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Suffolk & Cambs

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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

Hands never been cleaner - and more in need of a decent moisturiser? Treat yourself to a small dollop of comfort with these beautiful handcreams.

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

25 online classes and resources to keep kids (and adults!) busy during lockdownKids driving you mad and homeschooling not quite going to plan? Make the most of these free online classes with everything from drawing and cooking to yoga and astronomy
How to work from home (without going stir-crazy)Working from your home office (or, er, the sofa) for the foreseeable? Don't panic! These top tips will help you stay calm, collected and productive - or at the very least, sane.
Top tips for home schooling your kidsNever imagined you'd have to teach your kids? No idea where to start? Here are our top tips and useful resources for home schooling. Good luck!
Muddy local business updates - if we can't go out, order in!No clue what's going on? We're here to help! Here are the local businesses that are open, offering takeaway, delivery and more.
A Muddy call to armsThe escalation of you-know-what means our beloved local businesses are battling to survive - but we have some ideas to help. Ready, steady, support!

Little Black Book

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

The Botanical Alchemist

Two Magpies Bakery

The Ely Gin Company

Eleven Fifteen Jewellery

Pure Source, Cambridge

The Ickworth Hotel, Suffolk

Huntingdon Racecourse

Cambridge Cookery

Rural Magpie

Clip 'n Climb, Cambridge

Art & Soul Café, St Neots

Bohemia, St Neots

Eat Out View more
Muddy local business updates – if we can’t go out, order in!

No clue what’s going on? We’re here to help! Here are the local businesses that are offering takeaway, delivery and more.
- Enjoy a free glass of fizz!
  
  To help you make the most of your precious weekend, we've got an exciting offer exclusively for Muddy readers.
- Book now! Things to do on Mother’s Day
  
  Treating your mum? Hope to be treated yourself? Chance would be a fine thing! Either way, we have some fabulous ideas to spoil the most important lady in your life.
- Muddy Eats: The Duke’s Head, Somerleyton, Suffolk
  
  With a small, but perfectly formed menu using locally-sourced products, an idyllic country estate setting and roaring fires in winter and glorious grounds in summer, The Duke's Head might just be the perfect country pub.
- Flipping fabulous! Where to eat this Pancake Day
  
  Can't be bothered with the faff of Pancake Day? Drop the spatula and make a reservation at one of these eateries instead.

School Reviews

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

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Fun Finder

Making plans? Find your perfect Pub, Inn, Hotel, Café, Restaurant or Bar across the Muddy counties.

Travel View more
Restaurants with rooms

Dreaming of a foodie getaway? We’ve scoured the Muddy counties for hotel stays with serious culinary credentials for when lock-down lifts. Tuck in.
- The best dog-friendly beaches in Suffolk
  
  Love taking your four-legged friends to the beach all year round? Steer clear of the beach restrictions with our pick of the best dog-friendly beaches in Suffolk that welcome Fido every month, come rain or shine.
- Holiday planning? 10 European-style staycations
  
  Love a continental jaunt but staying in Blighty this year? These 10 UK holiday spots have a distinctly European feel.

Fashion View more
5 of the best… trench coats

It’s a style classic for a reason – the trench is probably the most chic, useful piece you can buy (banish all thoughts of Inspector Clouseau). Here are our new season favourites.
- 5 of the best… French slogan jumpers
  
  Bonjour, sexy new knitwear! These chic slogan jumpers are guaranteed to add a little je ne sais quoi to any ensemble - we adore.
- 4 new season trends to try (and one to avoid)
  
  The high street is awash with new spring/summer goodies. Overwhelmed? Here's our pick of the new trends worth exploring - and how to wear them.

Beauty View more
- Make-up for men: ooh or eww?
  
  Turns out more and more blokes are getting handy with bronzer and concealer. So we tried out one leading male make-up brand on some lucky Muddy husbands - here's what happened.
- Gotta Have It
  
  Meet your new winter skincare saviours! Five of the best products to give you back your glow chosen by all-natural, no-nasties beauty expert Kim from Cambridge's brand new Pure Source - England beauty boutique.

Arts & Culture View more
Read THESE this month

Reasons to be cheerful: spring has sprung and a brilliant new batch of March books has arrived. Gather around, and let Muddy’s pro-bookworm Kerry Potter tell you a story.
- The 5 best books out this February
  
  Muddy's pro bookworm Kerry Potter has got five Feb fancies for your delectation. Read all about 'em...
- This month’s best new reads
  
  What kind of insaniac leaves the house in January? Retire to the sofa pronto and get stuck into one of pro bookworm Kerry Potter's enthralling new literary picks.
- Book now! The 2020 cultural picks you must not miss
  
  There's a ridiculous amount of amazing art, books, film, TV, music and theatre landing this year. Muddy's culture vulture Kerry Potter picks out the best of the bunch.
- The best children’s books of the year!
  
  From toddlers to teens, this edit should give you ample inspiration for small people’s Christmas presents.

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Do you live in best place in Suffolk & Cambs?

A new survey of the UK’s loveliest locales lists five of Suffolk & Cambs towns and villages. So does your neighbourhood make the list?
- Worried about CV Lockdown?
  
  We've chatted to experts at Age Space to get some practical advice if your parents are over 70 and facing immenent isolation.
- Cook THIS for dinner tonight
  
  Running out of ideas for midweek meals? Yup, us too. Take inspiration from the hottest new cookbook on the block. Yum!
Wellbeing
- The best National Trust gardens in Suffolk & Cambs
  
  The National Trust has just announced that they are going keep many of their gardens and parklands open for free. Here's our pick of the best of the bunch in Suffolk & Cambs if you fancy some fresh air and a walk in the great outdoors.
- A Muddy call to arms
  
  The escalation of you-know-what means our beloved local businesses are battling to survive - but we have some ideas to help. Ready, steady, support!

Work View more
How to work from home (without going stir-crazy)

Working from your home office (or, er, the sofa) for the foreseeable? Don’t panic! These top tips will help you stay calm, collected and productive – or at the very least, sane.
- How to be ambitious (and still be kind)
  
  It’s International Women’s Day on Sunday so we had a chat with one of our favourite women - author and comedian Viv Groskop - about redefining female ambition for 2020. Need a life reboot? Viv can help with that.
- Win £2000 to kickstart your business dreams
  
  Have a brilliant business that needs a helping hand? We’ve teamed up with business banking alternative, Tide, to offer a whopping two grand (yes, you read it right) to give you the boost you need. Competition now closed.
Kids
- 25 online classes and resources to keep kids (and adults!) busy during lockdown
  
  Kids driving you mad and homeschooling not quite going to plan? Make the most of these free online classes with everything from drawing and cooking to yoga and astronomy
- Top tips for home schooling your kids
  
  Never imagined you'd have to teach your kids? No idea where to start? Here are our top tips and useful resources for home schooling. Good luck!

People View more
The 4 funniest people on social media

Fancy a giggle? These Instagram and Twitter accounts are happy to oblige.
- Exclusive interview! Muddy meets…. Laurence Fox
  
  The actor-turned-singer has been front page news since an incendiary appearance on Question Time last week. In this exclusive interview, he talks midlife crises, death threats and groupies with Muddy's Kerry Potter.
- Muddy meets Josie Long
  
  We caught up with (we reckon) the most positive comedian in the business about motherhood, MasterChef, making people laugh and her new tour, Tender.
- Muddy meets Nik Kershaw
  
  Nik Kershaw is laconic, laid-back, and *very very* funny - read on for his views on Live Aid, embarrassing his kids, the Let's Rock the Moor pecking order and (OMG) being a grandfather!
- Muddy meets Tom Kerridge…
  
  ... and talks Pub in the Park, which kicks off over the border in Herts in Sept, and work life balance issues - yup, he has them too!