Mother's Day Along The River Thames

Mother's Day is on Sunday 15 March 2026, so why not treat your mum or the mother figure in your life. We’ve plenty of ideas and inspiration to help you make this year’s Mother’s Day something special!

Are you looking for something for the whole family to do, or spend quality time, just you and your mum? 

There's plenty of options for a tasty lunch, afternoon tea or dinner in grand surrounds, beautiful gardens or on a sightseeing cruise along the Thames.

Why not book a relaxing spa trip, or take a look at the Events Calendar to see what's on. 

 

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Combine a walk along the Thames with lunch or afternoon tea.

A lovely family friendly riverside stroll from Henley train station that takes you through the green spaces of Mill Meadows and along the Thames Path National Trail on the banks of the river Thames. There is also a slightly shorter version available – search ‘Henley…

This walk has plenty for history lovers – the oldest building on Eton High Street,  Windsor Castle, with 1,000 years of royal history and the architecture of the Church of St John the Evangelist. The walk starts at Windsor Bridge, crosses the River Thames walking…

From Reading this walk will take you downstream walking towards Sonning, and on to Shiplake on a section of the Thames Path that takes us through some lush woodlands and beautiful rural countryside. Along the way you will pass you’ll pass Horseshoe bridge which crosses the…

This stretch of the Thames Path is arguably the most beautiful of the Thames Valley with the wooded slopes of Winter Hill rising on the opposite bank as you leave Marlow. In Marlow you will see the lovely suspension bridge designed by William Tierney Clark who also designed…

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