How do you like to celebrate your birthday?

Out on the fells, miles from anywhere, with Mr. B and a picnic

a nice hotel room and meal, shopping, lots of drinks, a nice bed ;)

I like to get cards from old friends especially school and college and family. FaceTime calls from Dd's and their families. One GC usually puts their foot in it and makes everyone laugh.The year before last it was a big one and one granddaughter asked where my hair had gone making me sound old until her dad said I like your natural colour . It was because I was embracing my grey,If we can get together a tea party with cakes from Bettys of Harrogate so no one has to work.

I don't like too much fuss, but having friend and family call or drop by makes me happy. My DH always reminds me a few weeks in advance to go buy myself something nice, and I always do! Since mine is at the beginning of November there always seems to be a pair of boots or new sweater that is calling to me.

Last year, even with lockdowns, I remember going to bed at the end of the day feeling blessed with so many calls from family and friends... talked my ear off!

Yes, my son1 has decided to travel north and spend his 53rd birthday with me. I'm thrilled and delighted as Covid has scuppered recent potential meetings. Hopefully not this time.

I don’t like a lot of fuss. My birthday today, but DDs had been and we’d eaten out on Saturday, as they’re both at work today. They bought me a beautiful fire bowl for my garden. Today has been a bit of an effort with various friends and neighbours arriving with cards, flowers and fizz. Don’t get me wrong - all much appreciated and I’m grateful to have such lovely caring friends!
BF took me out for fizzy afternoon tea today at our local MPW restaurant and very nice it was too.

It's rare my family can arrange for us all to be together because of their work. So it's usually me and my husband going for a meal my first choice is always Chinese banquet in my favourite restaurant.

Going on a picnic with my family. We have young grandchildren aged two and 5 and often go out for the day to a National Trust property.

I have a meal out with my sister and another with my friend. My friend and I always buy each other a ticket for a show or concert instead of a present as we have so many things and it's hard to know now what to buy nowadays. Plus we get another wee night out together.

We usually go out to dinner with our DS and his family but as we end up paying it’s proving to be very expensive. Sometimes we have a takeout with them but 2 years ago we were living in Devon away from family and we were on lockdown I ordered in a cream tea which my husband and myself sat in our (very windy) garden but I thoroughly enjoyed myself! So this year I’ve decided their will be no dinner in restaurant/pub, no takeaway I just would like a cream tea either ordered in or there’s a lovely tea shop in our village literally 5 minutes walk that will do very nicely.

My birthday this year falls on Mother's Day so I'm feeling a little guilty and hoping my children (grown up) don't overdo the cards and gifts. So struggling a little but found a table for lunch where we can all be together (at last). That is pure birthday bliss for me

I am taking son (arriving from Sweden in about an hour) & my DH to Sharm el Sheikh tomorrow to celebrate my 70th

My favourite birthdays have been the ones where the whole family is there sat round a table in a restaurant. We will enjoy a delicious meal and have lots of fizzy drink! It is nice to get presents and my three children always buy wonderful presents. OH has to have a list! I usually hear from my brother and sister in Australia and my sister in law often arranges for flowers to be sent. Birthdays are important. I realise some people think they’re not, but I disagree. You could say it’s a realisation that we are still on this earth and that should be celebrated. IMHO of course!

I'm coming up to a big one in April. I would like a family gathering but that's not going to happen as some of them don't get on. I've already booked myself into a show The Mouse Trap on the actual day, as we are both the same age this year ?

As my birthday is straight after Christmas, so don't usually see any of my family beyond my son that lives with me!
My dad's birthday was 3 days before mine and when he was alive, everyone used to visit him and then leave my presents and cards for me with him as many people returned to work on my birthday .
I'm quite happy to either go to lunch or I quite honestly would love to be taken for an afternoon tea somewhere.
Since my son was classed as needing GF foods, and having IBS, meals out are few and far between, but I do get a meal cooked for me either on my birthday or the weekend after.

A family meal with all my children and their partners served with champagne and I'm happy. My dad was never one for birthdays but since mother died he seems to like a bit more fuss. For his 85th I took lunch over which was shared with his children and grandchildren. He'd offered to take us all out but it seemed nicer to stay in and relax

My birthday is very near Christmas and cards phone calls and letters are lovely as is a family meal (often made and brought by my DiL) or a takeaway or a meal out.

I love to receive cards and presents as I know my friends and family have usually put alot of thought into them. I go out to dinner with family, then go away for weekend with girlfriends.

Alone. I like to receive flowers and cards. My family know to buy me plants or something for the garden. I'm not fussed about going out for meals, think it's a dreadful waste of money!

With family, preferably over a good meal with plenty of wine.

Love a card from my family , meal out or tea and chat with daughter's and grandchildren .

A card, and if they ask I’ll always say a date. I’ve had a few, a lovely one to one meal or daughter is very generous with a spa and afternoon tea.

My family don't know when my birthday is. Never asked?

My husband was a lovely romantic man and we made a lot of our birthdays and our anniversarys. Nothing posh but over the years we have walked through the wonderful hay meadows in swaledale and he produced a bottle of wine and glasses from his rucksack and we sat by the river with a sandwich and a glass of wine. Lovely. We have been out on a local ride and then he would suggest we went a bit farther, and we would end up at a pub for a special lunch. I turned the tables on him for his 60th birthday and had secretly arranged for us to stay for 2 nights at a lovely hotel in the lake district. Got the family to send me his birthday cards in advance, so I had hidden them and had a special cake, and various other things and had a bag with smarter clothes stashed away when he didnt see it . spent a long time organising all of this and then he could go to sleep when I was driving sometimes so hoped to just end up at the hotel by surprise. But of course this time he didnt go to sleep and I had to invent a reason that I must go to the post office at Kendal and couldnt wait to post things at home etc.He looked at me wondering why I would make a fuss about something so mundane but shrugged and sat back. Then said this isnt the way to Kendal. I said well just shut your eyes for a bit and we will see where we end up. He was surprised when we arrived at the hotel and I had managed to put all the stuff in different bits and pieces and the hotel knew we were coming. So then was able to present all his cards and good wishes and presents etc. He thought we had forgotten his birthday so was very happy and we had a lovely time with a good dinner and a peaceful and lovely room for the night and it gives me pleasure to look back over these lovely days and if I go somewhere there are often memories of special days we had together. Still have the lovely poetry book he gave me with the marked one giving the line "A jug of wine and thee"

My family do know but don't bother with my birthday so I have let it just pass by since childhood. I am considering some sort of celebration for myself though.