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I'm Helen, editor of Muddy Norfolk, 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

NYE - celebrate in style or business as usual?Struggling to decide what to do this NYE? Here's my handy list of fun party places 'V' great pubs doing what they do best (at no extra charge). Make a decision or flip a coin and let fate lead you into 2020?
#InLoveWithLocal this XmasWe're all for shopping at local indies at Muddy and we know you are too - step away from Amazon and read to see how we can all turn this impulse into a bonafide movement. Get involved!
Eco Chrimbo - 12 tops tips!We chatted with the Queen of Vintage - The Fabulous Miss K - and got some expert advice on keeping things real and not breaking the bank this Christmas!
Christmas Fun for all the family!22 fabulously festive things to do this month which will keep everyone happy from toddlers to teens to grandparents!
Christmas at HolkhamTake a sneak peek inside - the Candlelight tour of the Holkham State Rooms is truly exquisite. Plus five more festive activities and a cheeky little giveaway too!

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DECEMBER 2019

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Gastro Heaven!

30 of the best cookery courses across the Muddy counties to tantalise your tastebuds, and impress even the fussiest dinner guest.
- 20 Sunday Roasts with the most!
  
  Norfolk's bump is bulging with cosy winter pubs offering all the right ingredients for the perfect Sunday roast. Here's a few of our favourites but who's yours?
- The King’s Head, Letheringsett
  
  One of my favourite Winter bothole escapes and there's nothing traditional pub grub about this creative menu.
- The White Horse, Brancaster Staithe
  
  Locations and views don’t get much better than The White Horse in Brancaster Staithe. Perfect for for couples, families, lovers and well behaved dogs!
- Walks with pubs!
  
  Grab your friends or family and try our pick of the prettiest walks Norfolk and beyond - all with dog-friendly pubs nearby.

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.

Bedingfeld Arms

The Bedingfeld Arms in Oxburgh offers great value authentic country hospitality – with a side of quirky!
- 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!
- No. Twenty 9
  
  Drink, eat and sleep in the company of Hollywood royalty - this places oozes so much vintage style and glamour you'll feel like a movie star yourself!

How to do sofa chic

Never mind all the parties, the thing we’re most looking forward to this Christmas is hunkering down at home. Here’s what we’ll be wearing – just accessorize with a book and mince pie.
- Gotta Have It
  
  Mother Like No Other clothing is all about celebrating your unique wonderful self - hell yeah to that!
- Shake up your style
  
  Throw out the rule book, become a fashion rebel and ring the changes this festive season - voilà, our top style tips for rebooting your wardrobe.

A Circus Carol

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol story will be turned on its head as an innovative circus production brings Scrooge and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future tumbling onto the stage at the Norwich Playhouse.
- 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.
- A Taste of Honey
  
  A gritty snapshot into the working class lives of a mother and daughter in the 1950's. Chaotically bleak but tragically captivating.
- 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.
- A Woman of No Importance
  
  Political satire, period costumes and a good old fashioned sing song - what's not to love from this Oscar Wilde classic production?

Eco Chrimbo – 12 tops tips!

We chatted with the Queen of Vintage – The Fabulous Miss K – and got some expert advice on keeping things real and not breaking the bank this Christmas!
- Cheats Christmas Cake
  
  Forget about all that feeding the cake malarky - The Mindful Cook has come to our rescue with this great recipe for a raw Christmas cake that doesn't even need baking, intrigued?
- Guide to Christmas Wreath Workshops
  
  Deck your door with boughs of holly - be quick to book, here's our guide to the best Christmas wreath making workshops!
Wellbeing
- Gastro Heaven!
  
  30 of the best cookery courses across the Muddy counties to tantalise your tastebuds, and impress even the fussiest dinner guest.
- The Miracle Maca Smoothie
  
  This delicious chocolate smoothie from The Mindful Cook is a menopause miracle!

We’re hiring!

Based in Norfolk and want to start 2020 working for fantabulous lifestyle platform Muddy Stilettos? Keep reading if you’re a cool, confident and experienced sales bod.
- 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.
- Freelance mum?
  
  Muddy spent the evening with author of The Freelance Mum and chatted to five local business women to get all the inside tips on going self employed.
Kids
- Christmas Fun for all the family!
  
  22 fabulously festive things to do this month which will keep everyone happy from toddlers to teens to grandparents!
- Hanging at Holkham
  
  The new ropes course at Holkham Estate was a rip roaring success with the Muddy household and a big high five for creating something that keeps all ages amused!

Meet the woman who’s declared war on plastic

We met Beth Noy, the founder of Plastic Freedom, an online shop collating the best plastic-free brands around. She’s got some brilliant advice for us all.
- Muddy meets Lisa Angel
  
  Lisa Angel is the queen of personalisation and we got the lowdown on her favourite Norfolk places and tips on how to be a succesful mumtrepreneur!
- 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.
- When Muddy met Shappi
  
  Comedian Shappi Khorsandi discusses new tour, her tips on how NOT to be funny and why you should do things that scare you (hell yeah!)
- The Guilty Feminist
  
  Love the podcast? Good news - its creator is coming to a theatre near you this spring. We grabbed super-talented comedian Deborah Francis-White for a chinwag.