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I'm Lisa, editor of Muddy Devon, 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.

Wonderful weddingsPlanning a wedding? Don't do anything until you've consulted our comprehensive wedding guide for all 21 Muddy counties.
Muddy meets TerryThe Specials' front man talks coming to Devon this month, their new number one album 'Encore', guilty pleasures and why you might catch him sitting on a sea-wall some time soon.
Family-friendly rentalsEaster's here, you need to reconnect with your fam, and we have just the thing to help - 30 gorgeous self-catering cottages across the Muddy counties!
Easter round-upThe Muddy Devon guide to Easter with the littlies is here and it's a cracker! Warning - may contain chocolate.
Superflashy!Hear ye! Hear ye! Your favourite digital town crier has got all the goss. Clickety-click through for the lowdown on your locale.
The Muddy Awards 2019The Muddy Stilettos Awards 2019 are coming! Find out more about the most prestigious lifestyle awards in mid and southern England.

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April 2019

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

The Farmers Arms, Woolsery

So, what attracted you to the millionaires’ pub in Woolsery…where do I start?
- The White Hart at Dartington
  
  Hey, culture vultures, its time to eat! Muddy feasts more than just her eyes on The White Hart's new Devon o'clock menu
- Bearslake Inn, Sourton
  
  Historic, moorsy and ever-so slightly Hound of the Baskerville. Muddy settles in for a slap-up Sunday lunch.
- Six Best Sunday Lunches
  
  Bring on the Yorkshire puds and don't spare the gravy! The best spots for a weekend nosh-up across the county...
- Rockfish, Exeter Quay
  
  Muddy dashes down to Exeter Quay and falls hook, line and sinker for Mitch Tonk's new Rockfish...

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

The Dreamiest New Hotels to Book Now

In need of an indulgent weekend away? Er, ALWAYS. Here’s our pick of the best brand new – and downright desirable – hotels to book pronto. Breakfast in bed and late check-outs all round!
- Mother’s Day – sorted!
  
  Worried you've left it too late to sort out mum this Sunday? Relax, Muddy has everything you need to save the day.
- Muddy Review: The Old Dairy at Dunsford
  
  A stylish, bijou bolthole, set on the banks of the River Teign, full of little luxuries and for less than a hundred quid a night. That got your attention, didn't it?

Say your name

Fashion gets personal with the trend for emblazoning your name across your T shirt, handbag or phone case. Think school uniform name tags but cooler!
- New season fashion – a bluffer’s guide
  
  Spring is coming but what to wear? Here are the six key trends that'll give your wardrobe an easy-peasy update.
- Hey sexy pants!
  
  With Valentine's Day imminent, we hunted down the sexiest, slinkiest new lingerie around. Bridget Jones enormo-pants, be gone!

April’s best new books

Quick, spring-clean your bedside table or Kindle to make room for Muddy books editor’s Kerry Potter’s awesome April picks. And Brucey bonus – one lucky bookworm will win the lot!
- Need a new book?
  
  You're in the right place - Muddy's pro-bookworm Kerry Potter has picked this month's seven sexiest reads. And you can the lot!
- 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?
- Well, hello young man!
  
  Muddy meets Michael O'Reilly, sultry star of Dirty Dancing. Catch him at Princes Theatre next week - but don't throw watermelons at him, he doesn't like it.
- February’s best new books
  
  It was still the dog days of winter last time I checked so there's only one thing for it - let's hunker down with a compelling new book.

Adulting: Lesson #2

Don’t know your handle from a hashtag? Whether you’re doing it for fun or for your business, here’s 10 ways to nail your socials
Kids
- Eat, Bray, Love
  
  Looking for a heehaw-some day out with the kids? Hoof it over to The Donkey Sanctuary at Sidmouth.
- Easter round-up
  
  Warning: may contain chocolate! Here's my round-up of 20+ cracking Easter events for the Muddies.

Muddy meets Terry

Terry Hall a fan of cream teas and the West Country – who knew? The ska legend talks shopping, selfies and what’s on his playlist
- MUDDY MEETS SHAPPI…
  
  ...Shappi Khorsandi on her new Skittish Warrior tour, how NOT to be funny and why you should do things that scare you (hell yeah!)
- Well, hello young man!
  
  Muddy meets Michael O'Reilly, sultry star of Dirty Dancing. Catch him at Princes Theatre next week - but don't throw watermelons at him, he doesn't like it.