The urban guide to the countryside -

Well, hello!

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

Gotta Have It

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

FRI 19 - SUN 21 OCT

MON 15 - SUN 21 OCT

OCTOBER

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

The Looking Glass, Cheltenham

Our new fave The Looking Glass introduces “Farm to Fork” cooking with an emphasis on local produce from the Cotswolds
- Hot goss on the foodie front!
  
  Psst! The latest, greatest and super-new pop-up foodie nights you'll want to know about. Don't book anything till you read this!
- The Frogmill
  
  Big flavours, a big grill and a big, friendly welcome is the order of the day at this newly zhuzhed up country pub near Cheltenham.
- Superflashy newsflash
  
  Break out the elasticated trousers, there’s some new feasting opportunities afoot at three of our favourite foodie establishments!
- The Daneway
  
  This one-time rural boozer near Cirencester is full of rustic charm and too-good-to-miss gastro-pub inventions.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Winter boltholes

Pack that overnighter and give yourself the break you deserve, with 37 curated cosy breaks across the Muddy counties.
- Already thinking about your next holiday?
  
  Well, if you go down to the woods, you'll be sure of a big surprise. In a good way, mind. Luxury log forest cabin with extra treats for Muddy readers? Let's go.
- Super-special spa breaks
  
  Feeling a bit meh? Good job it's National Spa Week then! Get ye to one of these stunning spas, as chosen by the in-the-know (and well buffed) Muddy editors.

New season, new shoes

Do you need any encouragement to buy new shoes? Does anyone?! Clear some space on the shoe rack – I’ve rounded up my Top 15 footwear favourites for autumn, from elegant ankle boots to the super-cool sneakers.
- Best foot forward
  
  15 ways to rock your footwear this month, from garden parties and weddings to the ultimate girls' night out.
- Your holiday wardrobe
  
  Nail it before everything sells out and you end up having to wear that crap sarong you bought in 1989. Muddy shows you how.

Muddy’s 23 best autumn culture picks

It’s all going on! Behold, your cheat-sheet to the season’s best art, theatre, music and film, as curated by Muddy’s deeply cultural Kerry Potter.
- Hot ticket! The first review *anywhere* of the new Ashmolean exhibition
  
  There's a brand new major exhibition in Oxford and it's all about magic. Muddy hopped on a broomstick and headed down for an exclusive tour and it's a corker. Here's why you should conjure up some tickets pronto.
- What book are you taking on holiday?
  
  Never mind the holiday wardrobe, let's sort out your holiday reading. Here's the Muddy top 10 summer tomes. Save space in that suitcase!

Hello coworking!

Calling all freelancers, startup founders and digital nomads – if you want to boost your success, productivity and social life, find yourself a coworking space!
Kids
- To board or not to board?
  
  Could boarding school be the best thing for your child? Muddy talks to Stephen Ilett, Headmaster of Port Regis School, to find out why boarding for prep school kids is, well, a whole load of fun
- The Uni American Dream
  
  Lots of sweating happening in the exam halls – but what's the next step? If your offspring is considering uni stateside, read on!

World Cup Wonders

Far be it from us to objectify the World Cup’s hottest footballers. Instead we’ve found you the smartest. Seriously!
- On the lash with Tim
  
  Tim Henman, party animal - who'd have thought it? Ahead of Wimbledon, the British tennis legend talks wine, his local hangouts and, er, more wine with Muddy's Kerry Potter.
- Trudy Simmons
  
  The Crazy Daisy Clarity coach and founder of the Hampshire Business Women Facebook Group, walks us round her fave places.