We reckon this would be a lovely experience on March 31.
When it comes to gift ideas for Mother’s Day, you can’t go too far wrong with a beautiful item of jewellery. It’s such a sentimental present and leading brand Newbridge Silverware have contemporary and classic pieces that tailors to a wide variety of tastes and budgets. We have to admit we’re pretty besotted by the Amy Huberman collection and adore the dainty pieces inspired by the sun, moon and stars.
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If you’re thinking of treating your mum to a lovely day out this Mother’s Day, the Newbridge Silverware Visitor Centre in Kildare would be the ideal girls day. At the Newbridge Silverware Visitor Centre visitors can view and purchase the beautiful creations which are produced by the craftsmen and women on site. The Visitor Centre includes The Museum of Style Icons, a Guided Factory Tour a spectacular Lifestyle Store and a stylish on-site restaurant, Café Carlton. Entrance to the Museum is free.
The Museum of Style Icons contains one of the most unique collections of fashion and cinema memorabilia in the world and welcomes over 350,000 visitors a year. The free to enter museum has several permanent exhibitions dedicated to design and style while celebrating some of the world’s most iconic personalities from the worlds of fashion, film and entertainment. Just some of the legendary stars of film and television known worldwide whose items are on display at the museum include Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Kim Kardashian and many others. While an entrance fee was applied during 2018 the Museum of Style Icons is again completely free to enter from January 2019.
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Guided factory tours are available at Newbridge Silverware and allow visitors the opportunity to see behind the scenes of the iconic lifestyle brand. The Factory Tour gives visitors the chance to view the product journey from raw material to finished item. Each item is handled over 40 times by the talented craftsmen and women during production. The process of crafting tableware is virtually unchanged since the company’s formation in 1934 and many of the original machines are still in use today. The sheer power and ingenuity of the process will astound the visitor -over 80,000,000 pieces of tableware have been made by Newbridge Cutlery since the foundation of the company.
The Lifestyle Store at Newbridge Silverware sells a wonderful selection of giftware, jewellery homeware and cutlery as well as several exclusive product ranges. There is free car and coach parking available on site and tax -free shopping can be availed of in certain circumstances as well as worldwide shipping.
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Café Carleton, the restaurant at the popular visitor attraction, is situated in a bright and atmospheric setting and is designed by the American decorator to the stars, Carleton Varney. It is open seven days a week and serves breakfast, lunch and a mouth-watering afternoon tea and also features live music.
We reckon this would be such a memorable day out for you and your mum on March 31 – after all, mums really do deserve it!