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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

Counting the days until Christmas? We can help with that. Voila, five of the best luxe beauty advent calendars available to buy right now.

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Party like you mean itGoing out out and nothing to wear? Harvey Nichols has come up trumps this season so here's my wishlist to whet your whistle. Plus win £500 worth of party clobber!
Christmas rappingWatch out John Lewis! IKEA's and M&S's Christmas adverts are bonkers and brilliant! Watch, laugh and tell us your favourite.
5 reasons to sort Christmas at Bicester VillageNew openings, live music, pop-ups, gorgeous gifts and fairy lights everywhere you turn - it's festive frolics all the way at BV.
17 fab Christmas fairs and marketsFeeling the need to start working through that Christmas shopping list before the annual gift-buying frenzy starts? Here, let us help with our edit of the best local festive fairs for 2019.
Superflashy newsflashRead all about it! Your resident town crier here with all the juicy tidbits from Cambs & Suffolk including three rather exciting openings for shoppers, spa-lovers and foodies. So that's all of us then!

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The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

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Provenance Kitchen Brix + Mortar, Whittlesford

Brunch lovers of Cambridge rejoice – there’s a new restaurant and deli in the area that serves up inventive and tastebud-pleasing dishes in a stylish modern setting. Mine’s a flat white please!
- The best autumn supper clubs
  
  Knives and forks poised? Attackkkkk! Yep, it's a brand new round of supper clubs over the coming months in Cambs, Suffolk and beyond.
- 12 best afternoon teas in Cambs
  
  It's National Afternoon Tea week and to celebrate here's our round-up of the best places to scoff scones in Cambridgeshire
- The best brunch in town
  
  The most lipsmackingly indulgent meal of the day and we have 47 of the best ones to tempt you with, from vegan to full English, flat white to green detox. Just add friends and a hangover.
- The 20 best beachside eats
  
  Make the most of the British summer at one of our Muddy-recommended coastal eateries. Napkin at the ready? Let's do this!

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.

The 37 coolest party palaces

Got a big birthday celebration looming? Or fancy a weekend away with your squad? We’ve sniffed out the 37 dreamiest party palaces across the land, available for exclusive hire. Grab your gang and let’s go!
- The Hog Hotel, Pakefield, Suffolk
  
  Dreamy modern interiors, a slick new restaurant and the cutest hedgehog logo make this new hotel, just steps from Pakefield's sandy beach, a perfect place to hibernate (sorry!). Here's what you need to know...
- Muddy Reviews: Titchwell Manor, Norfolk
  
  Stylish mismatched Victorian luxe, first-class food and a private hot tub - what more do you need for a cheeky escape from reality? Muddy Norfolk's Hannah Colby checks in...

Fashion View more

Party like you mean it

Going out out and nothing to wear? Harvey Nichols has come up trumps this season so here’s my wishlist to whet your whistle. Plus win £500 worth of party clobber!
- Ready to wrap up?
  
  Brrrrrrr! It's got a bit chilly hasn't it? Come warm yourself with these 10 stylish woolies and coats from the ever-brilliant hush.
- Pyjama time!
  
  It's suddenly dark, cold and wet outside - let's hunker down and cheer ourselves up with some chic new pyjamas (yes, such things do actually exist).

Beauty View more

- 5 of the best… autumn nail polishes
  
  How to nail it with the dreamiest new season shades. Time for a home manicure?
- J’adore / J’abhor: Grey Hair
  
  This week's Muddy heated debate: whether or not to embrace a full head of grey hair. Eeeek! or chic? We duke it out.

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The 10 dreamiest coffee table books of the year

Clear space on your coffee table! Muddy’s books editor Kerry Potter has 10 sexy, shiny visual feasts for your delectation.
- Need a juicy new read?
  
  Muddy's bookworm Kerry Potter has glorious celeb gossip, literary big-hitters and a must-read on relationships this month. Read all about her October picks - and then win the lot!
- Your awesome autumn culture planner
  
  It's all going on! Behold, your cheat-sheet to the season's best art, theatre, TV, books and film in the UK, as curated by Muddy's extremely cultural Kerry Potter.
- Everyone’s talking about…
  
  Jude Law, baby! Or should that be his itty bitty very pretty papal white budgie smugglers? Banish your other half for five minutes and ogle the trailer in peace.
- Best kids’ movies this summer
  
  With the weather a bit unpredictable, it's a good week for a cinema trip. It'll keep 'em quiet for a couple of hours while you have a sneaky snooze, right?

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14 Christmas wreath workshops to book now

Deck your door with boughs of holly! These local festive craft classes are hugely popular so, quick, book now!
- Three cocktails to get your party started
  
  Step away from the Chablis and try something different! We've got 5 copies of a cool new cocktail book to give away - and here are three autumn liveners from it to whet your whistle.
- 3 party cocktails – ready, steady, shake!
  
  Step away from the Chablis and try something different! We've got 5 copies of a cool new cocktail book to give away - and here are three autumn liveners from it to whet your whistle.
Wellbeing
- Muddy reviews: Sandpiper Pool & Spa, Somersham
  
  Oh we do love a spa day here at Muddy Stilettos, but we've never had an entire spa to enjoy in private! Find out what we got up to here... (don't worry there are no skinny dipping pics!)
- Muddy reviews – Elysium Beauty Salon & Private Academy, Bassingbourn
  
  We can't resist a wellbeing treatment at Muddy - what's not to like about lying down for an hour or two? Elemis massage and facial at Elysium Beauty Salon, please!

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Are you an imposter too?

Self doubt, anxiety and an inability to believe in your own success. I’ve just been there and it’s not pretty. Here’s how to stop it happening to you.
- Making work work for you
  
  Back at your desk after summer fun and not really feeling it? We hear you. Here's some food for thought from the autumn's hottest self-help book by ex Elle journalist turned author Lotte Jeffs.
- Flexi-time – are you working it out?
  
  Flexible working is a buzzy phrase, but seriously – how many of us actually live the dream? Muddy’s Editor-in-Chief Hero Brown explains how it could work for you.
Kids
- 21 best fireworks displays in Cambs and Suffolk
  
  Remember, remember the 5th of November... your children certainly will if you take them to one of these awesome displays in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
- Your ultimate Autumn Walks guide
  
  Grab your kids, your besties, your dog and anyone else who is free to join you on our first Autumn Walks initiative with Joules - and win coats and wellies for the whole family!

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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!
- Muddy meets Terry
  
  Cheer up Terry, you're on Muddy Stilettos! We met the ska legend for a chat about The Special's new album, tour and what's on Terry's playlist. And guess what, he's coming to Cambridge.
- MUDDY MEETS SHAPPI….
  
  ...Shappi Khorsandi on her new Skittish Warrior tour that is coming to Cambridge THIS WEEKEND, get your tickets now!
- 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?