60th Birthday celebration ideas, what did you do?

I was treated to afternoon tea at Fortnum and Mason followed by a trip to the Albert Hall for a classic spectacular event. Both things I will never forget. It was a fantastic day. 😊

I'm with you about parties, big trips etc. How about a nice lunch with DH then an evening at the theatre, watching a great show.

I told everyone NO fuss. I got the ordinary quiet birthday I wanted.

For my 60th birthday DH booked a weekend away at the Holbsck Ghyll for ten of us. A weekend I will never forget, it was wonderful.

Summer birthday and for my 60th we flew to Jersey C.I for a week.
Stayed in a lovely boutique hotel and had great time- had always wanted to go to the C.I but never got around to it until then.

Dinner at best local restaurant with DW and DDs. For DW's 60th, a few years later, a week in Paris. But it's all so long ago!

Too long ago for me to remember! Whatever you do , meal out , exiting trip overseas or a quiet day at home - enjoy , happy birthday !

I had a party in our local, as I did for my 50th, friends, family and a live band, it was brilliant. Wouldn’t suit you OP, if you have family, maybe just a lovely meal out at a favourite restaurant or caterers at home?

I had a surprise week away staying in a holiday cottage in Kent with my immediate family.
We did lots of touring about and on my actual birthday I had two cakes and a meal out.

We rented a Centre Parcs lodge, big enough for all of us, though my mum stayed in the hotel as she was worried about disturbing us when she got up in the night. Plenty to do for everyone. My birthday is in September so off peak rates!

We shared the catering throughout the weekend and had an afternoon tea delivered on the Sunday afternoon. It was really good.

For my 60th I chose to go away, with DH. Mine is a summer birthday, so we rented a lovely holiday cottage in an area which I'd never seen but wanted to visit. Super birthday dinner in a pub that was a short walking distance from the cottage. Lovely visits to rural places and stately homes. Recommended!

When it was my 60th birthday party 26 years ago, our family paid for my late husband and I to go on the Orient Express for a trip and a meal. I still have all the photos and paperwork, it was also the year I retired from work after 45 years.

We went right over thd top for my 60th. We did my dream destination Buenos Aires for a week and then Uruguay, Iguazu Falls and Rio de Janeiro away for 3 weeks. I had to hold those memories for my 70th end of last year, I managed to break my arm and we both had Covid to boot so had to cancel our far more modest going away plans.

My husband, sons and I had a helicopter ride along The Thames from Battersea to the Thames barrier and back. Followed by afternoon tea at The Wolseley.

Lunch out with extended family the following day.

Weekend in Bath with friends who were also celebrating their 60th. On the day a meal out with son and daughter in law then a week later was our Ruby wedding Anniversary so a party then for family and friends.

We went to China for my 60th.
The only downside was that I was taken to hospital in Shanghai with food poisoning on my birthday. 😂

My birthday is in June , we have both been married before so we had my husbands children and grandchildren and my children and grandchildren plus my mother and MIL and various other relatives, we had a buffet in the garden luckily the weather was perfect. We live on the seafront so in the afternoon we went on the beach and played everything from Cricket to Bowls and eventually ended up in the sea , it was a fantastic day , next June is my 70th so I will have to start , thinking what to do.

For my 60th, OH and me and our three children and their partners, met up at my favourite London restaurant - the Hawksmoor in Air Street. Lots of delicious food, fizz and perfect presents. I didn’t want a party either.

Well they could have dinner and then go for a moonlight walk with a small bag.
I agree it’s somewhere very special.

J52

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My children know I would like my ashes scattered round the lake there, not sure if it’s possible, but hey ho, I can dream.

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I went to Paris. My sons arranged it. Fabulous!

Mine is at the beginning of January so we went to Oz to visit DS, making sure we were there for New Year.
I think a trip somewhere special is a good idea if you are not a party person. A night at Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons was another memorable birthday.

My birthday is in the summer, the family arranged for one of our Aussie contingent and her partner to surprise me by knocking on the door the day before. There were tears and chatter in the local Indian restaurant that night.

On my birthday we went to a restaurant by the sea, AC and GC and Aussies.

The day after DH, myself, The Aussies and three close couples went to The Manoir aux Quatre Saisons.

We had smoked salmon sandwiches and champagne on the lawn. In the evening we had the taster menu in a private room. We all stayed over, and it was fabulous.

I know I am fortunate, and I have so many happy memories from that weekend.

For my 60th ( July birthday) my family hired a canal boat for the day.
DDs provided scrumptious food and drink for lunch . We just enjoyed chatting and watching the scenery. Lovely day☀️