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 21 - SUN 30 DEC

MON 17 - SUN 30 DEC

DECEMBER

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Old Ale and Coffee House

A cool city pub bang in the centre of Salisbury, with eclectic design and really, really good food. What’s not to love?
- Fab Christmas fairs and markets
  
  Get into the Crimbo spirit with mulled wine, minced pies and Muddy's pick of the best festive markets in Wilts, Glos and beyond
- 2019’s Michelin Stars
  
  It's the accolade that all chefs want – so who's reached for the stars in Glos, Wilts and surrounding counties this year?
- 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!

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

What’s the Cotswolds vibe?

Love the Cotswolds? Here’s our guide to our favourite Cotwolds market towns, and where to stay when you visit
- Home from (luxury) home
  
  Stay in a gorgeous Georgian townhouse, an architect-designed period property or a swanky penthouse, all slap bang in the centre of beautiful Bath – for free!
- Fancy a weekend away in Kent?
  
  Course you do! We've teamed up with Southeastern to give you the lowdown on the Garden of England's hidden gems. PLUS we're giving away a luxe weekend stay there worth £500! Aren't we nice?

Christmas jumper perfection

Got a style conscious teen at home? Muddy has snooped out these fab-tastic sweaters for the young (and older) men in your life
- 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 sneakers.
- Best foot forward
  
  15 ways to rock your footwear this month, from garden parties and weddings to the ultimate girls' night out.

The best books of 2018

Attention bookworms! Put this little lot on your Christmas list and you can thank us later. We’ve chosen our top 10 tomes of 2018. Has your favourite made the cut?
- IPads down kids – it’s book time!
  
  The perfect stocking filler for kids aged 3 to 11! Need any more ideas for Christmas this year? We've got you sorted.
- Christmas in the West End
  
  Shows, panto, ballet, musicals, even a bit of puppetry ...check out our pick of the West End this holiday season
- 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.
- New Ashmolean exhibition
  
  There's a brand new 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.

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
- The future of education
  
  Progressive Knighton House School in Durweston announced the changes in their CE programme earlier this year. We at Muddy are pleased to have been asked back to explore a little bit more...
- Sandroyd Prep School, Wiltshire
  
  We were blown away by this co-ed prep school on the stunning Rushmore Estate - acres of bucolic grounds, impressive results and lots of old-fashioned fun

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!
- 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.