The urban guide to the countryside -

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.

Wonderful weddingsPlanning a wedding? Don't do anything until you've consulted our comprehensive wedding guide for all 21 Muddy counties.
Family-friendly rentalsSpring is here, you need to reconnect with your fam, and we have just the thing to help you de-frazzle - 30 gorgeous self-catering cottages across the Muddy counties!
Superflashy!Hear ye! Hear ye! Your favourite digital town crier has got all the goss. Clickety-click through for the lowdown on your locale.
Meet the finalists 2019The Muddy bean-counter has spoken! Meet your fantastic FINALISTS here, 120 local businesses across 24 categories. And that means one thing - it's time to VOTE!

Fri 25 – Sun 26 May

20 – 26 May

No need to send out a May-Day: Muddy brings you comedy kicks, woodland walks and a fragrant Italian (the wine kind, naughty).

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, 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

Review: Dreamcatchers, St Mawes

Cornwall calling! Muddy hops over the border to St Mawes for a more’ish seaside stay and concierge service to boot.
- Review: Orestone Manor
  
  Well did you evah? Muddy raises a cocktail to a colonial country house-hotel on the English Riviera. What a swell part of the world this is.
- Waters Edge, Instow
  
  Fancy an easy-peasy family rental with a beach and cool pit-stops right on your doorstep? Muddy heads to the river for the inside on Instow

Well, hello you!

How has Keanu Reeves not aged in 30 years?! The laconic Hollywood star is back in a fashion campaign that’s got social media a-swooning. Shall we examine the evidence?
- Killer kicks
  
  Kick off spring in style with a pair of super-cool new season trainers. Here are our 9 faves - plus how to wear them when you're not heading to the gym.
- Ready to get crafty?
  
  Forget its naff '70s connotations, macramé is a big news in interiors and fashion this summer. Ready to get crafty?

Need a brilliant new read?

A stunning debut novel, a futuristic thriller and an exquisite memoir are among books editor Kerry Potter’s marvellous May picks. And you can win the lot!
- Everyone’s talking about… The Guilty Feminist
  
  Love the podcast? Good news - its creator is coming to a theatre near you this spring. We grabbed super-talented comedian Deborah Francis-White for a chinwag.
- 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?

How to flex your life

Is life an exhausting loop of sleep, work, chores, repeat? Yep. Need to make a change but not sure what or how? Er, yes. Read our interview with hot new self-help author Annie Auerbach. She has the answers!
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.