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I'm Catherine, editor of Muddy Warwickshire, 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.

Family-friendly rentalsEaster's approaching, you need to reconnect with your fam, and we have just the thing to help - 30 gorgeous self-catering cottages across the Muddy counties!
25 Festivals in the Midlands & beyondHere's our pick of the best summer fests, in Warwickshire and further afield. See you down the front!
Wondering how schools can attract more girls into STEM subjects at uni?With it being International Women's Day this week, Richard Nicholson, Head at King’s High, Warwick, tells us how this progressive all-girls senior school is addressing the gender imbalance.
REVIEW: As You Like ItA glam punk Touchstone, audience participation, Post It notes and puppetry feature in Kimberley Sykes’ lively take on Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy at the RST, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Warwick Prep School, WarwickPastorally-outstanding, this is a very popular day school, judged 'Excellent' in every area, where music is very strong. There's even an Ukulele Club!
How to be happy in 2019New Year, new chance to give yourself a great big shot of positive energy with one of these 28 inspirational ideas.
The Croft Prep, Stratford-upon-AvonFor a warm, caring and family-orientated all-rounder education, this is a great high-achieving co-ed Prep in a rural idyll with its own Conservation Woodland and Forest School.

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MARCH 2019

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

The Langton Arms, near Market Harborough

Muddy Leics pops into this village local in Church Langton which has had a complete refurb. Gone is the dated pub and in its place is something seriously stylish.
- Althorp Food & Drink Festival 2019
  
  Neighbouring Northamptonshire's finest food and drink event is back! Full of new fun additions to accompany the best of local.
- Vivaanta Restaurant & Gin Bar, Warwick
  
  Warwick's new Indian restaurant is causing much excitement with its high-end cuisine - and gin bar. Muddy went for a family curry night to check it out.
- Fancy lunch in the Cotswolds?
  
  Well, if you insist! Muddy heads to Burford to chow down three courses in a bucolic, brilliantly-priced, dog-friendly inn. Definitely one to add to your list.
- 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!

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Chewton Glen, Hampshire

Here’s what you need to know about this coastal classic spa and 5-star hotel destination. Muddy’s ed-in-chief checks into one of their 14 amaaaaazing treehouses.
- Out-of-Season Scilly with Kids
  
  Cornwall meets the Caribbean on this unspoilt archipelago just 28 miles from Land's End. Here are Muddy Cornwall editor Sophie's top tips for visiting with the family in 2019.
- Your 2019 holiday inspo
  
  Going anywhere nice on your holidays? Don't answer that until you've read Muddy's guide to the coolest travel trends for the year ahead.

New season fashion – a bluffer’s guide

Spring is coming but what to wear? Here are the key six trends that’ll give your wardrobe an easy-peasy update.
- Say bonjour to Sézane
  
  Want to know about our magnifique new favourite French fashion brand? Click this way and I'll tell you more, ma cherie.
- Cool Brit brand Madeleine Thompson
  
  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.

It’s a Woman’s World

Muddy has a sneaky behind-the-scenes look at some of the stunning costumes made in Stratford-upon-Avon for the RSC’s new gender-switched revival, The Taming-of-The Shrew.
- PREVIEW: Wise Children, April 2 – 6
  
  How exciting that after opening to critical acclaim at London's Old Vic last year, Emma Rice's Wise Children comes to Coventry's Belgrade Theatre next month - with tickets still up for grabs!
- Stratford Lit Fest, Apr 27 – May 5
  
  Girl Power! Feminist geographer Joni Seagar, psychotherapist Philippa Perry, columnists The Midults, Bake-Off judge Pru Leith, Darcey Bussell and Newsnight's Emily Maitlis are all appearing in a female dominated 2019 line-up.
- Need a new book?
  
  You're in the right place - Muddy's pro-bookworm Kerry Potter has picked this month's seven sexiest reads.
- REVIEW: As You Like It
  
  Audience participation, a disco mirror ball, Post It notes and puppetry feature in Kimberley Sykes’ lively take on Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy at the RST, Stratford-upon-Avon.

5 killer tips for better work/life balance

The juggle is real – and not going anywhere – so how the hell can we to get it right?! Let’s ask the work/life balance experts for some help.
Kids
- The Croft Prep, Stratford-upon-Avon
  
  Muddy says: For a warm, caring and family-orientated all-rounder education, this is a great high-achieving co-ed prep in a wonderful rural idyll with its own Conservation Woodland and Forest School.
- Warwick Junior School
  
  Muddy says: Set on the 50-acre site of one of Britain's oldest surviving grammar schools, there's nothing stuck in the past about this warm, nurturing and creative top independent day school for boys aged 7 to 11 in beautiful Warwick.

Muddy Meets Tom Kerridge

…and talks Warwick’s Pub in the Park, his favourite eateries and work life balance issues – yup, he has them too!
- Are you sober curious?
  
  Muddy chats with New York-based wellbeing journalist Ruby Warrington, author of Sober Curious.
- We Got Mail!
  
  The 50 most inspirational women in the UK - including Keeley Hawes, Dina Asher-Smith, Jacqueline Wilson, Thomasina Miers and Muddy's very own *digital pioneer* Hero Brown.
- ‘It’s a real action-hero, ‘Marvel’-like play’
  
  Super-stylish rising RSC talent Amber James on Gregory Doran's Mad-Max-style futuristic dystopian Troilus and Cressida.
- Meet the RSC’s new Juliet
  
  Super-modest and down-to-earth Glaswegian actress Karen Fishwick is a girl after our own hearts here at Muddy – “passionate” about drinking and good food!