The urban guide to the countryside -

Well, hello!

I'm Amy, editor of Muddy Cambridgeshire, 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.

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!
Natural skincare + bio-active science = RESULTSTwo sisters, one multi-award winning beauty brand and - oh hello - 10 Balance Me bundles worth a total of £1200 to give away!
Snowdrops everywhere!They're coming out! The loveliest places to catch winter snowdrops across Cambs and beyond in the next few weeks.
Out-of-Season Scilly with KidsCornwall meets the Caribbean on this unspoilt archipelago just 28 miles from Land's End.

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February 2019

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

31 Below, Marylebone

You can keep your Oxford, Bond and Kensington High Streets – it’s Marylebone High Street and its new watering hole, 31 Below, all the way for me!
- The Red Lion, Grantchester
  
  Yet another great reason to visit Grantchester - Muddy reviews this stylish pub in the iconic village outside Cambridge.
- Bye bye gin, we have a new favourite drink!
  
  Yes, it's hard to believe but we've benched the G&Ts for a super-cool exciting new tipple. Wanna know what it is? 'Course you do.
- The loveliest pubs with rooms
  
  Fancy a weekend away in the countryside? The Muddy editors across 19 counties know all the best spots for a relaxed overnighter.
- The Plough, Great Chesterford
  
  This village pub is set to become a hot ticket; fun events, a versatile space and a surprisingly diverse menu.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

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.
- 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.
- Going anywhere nice on your holiday?
  
  How about one of these gorgeous self-catering properties in the South West? Not only do they look pretty, they all come with the option for learning something new or getting a wellbeing fix. Bonus!

Hey sexy pants!

With Valentine’s Day imminent, we hunted down the sexiest, slinkiest new lingerie around. Bridget Jones enormo-pants, be gone!
- Cashmere cheer
  
  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.
- 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 you'll be sprinting around the park faster than Mo Farah (possibly).

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!
- Have you seen the ad that everyone’s talking about?
  
  Gillette's new ad campaign is ruffling a few feathers. What do you think?
- Muddy meets Mandy!
  
  Pizza with Brendan Cole, a double act with Christopher Biggins and the blingiest panto dressing room of them all. Mandy Muden, who plays the MIrror in Snow White at Wycombe Swan next month, tells all.

Your careers advisor will see you now…

Job driving you mental? We put your work dilemmas to our clever new careers coach. Here’s what she had to say.
Kids
- Get yer skates on! Where to hit the ice in Cambridge and beyond.
  
  Ice ice baby! Nothing like a whizz around a rink to make you feel festive (followed by a mulled wine obvs). We've rounded up the best ones.
- Gotta have it
  
  Counting the days until Christmas? Here, we can help with that! Open the door to the best alternative advent calendars.

Enjoy your trip, Naomi?

Check out this bizarre but visually brilliant short film by legend Nick Knight starring La Campbell. One hell of a way to promote a hotel! Whaddya think of it?
- Muddy meets Mandy!
  
  Pizza with Brendan Cole, a double act with Christopher Biggins and the blingiest panto dressing room of them all. Mandy Muden, who plays the MIrror in Snow White at Wycombe Swan next month, tells all.
- Muddy meets… Craig Revel-Horwood
  
  Want the hot goss from the BBC ballroom? Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood dishes the dirt on this year's show.