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Well, hello!

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.

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!
Superflashy!Pssst! Wanna know about two new festivals and a brand-new seafood restaurant landing on Exeter Quay? Come here and let me whisper in your shell-like...
MUDDY MEETS SHAPPI...Comedian Shappi Khorsandi's new tour, her tips on how NOT to be funny and why you should do things that scare you (hell yeah!)
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!
Adulting: Lesson #1From 'Making Tax Digital', to starting your own business, here's all you need to know to be super-organised (and win a few brownie points with your accountant).

Mar 22 – 24 Fancy a cinematic escape with Steve McQueen and Dan Snow? Well then, let me tell you all…

Mar 18- 24

March 2019

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

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...
- The Ring of Bells, North Bovey
  
  Ding-dong! Muddy tucks in at this pretty Dartmoor village inn with oodles of kerb appeal and a warm welcome.
- Top 50 gastropubs 2019
  
  … and Devon's triple-cooked chips stacked up nicely with three foodie pubs shortlisted. Roomy pants on? Let's tuck in.
- Rum – it’s the new gin!
  
  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.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

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?
- Lovebirds! This one’s for you.
  
  A Dartmoor retreat that should star in a Rom-Com; the Oscar for Classic English Country Idyll goes to... Moorland View Cottage.
- Hideaway at Hooppells Torr
  
  Let me tell you about this beautiful little bolthole for grown-ups, in a bucolic setting, just a short stroll from the beach.

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!

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 win 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.
- 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!

How to ace your accounting in 2019!

Just filed your tax return? Vowing to be more ‘on it’ this year? No idea where to start? Me neither. But don’t panic, because we’ve made friends with two women who are making finance…err, fun! Wanna meet them?
Kids
- Kingsley School, Bideford
  
  This co-ed all-through school in Bideford, with an excellent Learning Support Centre, is warm, caring and fun above all; and with happy kids comes excellent results.
- Screen time saviours
  
  Wondering what all that gaming and social media is doing to your kids mental wellbeing? Us too. So we've asked the experts for their advice on how to keep screen time safe.

MUDDY MEETS SHAPPI…

Comedian Shappi Khorsandi’s new tour, her tips on 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.
- Muddy meets Tom Kerridge…
  
  ... and talks Marlow's Pub in the Park (Kaiser Chiefs, people), his favourite local eateries, and work life balance issues - yup, he has them too!