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Spotlight
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It’s not too late – Summer Festivals in Wilts and beyondHey music lover! Load up with pear cider (leave the wellies at home, you won’t be needing them), and check out the best local summer music festivals. See you down the front…
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It's festival season. WOMAD here we come!WIN a pair of WEEKEND tickets to this fab World of Music, Arts and Dance festival!
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Muddy descends on BowoodGet a sneak peek into the Muddy Awards Winners gathering
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Monty and Mabel'sWiltshire's first doggy cafe is absolutely....wait for it....the cat's whiskers. Ha, got you there!
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Romantic getawaysThe most romantic stays across 16 counties, and all in the name of love.
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Sisters Are Doin' It For ThemselvesHow two close friends uncovered the most important female friendships in literature
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The hot trends from Clerkenwell Design Week 2017Ready to revamp your home? We SO have your back on this one!
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Three Go Mad in Dorset … WaterparkBounce, slide and splash your way across a giant inflatable, floating obstacle course – and not just for kids
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It's circus time!Giffords is back on tour and it's as brilliant as ever
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Heads UpHats, hats, hats! Follow our 5 tips to help you top off your outfit in style.
What's On
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Perfect eats in town for Mudlets
Heading to the big smoke this month? Check out our top places to feed the Mudlets
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First night review: The Ivy Marlow Garden
I ate, I drank, I started writing. The first review evaaaahhh of brand spanking new The Ivy Marlow Garden - only on Muddy Stilettos.
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Fine Dining Heaven
Whatley Manor's not only a to-die-for boutique hotel and spa, it's also got form in the kitchen, with a fine-dining repertoire that's gunning for a Michelin star.
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The Fat Duck, Bray
The waiting list just got longer. Heston Blumenthal's Berkshire restaurant is named 10th best in the world.
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Muddy Does Cool Pubs: The Vine Tree, Malmesbury
It’s the school hols, the Mudlets are out en masse and guess what? I'm going to take them...
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Cool down with 15% off Forest Holidays
Beautifully-appointed, luxury cabins for families set in stunning Forestry Commission woodland in the most stunning parts of the UK. And… breathe.
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Prince Hill House
Stay for a day and you'll never want to leave this beautifully refurbished gem in the heart of Wilts
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24 Hours at Stonehenge
24 hours bang slap in the centre of Wilts with a bunch of ancient stones and uh...not much else. Can you really spend a whole 24 hours there? 'Course you can!
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Most Read
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Overseas Travel
Caribbean insider
The Caribbean. Cocktails, white sands, turquoise seas, no kids…nope, scratch that…kids in tow but still, it’s the place to be. Book now, and enjoy a gorgeous summer!
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Awards
Speeches at the ready…
The votes have been counted and verified. Drum roll please… here are your Muddy Awards 2017 winners. Everyone ready to take a bow?
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Cottages
Best UK beach cottages
Tired. Sick of working. Dreaming of the beach. Yup, it’s time to book the Great British Coastal Escape and we’ve done all the hard work for you.
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Got a penchant for ponchos?
Channel your inner Annie Oakley in these lasso-tossing, rodeo-riding ponchos. They were big last year – watch ’em go stratospheric in 2017.
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Super Sweaters
We have a spot as soft as the finest Italian merino wool for hotshot new label, Hades. Already counting Alexa Chung as a fan, watch it go stratospheric in 2017.
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Heads Up
Tis the season of weddings, regattas and races and you know what that means – hats, hats, hats! Follow our 5 tips to help you top off your outfit in style.
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Lather up, baby!
The sleek monochrome packaging of The Soap Co's hand products caught our eye, but it turns out this ethical beauty brand has substance as well as style.
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See This: The Third Policeman
Get the scoop on Miracle Theatre’s brilliantly bonkers, touring summer show
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Muddy Book Club: June’s best reads
Muddy Book Club ahoy! Here's June's best books for your delectation. Fire up that Kindle!
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Review: Vice Versa
Phil Porter’s new RSC comedy at the Swan Theatre, Stratford, is a tongue-in-cheek, rude and rowdy Roman romp, says Muddy Warwickshire editor Catherine.
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Review: Antony and Cleopatra
This Roman Shakespearean tragedy stars former Blake 7 star Josette Simon as the volatile Egyptian Queen and Antony Byrne as Antony at the RST, Stratford.
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TV dynamite
All the latest news on the best telly to watch this month, as chosen by Muddy's square-eyed Kerry Potter. Go on, budge up and pass the remote.
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Instamuddy
Follow @muddywilts
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The hot trends from Clerkenwell Design Week 2017
Ready to revamp your home? We SO have your back on this one!
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Speedy Suppers: Lindsey Bareham’s Miso Cod
Too busy to slave over the cooker for hours? Try this delicious, fast cod and miso recipe from The Times columnist Lindsey Bareham
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Wellbeing
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Nail your fitness
How to nail your fitness this summer (and bag yourself a bikini body while you're at it!)
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Are you a work-life ‘blender’?
I’ve been hearing a lot lately about work-life ‘blending’. Do you know about it? It’s the new Thing apparently that will save us from our constant failure to create a work life balance. The effort to ‘balance’ inevitably consists of see-sawing too much one way or another and is almost impossible to sustain for any length of […]
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Kids
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Half Term what’s on
Kids to entertain all week? Fear not, help is at hand with my ideas across the county.
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Are your kids couch potatoes? 5 ways to get them more active
Overstretched parents, tech-addicted kids and exercise levels dropping from the age of seven – what can be done to help children get moving?
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