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

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Awesome Autumn culture plannerIt's all going on! Behold, your cheat-sheet to the season's best art, theatre, TV, books and film in the UK, as curated by Muddy's extremely cultural Kerry Potter.
Super newsflash!Lots of juicy gossip keeping you up to date on what's happening in your 'hood this month.
Christmas shopping, eek!Yes, we know it's reeeeeeeeally early but it's all in the name - get your Xmas gifts sorted at the Early Early Christmas Fair and then...chillax
Fancy a £1000 Luxury Family Hotel stay?Er YEAH! Read our review of stunning Fowey Hall in Cornwall, and snaffle a long weekender at one of five idyllic Luxury Family Hotels in Cornwall, Suffolk, Hants, Wilts or Dorset.
Win 7 perfect pieces to ease you into AutumnMuddy's fashion fave hush has triumphed with its new trans-seasonal collection, and we have five - yes FIVE! - sets of our fashion edit to give away, worth over £3600. Go, go, go!

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The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

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.
- The 20 best beachside eats
  
  Make the most of the British summer at one of our Muddy-recommended coastal eateries. Napkin at the ready? Let's do this!

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.

What’s on your bucket list?

Have you got a travel bucket list? Are these fantastic places on it? They should be! Muddy picks the brains of fab independent travel consultant Sarah Watts to see what she recommends.
- Fancy a £1000 Luxury Family Hotel stay?
  
  Er YEAH! Read our review of stunning Fowey Hall, and snaffle a long weekender at one of the hotels in Cornwall, Suffolk, Hants, Wilts or Dorset.
- Woolley Grange – spot on luxury for families
  
  Any hotel that collects the Mudlets from my room for brekkie and lets me sleep in is top notch in my book. Check out the Luxury Family Hotel that is Woolley Grange

Win 7 perfect pieces to ease you into Autumn

Muddy’s fashion fave hush has come up trumps yet again with its trans-seasonal collection – and we have five sets of our fashion edit to give away , worth over £3500. Go, go, go!
- Word up
  
  Too busy to say it yourself? Lacking the vocab to express your feelings after a long day battling spreadsheets or sprogs? Let a classic slogan T do it for you.
- Fabulous festi gear
  
  Eye popping Indonesian-style Dutch wax batik dresses, shoes, hats, cushions – and brollies – to get you in the festival mood

Read THESE this month…

Curl up into a comfy chair, pour a glass of wine, and dive into a new fab book with this month’s hottest new reads.
- Cheltenham Wellbeing Festival
  
  Ready for some late summer wellness? It's the perfect time to look after yourself with this inspirational festival, with loads of wellbeing events, fitness clinics, even A Monk's Guide to Happiness!
- Everyone’s talking about…
  
  Jude Law, baby! Or should that be his itty bitty very pretty papal white budgie smugglers? Banish your other half for five minutes and ogle the trailer in peace.

Be more organised

It’s hard to focus on what’s important when there’s a growing list of ‘things’ to do – so here are our tips on how to restore order.
Kids
- Back-to-school essentials
  
  Summer hols over? Oh, what a *shame*! Sort your kids with our pick of everything they need for the new school term - and then it's a party round at mine.
- Choosing the right Senior School
  
  Muddy picks the brains of Christian Saenger, incoming Head of the fabulous Dumpton School, about how best to choose the next steps for your child's education

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