The urban guide to the countryside -

Well, hello!

I'm Anna-Lou, editor of Muddy Northamptonshire, here to bring you the quirky, cool and downright unmissable in the area.

Gotta Have It

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Fancy a £1000 Luxury Family Hotel stay?Er YEAH! Read our review of stunning Fowey Hall in Cornwall, and snaffle a long weekender at one of five idyllic Luxury Family Hotels in Cornwall, Suffolk, Hants, Wilts or Dorset.
Win 7 perfect pieces to ease you into AutumnMuddy's fashion fave hush has triumphed with its new trans-seasonal collection, and we have five - yes FIVE! - sets of our fashion edit to give away, worth over £3600. Go, go, go!
Back to school...at Whittlebury ParkSummer holidays are almost over so now it’s your turn to unwind and relax. Here's the lowdown on the spa package to get you back on track!
5 great things to do near SilverstoneMusic, fast bikes, beauty salons and culture, we've got it covered
21 delicious afternoon teas in Northamptonshire...It's Afternoon Tea Week between 12th - 18th August so we thought we'd point you in the direction of a few Northants venues serving it up in style...

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September 2019

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Muddy eats: The Workhouse

This Brixworth hotspot takes brunching to a whole new level…
- William Sitwell’s supper club…
  
  Britain's foremost food writer lives in Northamptonshire and his supper clubs are host to some of Britain's best chefs. Get me on the list!
- 13 dog friendly pubs while the sun shines…
  
  Muddy paws loves a trip to the beer garden so here's a few dog-friendly pubs Northants has to offer - no need to feel guilty about going out and having a cheeky pint!
- Muddy Eats – The Griffin’s Head in Mears Ashby
  
  Jam-packed Monday Pie Nights and one of the best Sunday Lunches in the county, this is a destination pub for more than just the locals
- 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.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

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

Fancy a £1000 Luxury Family Hotel stay?

Er, YEAH! Read our review of stunning Fowey Hall (the inspiration for Toad Hall in Kenneth Graham’s ‘Wind in the Willows’) PLUS take your chance to win a long weekender at an Luxury Family Hotel in Cornwall, Suffolk, Hants, Wilts or Dorset. Poop poop!
- Back to school…at Whittlebury Park
  
  Summer holidays are almost over so now it’s your turn to unwind and relax. Here's the lowdown on the spa package to get you back on track!
- Muddy checks out 25 cool places to camp
  
  Those yurts, lodges and cool glampy sites are getting more and more popular, so here's a heads up on the best places to start your search

Win 7 perfect pieces to ease you into Autumn

Muddy’s fashion fave hush has come up trumps yet again with its trans-seasonal collection – and we have five sets of our fashion edit to give away , worth over £3500. Go, go, go!
- In all your Finery
  
  Need a summer party frock? This under-the-radar label majors in cool dresses and jumpsuits. We've got £500 worth of Finery goodies up for grabs for 10 lucky Muddy readers - that's £5k worth of foxy fashion! (Sorry! This competition has closed.)
- First time fashion
  
  Ready for an adventure? Us too! At Muddy we’ve committed to new experiences this summer (both cultural and clothes related, natch).

Read THESE this month…

… and win ’em all! Curl up into a comfy chair, pour a glass of wine, and dive into a new fab book with this month’s hottest new reads.
- 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.
- 5 great things to do near Silverstone
  
  Music, fast bikes, beauty salons and culture, we've got it covered
- 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?

Flexi-time – are you working it out?

Flexible working is a buzzy phrase, but seriously – how many of us actually live the dream? Read on to find out how it could work for you.
Kids
- The Castle Youth Theatre returns this Autumn
  
  Got any performing-arts passionate kids? Take them to the Castle!
- Kimbolton School (Prep School), Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
  
  Muddy says: A highly-regarded co-ed prep school on the Cambridgeshire border in a beautiful rural setting, known for its amazing facilities, extra-curricular activities and family-orientated atmosphere.

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?
- Is your baby the cutest?
  
  Here's how they can be Baby of the Month at Photo-times while you pocket £200 of John Lewis vouchers...
- Northamptonshire – Britain’s most foodie county!
  
  It's the launch of Northamptonshire Year of Food and Drink!