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.

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!
Half Term Ahoy!Your indispensable guide to surviving the hols (which snuck up on us, don't you think?)
Natural skincare + bio-active science = RESULTSTwo sisters, one multi-award winning beauty brand and - oh hello - 10 Balance Me bundles worth a total of £1200 to give away!
Your 2019 holiday inspoGoing 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.

FRI 15 - SUN 17 FEB 2019

MON 11 - SUN 17 FEB 2019

FEBRUARY 2019

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Top 50 gastropubs 2019 revealed

The Top 50 Gastropubs have been revealed – and Devon’s triple cooked chips stacked up very nicely with three foodie pubs shortlisted.
- 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.
- Church Lane, Tavistock
  
  Muddy popped in to this brand new, Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, for a combo of cocktails and ice cream.
- Who fancies ice cream?
  
  Here's another reason to visit Mothecombe: the brand new, stupidly tasty Surfing Cow Ice Cream.
- The Fig Tree @ 36
  
  Muddy celebrates at this super-welcoming restaurant moments from Plymouth's waterfront.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Out-of-Season Scilly with Kids

Cornwall meets the Caribbean on this unspoilt archipelago just 28 miles from Land’s End. Here are Muddy’s top tips for visiting with the family in 2019.
- Going anywhere nice on your holiday?
  
  How about one of these gorgeous self-catering properties in the South West? Pretty as a pic, PLUS they all come with the option for learning or a wellbeing fix.
- 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.

Hey sexy pants!

With Valentine’s Day imminent, we hunted down the sexiest, slinkiest new lingerie around. Bridget Jones enormo-pants, be gone!
- Cashmere cheer
  
  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.
- Witness the fitness!
  
  Finding it hard to kickstart that hardcore new exercise regime? Buy some slinky new kit and you'll be sprinting around the park faster than Mo Farah (possibly).

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!
- Close Shave
  
  Have you seen the new Gillette ad? Lots of men are getting their boxer shorts in a twist about it and binning their razors in a rage.

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.

Well, hello young man!

It’s a Dirty (Dancing) job, but someone’s got to do it. 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!
- 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!