Spotlight

May Half Term 2022 - sorted!School holidays crept up on you again? No fear. Your trusty Muddy guide has the low down on what to see and do locally with the kids this Half Term.
Best local vegetarian and vegan restaurantsIt's National Vegetarian Week so we've rounded up the local restaurants and cafés that really deliver on colourful and flavour-packed veggie food.
The Muddy insider's guide to SuffolkPut 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
Summer 2023 Ahoy!Struggling to nail the perfect family holiday for next year? Drop anchor and relax, Disney Cruise Line and its new European voyages, including departures from Southampton, could be the answer to all your problems.
Lunch with a view: 21 top riverside restaurants and pubsAhh, is there anything better than a stroll along the riverside? Actually, yes - a riverside that includes a long lazy lunch and some stonking views across Cambs and Suffolk!

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Gotta Have It

When one destination isn't enough, try several! Now throw in luxury accommodation, spa, gym, restaurants and activities for the whole gang, and raise a cocktail to your new travel BFF - the cruise.

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The nominations round is now closed. Finals start on 30 May 2022

Best local vegetarian and vegan restaurants

It’s National Vegetarian Week (16-22 May) so we’ve rounded up the local restaurants and cafés that really deliver on colourful and flavour-packed veggie food that could convert even the most devoted meat eater.
- Lunch with a view: 21 top riverside restaurants and pubs
  
  Ahh, is there anything better than a stroll along the riverside? Actually, yes – a riverside that includes a long lazy lunch and some stonking views across Cambs and Suffolk!
- Superflashy foodie newsflash!
  
  A gorgeous new Cambridgeshire gastropub, an award for The Three Hills, a new seaside restaurant, two drinks shops and other tasty news…

Culture

Worth your watch! 6 great things on TV this week

Pull up a chair and crack open the wine: from the new season of Stranger Things to a thrilling French boxset, we’ve got your weekly watchlist well and truly sorted.
- Feet up! 6 things to watch on TV this week
  
  Need something new to watch this week? You’ve come to the right place! From a freshly funny new talk show to an indulgent crime thriller, this is the best of the best.
- The 7 best things to watch on TV this week
  
  Sure, the sun might be shining, but the calibre of TV this week is even brighter. From Tom Hiddleston in The Essex Serpent to BBC3’s new Sally Rooney adaptation, here’s what to stay in for.
- Hot Five: this week’s not-to-miss TV
  
  Colin Firth’s true crime gripper, Mike Myers witty return to screen and a shock-doc on a familiar high street fashion chain
- 7 shows you don’t want to miss on TV this week
  
  Need something to curl up with? We’ve got seven sumptuous picks for you, from a brilliant British remake of Call My Agent! to the second stunningly styled series of Noughts + Crosses.

Little Black Book

Want to support local? Our curated pick of the most creative, unique and brilliant businesses near you.

Savage Glamping, near Framlingham in Suffolk

Mad Hatters Campsite, near Ely

The Crown, Stoke by Nayland

The Rupert Brooke, Grantchester

Hintlesham Hall Hotel, near Ipswich

Honey+Harvey

The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton

J+K Interiors

The Gainsborough Health Club & Spa, Suffolk

Hawksbeck Garden Rooms, Shenfield

Potton Hall Spa, Suffolk

The Petersfield

Travel

A batty night out in Cambridge

We jumped aboard the night punt with The Wildlife Trust and got to know some of Cambridge’s most mysterious residents – bats!
- Food for thought: the best gourmet getaways
  
  Eat, sleep, repeat! Food and travel go together like, err, gin and tonic (cheers!) and if you find top nosh plays a key part in making your holiday a success, perhaps it’s time to take things a step further and make it the central focus?
- The best cruise holidays for 2023
  
  When one destination isn’t enough, try several! Now throw in luxury accommodation, spa, gym, restaurants and activities for the whole gang, and raise a cocktail to your new travel BFF – the cruise.

Home

45+ cool kitchen design companies we trust

Thinking of a redesign? From classic Shaker styles to sleek contemporary cabinets, these kitchen design companies across the Muddy counties know just what they’re doing.
- A quick veggie supper dish from Georgina Hayden
  
  This Mediterranean twist on roast potatoes, with coriander and olives, makes a perfect side dish, or the main event for lunch alongside a crisp green salad.
- 8 gorgeous new gardening books
  
  Bountiful borders, striped lawn and artfully placed sculptures here we come, but first, sit down, grab a coffee and get lost in the sublime pages of these beauties (those weeds can wait another hour or so)
Wellbeing
- WIN £3,000 cash for your business!
  
  To celebrate this year’s Muddy Awards, our national sponsor Healthily is giving away a life-changing £3k cash injection to boost one company’s health & wellbeing. Click to enter now!
- Ready for bed? 7 top buys for a restful sleep
  
  In celebration of World Sleep Day, here are our top shopping picks, from pillows and candles to sheets to sliders. If these don’t help you reach the land of nod, nothing will!!

Life

Time to split? How to do it, from the break-up queen

She’s got a podcast, comedy show, award-winning books and celeb following – Rosie Wilby is the one to listen to if you’re breaking up
Kids
- May Half Term 2022 – sorted!
  
  School holidays crept up on you again? No fear. Your trusty Muddy guide has the low down on what to see and do locally with the kids this Half Term.
- How to choose the right prep school for your child
  
  Thinking of sending your child to a prep school? Here are the top insider tips on what you really need to look for to make it a perfect fit…

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Fashion

5 stylish sleepwear sets for him

Threadbare boxers begone! The style gods have spoken (aka Gucci and Harry Styles) and pyjamas for men are in – here are five sets that hit the spot.
- 10 buys for World Bee Day
  
  Hey, if it’s for the little black and yellow fellas, then who are we to argue with a shopping spree to celebrate World Bee Day (20 May)? Here are 10 on-trend buys we’re totally buzzing about
- Fresh air, fresh fashion!
  
  Seven compelling reasons to head to Bicester Village including up to 20 per cent off prices in April’s renowned Private Sale and the Do-Good pop up boutique. Trust us, no-show is not an option.
Beauty
- REVIEW: new skincare that’s gorgeous – and works!
  
  Let us introduce you to WOAH – your favourite new vegan skincare line, tried and tested by Muddy ed-in-chief Hero Brown. See our edit, then win the entire collection, worth over £200.
- Hair transformation: mumsy mane, begone!
  
  Stuck in a hair rut? See Muddy Berkshire editor Rachel’s chic style update here – the third video in our series with the fabulous Haringtons salons

People

Lorraine Candy: “Put your oxygen mask on first.”

Ex Elle editor, parenting author and mum of four Lorraine Candy talks hormones (yours!), pot-plant parenting, and how adults need to look after their own mental health
- Muddy meets: Ed Byrne
  
  Essex-based Ed’s heading to Bury St Edmunds…Muddy caught up to chat jokes, famous friendships and not being a d**k before he hits town.
- Muddy chats to celeb ventriloquist Paul Zerdin
  
  He won America’s Got Talent and is finally back on tour. Ahead of his shows in Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich, Muddy talks to ventriloquist Paul Zerdin about weird fan mail, dressing up as Maggie Thatcher and his beef with Barney the Dinosaur.
- Muddy talks parenting with Lorraine Candy
  
  “All teenage girls think their mums are a bit rubbish”. Journalist and mother of four Lorraine Candy talks parenting, moody teens and motherhood with Muddy.
- Six lockdown heroines to celebrate IWD
  
  It’s been a bit of a year so to mark International Women’s Day 2021, we thought we’d big up six women who have impressed, delighted and inspired us over the past 12 months.