The urban guide to the countryside -

Well, hello!

I'm Sharon, 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.

Half Term and Halloween SORTEDBOO! Here's your Halloween half-term guide, full of spooky festivities for you and the little monsters to enjoy!
Winter boltholesPack that overnighter and give yourself the break you deserve, with 37 curated cosy breaks across the Muddy counties.
Help! I'm in a Fitness Rut!We hear you and to help, we've brought in the best expert we know. Claire Morgan-Hughes of Devon Fit Camp has an answer to all your dilemmas.
Read these! October’s best booksClear space on your Kindle! Muddy's pro bookworm, Kerry Potter, has some literary inspiration for you.
The loveliest pubs with roomsFancy a weekend away in the countryside? The Muddy editors across 19 counties know all the best spots for a relaxed overnighter.

FRI 19 - SUN 21 OCTOBER 2018

MON 15 - SUN 21 OCTOBER 2018

OCTOBER 2018

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Church Lane, Tavistock

Hello, handsome! Muddy popped in to this brand new, Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, for a heatwave-busting combo of cocktails and ice cream. It’s going to be good, this one.
- Who fancies ice cream?
  
  Here's another reason to visit beautiful Mothecombe this summer: the brand new, stupidly tasty Surfing Cow Ice Cream.
- Eat here: The Fig Tree @ 36
  
  Muddy celebrates a wedding anniversary at this super-welcoming restaurant moments from Plymouth's waterfront.
- Muddy Hearts Harry’s
  
  If Mr Muddy could've dreamt up his ideal nosh destination, it would be this Exeter institution.
- Cheers to English Wine!
  
  Here's all you need to know (and what to drink) to celebrate our homegrown grape in style

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Review: Beyond Escapes

Muddy discovers affordable luxury in South Devon. Booked your next break away yet? Just saying.
- Girls’ weekend getaways
  
  Try these 30 awesome spas, inns, bars and retreats across the Muddy counties and reconnect with your bezzies in style.
- Muddy Goes Glamping
  
  Down on the farm, near the Jurassic Coast, we kipped under canvas at the luxury Lower Keats.

The Really Wild Show

On the prowl for this season’s hottest print? Leopard is a cult classic given an AW18 reboot. Enter the fashion jungle for Muddy purrrfect picks.
- Hot Lips!
  
  We can't stretch to new Isabel Marant boots or bags but it's a big "OUI!" from us to her super-chic new lipsticks.
- New season, new shoes
  
  Clear some space on the shoe rack - we've rounded up our Top 15 footwear favourites for autumn.

Dirty Dancing on stage

A true-to-screen production of the well-loved film hits the stage in Plymouth this November. Muddy Sussex has been, seen and has the goss!
- Muddy’s 23 best autumn culture picks
  
  It's all going on! Behold, your cheat-sheet to the season's best art, theatre, music and film.
- A tome for working mums
  
  I managed to get my paws on a sneaky copy of this one ahead of its release in October. Here's the Muddy verdict!
- More sex please, we’re British!
  
  There's a lot of rumpy-pumpy on TV right now. And cheeringly not everyone involved resembles a 20something supermodel.
- Muddy Book Club returns!
  
  Muddy's books editor Kerry Potter is baaack, baby, with September's finest new tomes.

Fancy joining Muddy?

Muddy Devon is looking for a brilliant intern & self-confessed culture vulture. Is it you, or someone you know?
Kids
- Reviewed: The Big Sheep
  
  Don't adjust your screen, that's me on a rollercoaster. But how did the small rate North Devon's Big, woolly day out?
- Review: Crealy Meadows
  
  Looking for the ultimate family-friendly glamping experience over the summer hols? Crealy called, Muddy went. Here's the lowdown.

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.
- Our Favourite Places
  
  Heading to Salcombe this summer? When in town, tap up the locals for some insider knowledge. Oh look, we just did!
- World Cup Wonders
  
  Far be it from us to objectify the World Cup's hottest footballers. Instead we've found you the smartest. Seriously!
- My Fave Places: Tim Henman
  
  The British tennis legend is a party animal who also happens to have a soft spot for Devon - who'd have thought it?
- Muddy meets Clara Amfo
  
  Winning Pointless, shooting hoops with Bieber, crying over Oprah Winfrey - Muddy is enamoured with its new BFF.