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Wiltshire

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

It's expensive, it bobbles and you can't machine wash it. But cashmere, I just can't quit you. Snuggle up and let me spin you a yarn about my new favourite label.

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

Feb Half Term GuideMaking half term plans? What you need is the impeccably curated Muddy Half Term guide with the top children’s activities around
Fancy working for Muddy?Muddy Glos and Wilts are looking for a brilliant sales person and self-confessed culture vulture. Is it you, or someone you know?
Healthy: Inside and OutAt the start of Children's Mental Health Week, Muddy talks to Mark Mortimer, Head of Warminster School in Wiltshire, about the importance of mental wellness in the school environment
Alternative Valentine’sForget playing romance-by-rote, sitting in a restaurant and being handed a soggy rose. Here's some original ideas to try...
Party at the Castle!Get ready for a serious celebration at Sudeley Castle this summer, with amongst others, tenor Alfie Boe, Will Young, All Saints and Sara Cox’s full on party show - Just can’t Get Enough 80s
New year, new youIt's 2019, it's our January Wellness Month, and it's the perfect time to look after yourself with these inspirational wellbeing retreats, courses, spas and festivals in Glos and Wilts
How to be happy in 2019New Year, new chance to give yourself a great big shot of positive energy with one of these 28 inspirational ideas.
Winter walks, jaunts (and pubs)Climbing the walls with this cold weather? It's time for walkies! Here's where the Muddy team will be running for the hills this winter
Spring Open DaysWe're looking ahead and getting our School Open Days diary sorted. Here's all you need to know.
Going anywhere nice on your holiday?How about one of these gorgeous self-catering properties in the South West? Pretty as a pic, PLUS they all come with the option for learning or a wellbeing fix.

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Little Black Book

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

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Incoming! The day of luuurve…

Our pick of the most romantic, divine-to-the-tastebuds places to eat this Valentine’s night
- 31 Below, Marylebone
  
  You can keep Oxford, Bond and Kensington - it's Marylebone High Street and its new watering hole, 31 Below, all the way for me!
- Top 50 gastropubs 2019 revealed
  
  … and the South West's triple-cooked chips stack up nicely with EIGHT foodie pubs listed. Roomy pants on? Let's tuck in.
- February’s Best Eats
  
  Been caning the credit card? Then swanky dinner dates are probably off the menu this month. Cue the Muddy-approved cheap, chic dining spots.
- The Porch House, Stow
  
  We came, we ate, and we loved the gorgeous exterior, romantic nooks and roomy spaces of The Porch House, Stow.

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Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

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Little Black Book

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

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Travel View more

Out-of-Season Scilly with Kids

Cornwall meets the Caribbean on this unspoilt archipelago just 28 miles from Land’s End. Here are my top tips for visiting with the family in 2019.
- Hampshire hotel hotty
  
  Shall we count the ways we love you Chewton Glen? Nah, we'll be here for days.. Instead, here's what you need to know about this coastal classic spa and hotel destination.
- Sheep on Sheep Street
  
  This Stow-on-the-Wold hotel, restaurant and bar looks like a period drama on the outside – and on inside the scene is set for stylish, urbanite fun.

Fashion View more

Hey sexy pants!

With Valentine’s Day imminent, we hunted down the sexiest, slinkiest new lingerie around. Bridget Jones enormo-pants, be gone!
- Witness the fitness! The best new sports gear for 2019
  
  Finding it hard to kickstart that hardcore new exercise regime? Buy some slinky new kit and...
- Gotta Have It
  
  Budget not stretching to Fendi or Chanel on the slopes this year (or frankly *any* year?). Julien Macdonald's collab with Dare2B to the rescue!

Beauty View more

- Natural skincare + bio-active science = RESULTS
  
  Two sisters, one multi-award winning beauty brand and - oh hello - 10 Balance Me bundles worth a total of £1200 to give away!
- Skincare Saviours
  
  There's nothing Muddy doesn't know about surviving a hangover. So in the interests of not being mistaken for a dug-up corpse this festive season, behold our five favourite morning after skincare saviours.

Arts & Culture View more

The Comedy about a Bank Robbery: reviewed

Get set for some sparkling entertainment as the hit West End farce about a diamond heist comes to Bristol
- Party at the Castle!
  
  Get ready for a serious celebration at Sudeley Castle this summer, with Alfie Boe, Will Young, All Saints and Sara Cox’s full on 80s party show.
- Your unmissable 2019 culture planner
  
  Want to make the most of 2019? Muddy's culture vulture Kerry Potter has curated the best new TV, music, theatre, film, books and art of the year. Get yer diary out!

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- Valentine Gift Guide
  
  What to buy the man in your life? Hey, easy peasy! Here's our curated 'Best for Blokes', just in time for the big day of luuuuurve
- Speedy Supper: Prawn Laksa
  
  Healthy, hearty and faster than Dina Asher Smith with jet propellers, welcome to 2019's first Speedy Supper. Prawn Laksa, anyone?
Wellbeing
- Is a private doctor for you?
  
  Ever wished you had a private doctor? God bless the NHS, but sometimes it can be, er, frustrating… Which is why more and more people are choosing to register with a private GP
- Are you sober curious?
  
  Whether you're doing Dry January or merely cutting down, we're all re-examining our relationship with alcohol right now after too much December carousing (and some pretty dodgy photos to be honest). Could "sober curious" be for you?

Work View more

Fancy working for Muddy?

Muddy Glos and Wilts are looking for a brilliant sales person and self-confessed culture vulture. Is it you, or someone you know?
Kids
- Newsflash! It’s a new head for Leehurst…
  
  Want a one-stop, pastoral education for your family? We at Muddy have been lucky enough to grab a cuppa with the new head of friendly, co-ed, all-through to 16 school Leehurst Swan
- Feb Half Term Guide
  
  Making half term plans? What you need is the impeccably curated Muddy Half Term guide with the top children’s activities around

People View more

Having a baby?

The team at Muddy have paired up with ante-natal expert duo Born to Parent to bring you the best ways of how to prepare for and look after your new arrival
- Meet the author: Frances Trussell
  
  Muddy meets former broadcast journalist turned mindfulness coach, Frances Trussell, whose first book is out on Fri 30 Nov.
- World Cup Wonders
  
  Far be it from us to objectify the World Cup's hottest footballers. Instead we've found you the smartest. Seriously!