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I'm Joanna, editor of Muddy Wiltshire, here to bring you the quirky, cool and downright unmissable in the area.

Gotta Have It

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Make your own Christmas wreathDeck your door with boughs of holly - be quick to book, here's our guide to the best Christmas wreath making workshops!
Cracking Christmas marketsFeeling the need to shop? Here, let us facilitate that! Read on for your fill of the best local festive fairs.
Christmas Gift guide: For HimWhat to buy the man in your life? Easy peasy! Here's our curated 'Best for Blokes', as chosen by our in-the-know editors across 22 gorgeous Muddy counties.
Party like you mean itGoing out out and nothing to wear? Harvey Nichols has come up trumps this season so here's my wishlist to whet your whistle. Plus win £500 worth of party clobber!
Christmas rappingWatch out John Lewis! IKEA's and M&S's Christmas adverts are bonkers and brilliant! Watch, laugh and tell us your favourite.

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The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Twinkle twinkle Michelin stars

It’s the accolade that all chefs want – so who’s reached for the stars in Glos, Wilts and surrounding counties this year?
- Insider Guide to the Isle of Wight
  
  This island may be small in stature but it's packed to the brim with great foodie heaven. Muddy's Hants and IOW editor Danielle gives us the lowdown.
- Three Tuns Freehouse
  
  After a country pub for lunch? We've found just the joint. We came, we ate, and we were WOW-ed!
- Exmoor White Horse Inn
  
  Fancy a walk on the wild side? Muddy vists Exmoor for a defrazzling countryside stay (and some Beast-spotting) at The White Horse Inn.
- The best brunch in town
  
  The most lipsmackingly indulgent meal of the day and we have 47 of the best ones to tempt you with, from vegan to full English, flat white to green detox. Just add friends and a hangover.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Making plans? Find your perfect Pub, Inn, Hotel, Café, Restaurant or Bar across the Muddy counties.

The 37 coolest party palaces

Got a big birthday celebration looming? Or fancy a weekend away with your squad? We’ve sniffed out the 37 dreamiest party palaces across the land, available for exclusive hire. Grab your gang and let’s go!
- Last of the summer sun
  
  Believe it or not, October half term is around the corner *yikes!* Fancy escaping this rain for warmer climes? Fabulous local travel agent Sarah Watts suggests her favourite places for late summer sun
- Is this the best family villa in the world?
  
  Thinking of next year's hols already? Got Mudlets in tow? How about a family villa in, well, absolute paradise?

5 simple ways to shake up your style

Throw out the rule book, become a fashion rebel and ring the changes this festive season – voilà, our top style tips for rebooting your wardrobe. Come in, little black dress, your time is up!
- Party like you mean it
  
  Going out out and nothing to wear? Harvey Nichols has come up trumps this season so here's my wishlist to whet your whistle. Plus win £500 worth of party clobber!
- Ready to wrap up?
  
  Brrrrrrr! It's got a bit chilly hasn't it? Come warm yourself with these 10 stylish woolies and coats from the ever-brilliant hush.

It’s panto time!

It’s what you’ve all been waiting for. Oh no it isn’t! Oh yes it is! Oh no…. OK, enough! Here are the perkiest pantos in Wilts and beyond. You ready, Widow Twanky?
- The 10 dreamiest coffee table books of the year
  
  Clear space on your coffee table! Muddy's books editor Kerry Potter has 10 sexy, shiny visual feasts for your delectation.
- Are you watching the best show on TV?
  
  Because no one else in the Muddy office is, except for Kerry Potter. So she'd like to talk to you about it instead. Ready to become totally obsessed?

Muddy calling all interns!

Muddy Wilts is looking for a brilliant intern. Could it be you, or someone you know?
Kids
- Cricklade Manor Prep
  
  Muddy says: A dynamic yet nurturing day prep for ages 2-11 in historic Cricklade, on the edge of the Cotswolds
- Stonar School
  
  Muddy says: An all-through day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3 – 18, with the most extraordinary equestrian centre, this is certainly a school to look at

Planning a wedding?

Then you’ll need to be fabulous – we love love love these super stylists who will transform your wedding venue into a little slice of heaven
- Children and tech: an alternative view
  
  Tech often gets a bad rap - see how it beguiles our children into gaming for 8 hours a day, for a start. But a recent interview made me see things a little differently - and it might do the same for you.
- Incredible, edible art
  
  Channel 4's Extreme Cake Maker, Wells-based Zoe Burmester, swapped a behind-the-scenes career in TV and film to create showstopping celebration, wedding and event cakes that tell a story