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I'm Catherine, editor of Muddy Warwickshire, here to bring you the quirky, cool and downright unmissable in the area.

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Fri Aug 18-Sun Aug 20

Mon Aug 14-Sun Aug 20

60 Things to do This Summer

Cocktails & Cabanas at Coppa Club

Where to take 17 exacting Muddy Stilettos editors for lunch in London? Oh hello Coppa Club and your stupendous riverside views!
- Muddy Eats: Stock Pot Cafe, Ryton Organic Gardens
  
  The sustainable rural Warwickshire cafe with a conscience, a beautiful organic garden on its doorstep - and now a Muddy Award Finalist to boot!
- Sheep on Sheep Street, Stow
  
  Nothing woolly about this stylish Stow-on-the-Wold hotel, restaurant and baaaar (oh come on, that's brilliant), just over the Warwickshire border. Read the Muddy verdict.
- The Distillery, Rugby
  
  The newly-launched burger joint, craft beers and cocktail bar set up by two Rugby independents.
- London Eats…With kids
  
  Wondering where to stop for a bite to eat on a family day out in the Capital this summer? Here's our 10 top picks.

Need a seaside fix? 7 great beach daytrips in under 3 hours

No plans for a sunny day? Get thee to the beach – it’s nearer than you think. Here are our seven favourites, all doable from landlocked Warwickshire. Just don’t forget the sunscreen, lobster face!
- Edinburgh Fringe Tips
  
  Muddy Sussex ed Debbie goes to the Edinburgh Festival every year. Here's her brilliant handy guide to getting the best from the fest!
- Five Go Glamping in the Warwickshire hills
  
  Forget lashings of ginger beer, enjoy stunning sunsets, breath-taking countryside views and a little gin festival at the Muddy award-winning Hilltop Hideaways.

The High Street Comeback Kids

You know those shops you never bother with when you hit the high street? You might be missing out. Here are four to revisit
- Tassel-Tastic
  
  It's summer, it's the law that you must wear tassels! Here are our favourite dangly delights, starting with these cute, colourful earrings from Nellie & Dove.
- Bikini vs Swimsuit? The Muddy Debate
  
  Bikini or swimsuit? Don't go anywhere near a sun lounger this summer until you've read this.

Pick of Edinburgh Fringe

Heading to Edinburgh Festival? Overwhelmed by the thick brochure? Get a shortcut with Muddy’s top picks of the Fringe
- Review: 38th Warwick Folk Festival
  
  This year's line-up included award-winning Irish trad group Goitse, Oysterband & Scotland's best-selling female album artist Barbara Dickson, plus newcomers Elephant Sessions and Granny's Attic.
- Awesome Al-Fresco Summer Theatre & Circus
  
  Dig out the kagoul; Warwickshire's outdoor theatre is worth risking the rain for...
- Muddy Book Club: 10 Best Books for the Beach
  
  Sunglasses on, sunlounger primed, children gagged - it's Muddy's best holiday books! Kerry Potter picks her top 10 reads for this holiday season.
- Warwickshire’s Also Festival
  
  Flower-power, feasts & fascinating talks. Warwickshire's intimate boutique Also festival reviewed here.

In a hurry this evening?

One Speedy Supper coming up: Goats Cheese and Greens Frittata. Ta-da.
- Shakespeare’s Gardens
  
  A mini-Muddy tour of the stunning contemporary new sculpture garden at Shakespeare's New Place and ongoing restoration of Anne Hathaway's Cottage garden. New Place celebrates it's first birthday this Sunday (Aug 20) with a little party - and gin-tasting!
- Time for a Speedy Supper?
  
  Haven't a clue what to cook tonight? Top food writer Diana Henry's prawn, fennel and tomato pilaf is here to help.
Wellbeing
- Elan Spa Break, Mallory Court
  
  Just two months after opening, Elan Spa at Mallory Court Country House Hotel nabbed the very first coveted Muddy Warwickshire Award for Best Day Spa. Here's why...
- Aquarius Spa at Whatley Manor, The Cotswolds
  
  Muddy Gloucestershire editor Sarah reviews one of the best pamper parlours in the whole country.

Express Muddy News

Will you indulge us while we toot our own horn for a minute? We’ll make it snappy.
- Are you a work-life ‘blender’?
  
  'Work Life balance' is out - the new buzz word is 'blending'
- How to be happier at work
  
  Are you a sad desk luncher? Top business psychologist and academic Tony Crabbe offers advice on how to re-define the way you work.
Kids
- West End Kids
  
  Check out 20 of the best kids’ theatre in London this summer and what's still available in Kids Week (until Aug 31).
- How to Tame Your Teen
  
  Has your little darling become Kevin The Teenager? We've asked a top parenting expert for advice.

Peak Insta?

Less hottie, more hot mess? Worry not. See these funny — really, belly-ache funny — spoofs of those Insta-famous feeds that make us normal gals feel rhubarb about our bodies.
- A Dinner Date with David Troughton
  
  A Q&A with the star of the RSC's Titus Andronicus.
- Spring Mischief: Part 2
  
  Myth is one of a double bill of two new plays at the RSC's month-long Spring Mischief Festival, Wed May 24- Sat June 17.
- Spring Mischief: Part I
  
  Tom Morton-Smith’s hotly-anticipated new play The Earthworks is part of a festival double-bill at the RSC’s The Other Place, Stratford.
- Pippa’s Big Fat Berkshire Wedding
  
  If your invite got lost in the post (*sniff* like Muddy Berkshire's), grab your hat because we're going. Here's the gawpers guide to James and Pippa's big day.