seem as authentic and realistic as possible to give the public the opportunity to fly to the moon. For most people, this will be their most intimate, personal and closest encounter they will ever have with the moon."
Lincoln Street Food Festival
Market Place Europe has teamed up with Lincoln BIG once again to host more four-day Street Food Festivals in the city, and the next is happening over Mother's Day weekend.
Street food from around the world will be on offer on the High Street into the evening, with seating, a bar, and music on the Cornhill between March 28 to 31.
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