60th Birthday Gifts

How about becoming a Master Baker at 60? Baking Masterclass is a hands-on session covering proper technique rather than “slam it in the oven”, at £99. If mystery is more the draw than horror, our Magical History Private Tour for 2 people, uncovers London’s occult and alchemical past with a guide who knows where the real secrets are, from £220. Not sure it incudes access to The Magic Circle, but it could be your first step.

Forage London is a guided walk through the city’s edible plants and hedgerows, part history lesson, part herbalism, entirely unhurried.
Or, how about a self-drive Hot Tub Boat around Docklands? Better than a boring Spa Day; completely unexpected; soak and steer at the same time (no instructor required).

The Sweet Escape is a treasure hunt through Covent Garden’s historic streets that rewards good clue-solving with proper desserts at each stop — genuinely more fun than it sounds for people who’d normally roll their eyes at a treasure hunt.
Sticking with sugar, how about Cupcake Bouquet Workshop (cake flowers in a Bouquet to actually eat), at £159.

Mosaic Masterclass at £149 in Holborn, where you are trained by a Master Mosaicist in a full day class. And you get to take your work home afterwards. No previous experience necessary.
A pottery class in a Stoke Newington studio remains one of our most popular choices across every birthday decade — there’s something about turning sixty that makes people want to make something with their hands again, from £49.

Yes — eVouchers land in the inbox within 15 minutes, day or night, no waiting around for Godot. Can’t decide between magic and pudding? The Super Voucher lets them pick from everything on the site, and every experience can be swapped if they’re still being awkward (it is the age).

Sixty. Old enough to know better, but doing it anyway.