Family Easter Break

My children are already getting very excited at the prospect of a nice break over their Easter Holidays. They want something fun and exciting; whereas my husband and I want something affordable and practical - which with five of us is no easy task.  We have twin 7 year old daughters and a 4 year old son to please, and it has been getting ever more difficult to find that perfect destination for our Easter Break.  It’s near impossible to find anywhere abroad that does cheap deals over the school holidays, so we started looking a little closer to home.  After a little searching we found Stirrups Country House Hotel and knew it was the perfect place for us, practically next door to Legoland and just a short drive away from Windsor castle!

Looking over their easy to follow website we found that they have family rooms to accommodate the whole family and with a little extra exploring we found the kids menu, it was pleasing to know there was enough variety to please all our little ones.  We called up the hotel to see what sort of deals could be had and were delighted when we found out that they have discounts for families visiting Legoland.  Our search for an affordable Easter Break was at an end!  They booked us in and offered us adjoining rooms to give us some extra space so that we could truly enjoy our weekend away.  We have told our children, they are all very excited for their trip away and won’t stop asking how long until we get to go to Legoland!

Mother’s Day 2014

With the birth of my daughter last summer, we suddenly had 4 generations of girls in our family, and 3 generations of Mums! It’s now the beginning of March, and I am so excited for Mother’s Day approaching on the 30^th, and to be celebrating as a Mum for the first time!

Traditionally for Mother’s Day Lunch, my Mum and I have always cooked together at her house. We invite the family round, and have a good old catch up over a lovely roast dinner. This year however, my Mum suggested to me that as it was my first Mother’s Day as a Mum myself, and that now there were 3 Mums in the family, it would be a nice idea to not do the cooking for once and to go out and make a real special day of it! As you can expect I was really on board with this idea, and we soon began searching for our ideal venue to have Mother’s Day lunch in Berkshire which is our local area.

We had many specifications for our ideal venue… that’s the trouble with having headstrong women in the family!My Grandmother wanted a traditional roast dinner, Mum wanted a venue with grounds where we could spend some time in the afternoon and the younger members of our family could run around, and I wanted to have our Mother’s Day meal somewhere big enough to house such a large group as ours! Including a high chair for my daughter, we were looking for a table of 14.

It was a colleague who suggested we go for Mother’s Day lunch in Bracknell. She had her Wedding at Stirrups Country House Hotel a few years before and just knew it would be the perfect place for our special lunch. Having not been to this Hotel before, Mum and I went for a little road test one Sunday lunch time. We pre-booked for the two of us, and it was just as well as the restaurant was really busy, full of happy diners and awash with the smell of absolutely gorgeous roast dinners. Our lunch was delicious, and after looking over the menu with the reception staff we were more than happy to pay our deposit for Mother’s Day lunch right there and then! The traditionally styled Hotel is a beautiful secluded gem, near Bracknell but with lovely huge grounds, making it the ideal location for our needs!

I absolutely cannot wait for 30^th March to come around and to celebrate my very special first Mother’s Day lunch at Stirrups! 

Celebration of Mothers day at Stirrups Country House Hotel

Last Mother’s Day I decided to spoil my mum and arrange a surprise for her. The plan was to whisk her away for the day to celebrate in style with the whole family without her knowing. I looked around different restaurants in Ascot, Bracknell and general Berkshire area but I couldn’t find anywhere special in regards to Mother’s Day meals.

I asked some friends around and they told me about the restaurant in Stirrups Country House Hotel. I had a look on their website and they had a lovely set lunch menu for Mother’s Day lunch. I decided to ring the hotel and someone answered the phone from reception in a very professional and friendly manner. They explained the mother’s day lunch menu in details and they explained the cost per person. I booked a table for 8 of us so the whole immediate family could come and surprise my mum. On the day I collected my mum and we arrived in the restaurant. The rest of the family was there awaiting for us. My mum was happily surprised. We had a lovely meal and all the staff in the restaurant were really polite and helpful. My mum really enjoyed the meal and it was clear that she had a great time because she kept talking about mother’s day lunch for months.

If you are looking for a nice restaurant to take your mum and spoil her for this mother’s day, make sure you check the restaurant in Stirrups Country House Hotel as it has a lovely atmosphere, excellent staff and reasonably priced.