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What's on in Suffolk & Cambs this weekMon 21 - Sun 27 Sept: Ready for another week in our heavenly 'hood? Get your diaries out and plan seven days of fun right here.
8 Autumn walks with pubsIs there anything better than a beautiful autumnal walk that ends in a pub lunch? Stroll and scoff your way across Suffolk & Cambs.
Have you heard the hot gossip?It's Suffolk & Cambs's fun detective reporting for duty! Here's this week's superflashy newsflash including some rather tasty foodie news, exciting new openings and much more...
Bottoms up! The best new indie drinksGot a large glass to hand? We’ve rounded up 42 of the best new independent drinks from across the Muddy counties from wine and gin to rum and beer.
September 2020: What's on in Suffolk & CambsHello September 2020! It's a new month and there's a whole load of fun ahead of us from foodie pop-ups and drive-in cinemas to hot new exhibitions and comedy.

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I'm Hollie, editor of Muddy Suffolk & Cambs, here to bring you the quirky, cool and downright unmissable in the area.

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Gotta Have It

Your alternative advent calendar guide for 2020

Move over, chocolate. From gin to jewellery, and options for men and minis, here are the best alternative advent calendars to count down the festive season.

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Little Black Book

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Angela Reed

The Botanical Alchemist

Two Magpies Bakery, Southwold

The Ely Gin Company

Eleven Fifteen Jewellery

Pure Source, Cambridge

The Ickworth Hotel, Bury St Edmunds

Huntingdon Racecourse

Cambridge Cookery, Cambridge

Rural Magpie

Clip 'n Climb, Cambridge

Art & Soul Café, St Neots

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8 Autumn walks with pubs

Is there anything better than a beautiful autumnal walk that ends in a pub lunch? Stroll and scoff your way across Suffolk & Cambs.
- La Hogue’s Slow Cooked Pulled Lamb
  
  When the nights start getting colder this autumn, this delectable slow cooked pulled lamb recipe from La Hogue Farm Shop will warm you up in no time.
- Local recipe: Nanna’s Apple Crisp
  
  Been scrumping and have more apples than you can eat this autumn? We've got a wonderful local...
- Local recipe: Home Grown Heritage Tomato Salad
  
  Grown more tomatoes than you know what to do with this summer? This local tomato salad recipe...
- Launch review: The Pig, Harlyn Bay, Cornwall
  
  On its opening day, Muddy's ed-in-chief Hero Brown was the first to eat lunch at the brand new Pig hotel in Harlyn Bay (what a trooper!). So what was the verdict?

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What’s in: 7 new TV and film releases to watch this week

Sherlock Holmes spin-offs, live opera and the return of Bake Off – it’s all happening this week! Grab a cuppa, unearth the remote and stick one of these on the box.
- Your ultimate autumn culture planner 2020
  
  Culture vultures, grab your diaries. Here's your Muddy-curated cheat sheet to the season's best art, theatre, TV, books and film in the UK.
- Boredom begone! Here’s what to watch this week
  
  In need of something new to sink your teeth into? Muddy to the rescue! Here are the latest TV and film releases coming to a screen near you.
- Into London: the capital reopens
  
  With the tourist count at an all-time low, now is the time to swerve the endless queues and enjoy London's cultural bounty.
- What to watch this week: new boredom-busters
  
  What is there to tune into this week, I hear you cry? Everything from nature meditations to reality shows - here's eight of our top picks.

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- Local recipe: Fire Bowl Steak
  
  Looking for lovely, healthy alternative to your classic steak and chips? This fire bowl steak recipe uses local produce and is inspired by a Cambs farmer’s trip to Africa.
Wellbeing
- Splash! 9 wild swimming spots in Suffolk and Cambs
  
  It's getting hot in here, so take off all your clothes! Now dive into our guide to the best open water swimming locations in Suffolk and Cambs. Just kindly refrain from bombing, running or petting please.
- 7 steps to better sleep in lockdown
  
  So you've downed a chamomile tea and ignored your phone but still can't get to sleep. Sound familiar? Read on for our guide to getting some Z's during lockdown.

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Review: The Swan Hotel Lavenham

Historical splendour meets modern luxury at one of Suffolk’s most famous hotels. We hotfooted it to Lavenham to experience The Swan Hotel’s medieval magic.
- Staycationer’s guide to Suffolk
  
  Put down that passport - with gorgeous five-star hotels and unique glamping spots to castles and a stunning coastline, the Costa del Suffolk is holiday perfection
- Top places to stop on your way to Cornwall and the South West
  
  Driving down to your staycation and need a lunch pit-stop or runaround with the dog/kids? We've sniffed out the best places to stop near the south-west's major routes.

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Back-to-school for grown-ups

The kids may be going back to school but why should they get all the new gear? We all deserve shiny winter boots and bags too. Here’s our pick for back-to-school style.
Kids
- How to manage back-to-school anxiety
  
  With the nation’s schoolchildren poised to go back to school, it’s a tense time for everyone. So, how, as parents, should we control our fears? Muddy finds out.
- Whitehall School, Somersham
  
  Small but perfectly formed, this family-owned and pastorally-strong nursery, pre-, and prep school in rural Cambridgeshire tailors the teaching to the needs of each child.

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New season fashion trends: A/W 2020

The fashionistas have spoken! Add pieces from these five trends to your wardrobe to nail autumn/ winter style this year.
- Autumn’s comfiest fashion trend
  
  With luxe fabrics, funky designs and cool silhouettes, cardigans have never been cooler. Here are our favourite online buys, including two local heroes to add to your autumn wardrobe.
- The shacket: your new sartorial hero
  
  What do you get when you cross a jacket with a shirt? A shacket, of course! Here's our pick of the best lightweight and affordable options to take you into autumn.

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- Hello tootsies! The best at-home pedi kits
  
  It's starting to feel a lot like peak summer and with the mercury knocking 25 degrees on a regular basis, it means it's also time to expose The Feet. Ready, set, attack!
- 5 of the best hair masks to buy now
  
  Split ends up to your ears? We've found five quick-fixes for treating neglected locks - and to stop your hair stylist from screaming when salons finally reopen

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Muddy meets The Botanical Alchemist

We catch up with Cambridgeshire’s The Botanical Alchemist, Imogen Hall, about her magical touch with flowers, plans for the business post-lockdown and her range of ‘girl power’ wreaths.
- Where William Sitwell goes
  
  The food writer and MasterChef judge has called the village of Weston, in neighbouring Northants, home all his life. Fancy a peek into his personal Little Black Book?
- Muddy meets: Shlomo, beatboxer
  
  Record-breaking beatboxer Shlomo has a new project on his hands - raising money for the NHS in association with UK theatres. Tell us about it, Shlo!