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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

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

FRI 22 - SUN 24 MARCH

MON 18 - SUN 24 MARCH

MARCH

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

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
- A cocktail, and make it snappy!
  
  Dry January is over, and to celebrate, we've collated the best bars across the Muddy counties in which to whet your whistle with your favourite tipple. Ibuprofen at the ready? Then we'll begin!
- Three Tuns Freehouse
  
  After a country pub for lunch? We've found just the joint. We came, we ate, and we were WOW-ed!
- 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!

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Mama Africa

Ten adventurous women, ten days, ten thousand miles from home…Muddy goes on a lifetime’s odyssey to track wild desert elephants and sleep beneath Namibian stars
- 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.
- 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.

Say your name

Fashion gets personal with the trend for emblazoning your name across your T shirt, handbag or phone case. Think school uniform name tags but cooler!
- New season fashion – a bluffer’s guide
  
  Spring is coming but what to wear? Here are the key six trends that'll give your wardrobe an easy-peasy update.
- Race day ready
  
  For a day at the races, you'll want to look your most stylish. Make it to the winners' enclosure at The Festival's Ladies' Day at Cheltenham on Wed 13 March with our race day inspiration

Need a new book?

You’re in the right place – Muddy’s pro-bookworm Kerry Potter has picked this month’s seven sexiest reads.
- Max Westwell, dancer
  
  *The* iconic modern male dancing role is the Swan in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake - so what does it take to make it? Max Westwell reveals all.
- 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

Adulting: Lesson #1

From ‘Making Tax Digital’, to starting your own business, here’s all you need to know to be super-organised (and win a few brownie points with your accountant).
Kids
- Like kids in a candy shop
  
  We came, we made candy, and we left on a high. And it had nothing to do with the sugar. The workshops at Spun Candy are loads of fun for all ages.
- Healthy: Inside and Out
  
  At 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

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!