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Treat your mum to this award-winning Champagne afternoon tea in Northumberland this Mother’s Day at Matfen Hall
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If you’re searching for the perfect way to say “thank you” this Mother’s Day, Matfen Hall is a must-book.
Think 300 acres of Northumberland parkland, clinking Champagne flutes and one very elegant afternoon tea.
Just half an hour from Newcastle upon Tyne, Matfen Hall is one of the only five-star hotels in Northumberland – a grand country estate that blends full-blown luxury with that warm, unmistakable northern welcome.
Recently refurbished following a multi-million-pound investment and crowned Best Countryside Hotel in the Condé Nast Johansen’s Awards for Excellence 2025, it’s the kind of place that makes any occasion feel significant.
And Mother’s Day? It deserves nothing less.
THE AWARD-WINNING MATFEN HALL AFTERNOON TEA
Served Tuesday to Saturday from 12pm – 4pm
Price: from £45.00
There are afternoon teas… and then there’s a Matfen Hall afternoon tea.
This is the quintessentially British ritual elevated to an art form. Sink into bespoke seating in The Drawing Room, admire the grand fireplace originally commissioned for royalty and gaze out over gardens and rolling parkland as tiered stands of sweet and savoury treats arrive at your table.
Expect delicate finger sandwiches filled with honey roast ham and piccalilli, oak-smoked salmon with pickled cucumber and dill cream cheese, and Northumbrian free-range egg mayonnaise with chive. Savoury sausage rolls and caramelised onion, brie and Parma ham tartlets bring a hearty twist.
If you have a sweet tooth, you’re in for a treat. Think fruit scones with clotted cream and homemade strawberry jam, plus Collier cheddar cheese scones with whipped salted butter. And the patisserie? Think tonka bean rice pudding with caramel crémeux, cherry and chocolate mousse with pecan croustillant, and pear with gingerbread spice cheesecake. Each creation is handcrafted daily.
CHAMPAGNE AFTERNOON TEA IN NORTHUMBERLAND
Price: from £63.00
For Mother’s Day, treat your mum to the best? Add a perfectly chilled glass of Laurent-Perrier Harmony Champagne for a little sparkle.
For the ultimate indulgence, the Laurent-Perrier tasting flight option lets you sample Harmony, Brut and Rosé alongside your afternoon tea – a celebration in every sense.
A MOTHER’S DAY BOUQUET EXPERIENCE TO REMEMBER
Saturday 7th March at 10am
Price: £150 per person
If you want to go beyond lunch and create a memory together, the Mother’s Day Bouquet Experience is something truly special.
Gather in the light-filled Orangery overlooking those sweeping 300 acres. With a glass of Laurent-Perrier in hand, you’ll enjoy a two-hour floral workshop led by Kate from Northumbrian Flowers, who brings over 20 years of expertise.
You’ll learn how to craft your own hand-tied bouquet, guided step-by-step, before sitting down to a timeless afternoon tea at 12pm. Each guest takes home their bouquet and a Matfen apron — a keepsake of a day spent creating, celebrating and simply enjoying time together.
GIVE THE GIFT OF TIME TOGETHER
If you can’t celebrate on the day itself, Matfen Hall’s gift vouchers make thoughtful alternatives to traditional presents. Instead of flowers that fade, give your mum something to look forward to. Because sometimes the best gift isn’t something wrapped — it’s an experience shared.
Bespoke Wine Tasting
Price: from £50
A 30-minute guided tasting of five wines in The Wine Cellar.
Spa Treatment
Price: from £65
Choose from massages, facials or indulgent rituals at The Retreat.
The Retreat Day
Price: from £165
A full day of spa access, treatment, lunch and relaxation.
One Night Bed & Breakfast
Price: from £325.00
An overnight countryside escape with breakfast and spa access.
Tasting Menu, Bed & Breakfast
Price: from £545
A seasonal tasting menu experience, overnight stay and breakfast.
Whether it’s Champagne afternoon tea for two or a full tasting-menu stay, these are gifts that turn into stories you’ll still be talking about next year.
THE PERFECT AFTERNOON TEA IN NORTHUMBERLAND
If you keep searching for “afternoon tea near me” or “afternoon tea in Northumberland” in Google, hoping for something special, this is it.
This Mother’s Day, swap the usual bouquet for Champagne, parkland views and an experience she’ll never forget. Because she deserves five-star treatment.
Matfen Hall Hotel, Matfen, Newcastle upon Tyne NE20 0RH
Rachael Ellis
Head of Content
After gaining a first in her BA Media and Journalism degree at Northumbria University, Rachael worked at Newcastle’s leading regional newspaper with her stories being picked up in national and global newspapers. She spent two very successful years giving a voice to those communities across the North East who otherwise…
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