Spotlight

Superflashy New openings around NorfolkWow! There's so much going on in Norfolk we can hardly keep up! Safe to say independent business is thriving and we love a county that's all about collaboration over competition. Here's what's new...
Yass Queens! Six Education has never been so hot...Killer Queens are back on tour with a scintillating blaze of 21st century Girl Power now at Norwich Theatre Royal. Bring it!
Vegan Vibes - 17 plant-based foodie hotspots in NorfolkWith Norwich voted the UK’s most vegan-friendly city, here’s where to go for the best plant-loving food in town and beyond. The future belongs to those who see it coming…
6 Headline Walks in NorfolkLooking for a walk worthy of front page news? Check out these 6 headline-grabbing walks from the secret city and wild salt marsh to a right royal overnighter.
What's on this month in Norfolk?If you're anything like me you'll actually kind of hate the end of the summer holidays and the return of boring old routine. So you'll be needing something to look forward to. Here's how to cheer yourself up in September...

Well, hello!

I'm Cate, editor of Muddy Norfolk, here to bring you the quirky, cool and downright unmissable in the area.

Gotta Have It

We need the Hospitality Industry like we need a hug from a friend. And they need us right back. If only drinking gin could help. Wait, what? It CAN help!

Gotta have it

The results are in! Meet your Muddy Awards 2021 winners

Thanks to everyone who took part this year, and helped celebrate the most awesome indie businesses across 25 counties.

View Our Winners

Eat

Vegan Vibes – 17 plant-based foodie hotspots in Norfolk

The best places to go for top notch plant-based food in Norfolk and Norwich, the UK’s most vegan and vegetarian friendly city. Planet-loving, feel good food and the best local produce around.
- Insta-worthy places to eat and drink in Norfolk
  
  Now we’re all going out out, naturally we want to shout about it. Be the envy of your followers at these photogenic local hotspots where the backdrop is as good as the food.
- 9 Ready to go picnics and where to scoff them
  
  Summer’s here & we ain’t wasting any time in the kitchen thanks very much. Head out into the sun and grab yourself a ready made feast from Norfolk’s finest delis, spread that picnic blanket and pop your corks.

Culture

Yass Queens! Six Education has never been so hot…

Spoiler alert: these royal marriages didn’t end well. But OMG! This show is a scintillating blast of 21st century Girl Power !
- Feet up! What to watch on TV this week
  
  Don’t miss our weekly round-up of the best things on the box. Iconic panel show reboots, big-budget sci-fi, and a cheeky little baking competition… here’s what to watch this week.
- New TV alert! 6 shiny things dropping this week
  
  We’re getting into prime autumn telly season, with three — count them, three! — hotly-awaited series returns this week. Read all about them (as well as the other shiny new releases) here…

Little Black Book

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

Re.Source General Store and Café, Norwich

The Dun Cow, Salthouse

Rooftop Gardens, Norwich

Heydon Village Tea Room

The Unthank Arms, Norwich

Gyre & Gimble, Norwich

Glide Surf School, Cromer

L'Hexagone, Norwich

The Gangway, Cromer

Wiveton Hall Café, Shop & Fruit Farm

The White Horse, Brancaster

Biddy's Tearoom, Aylsham and Norwich

Travel

Italy, Mr Bond? 24 hours in Matera

Make mine a martini, shaken not stirred while we tell you our insider tips on how to best experience the coolest city you’ve probably never heard of.
- 65 paw-fect dog-friendly stays
  
  Have pooch, will travel? Here are 65 stays across the Muddy counties that are all Fido-friendly from stunning stately homes to rural cottage staycations.
- The Muddy insider guide to Norfolk
  
  Stunning beaches, beautiful broads and bijou boltholes plus a vibrant capital city – Norfolk is one of our favourite year-round staycation destinations. Ready to ‘Do Different’?

Home

10 knockout farmhouses that are up for sale now

Fell in love with rural life on your staycay? Us too. Quick, before the market turns: check out these absolutely stunning farms to snap up across the Muddy counties (and beyond).
- Buffalo Mozzarella with Clementine Salad
  
  Need a new speedy lunch? Try this 15 minute fab mozzarella salad from Tart London – the super-cool caterers of choice for the fashion set (plus Naked Wines at 63% off).
- Glug! New wines to buy and try
  
  Naked Wine sommelier and Gordon Ramsay alumnus Ray O’Connor spills the grapes on why he won’t pay thousands for wine, what’s in his cellar – and how to dodge hangovers
- Your health questions answered!
  
  Don’t understand why the weight won’t shift? Have a back that’s reminiscent of Quasimodo? Muddy puts your questions to Healthily’s chief medical officer, Professor Maureen Baker
- Easy! Buy these, and sleep better
  
  Having trouble sleeping? Us and half the world right now! Here’s what the Muddy team have in their shopping baskets to help with some much-needed shut-eye.

Life

Back in the office? We’re here to help!

Feeling unprepared to head back to the office after a year WFH? Muddy to the rescue with eight essential Do’s and Don’ts (and yes, you will have to change out of sweatpants).
- Watersports – here’s how to enjoy Norfolk’s most distinctive feature
  
  Surrounded on 3 sides by the sea, 90 miles of coastline and 125 miles of waterways, from city channels to secret river valleys…Norfolk’s defined by water. Here’s how to get out and enjoy it.
- Does the world need another online school?
  
  Pearson Online Academy UK Global thinks so! With the launch of the educational behemoth’s founding school in September, Muddy gets the lowdown from Principal Jo Vigneron

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Fashion

A new leaf: your 10 autumn wardrobe essentials

Bright knits, checks, big handbags, even bigger boots. We’ve got your autumn/winter 2021 fashion fix sorted.
- Superflashy Food & Fashion Newsflash
  
  A rose-tinted cake lovers’ dream, a gorgeous Norwich lifestyle store plus rumours of a brand new Cookery School…and a whole load more delicious foodie delights. Here’s the scoop on fantastic new Norfolk indie businesses to know and love.
- Rent your clothes like Carrie!
  
  Ethical, eco and everywhere – with Carrie Symonds showing us how to work a sustainable wardrobe, here’s where you can rewear, repair and renew your clothes in style.
- Can Haringtons tame the Muddy mane?
  
  Fly-away hair with lots of grey? Not just me then… The challenge for award-winning hairdresser and colourist Barry was to create a style that will still look good a week later
- How to get that perfect sun-kissed glow
  
  Forget pale and interesting… we’re channelling the St Tropez vibe, minus the orange tint. Here are some lotions and potions for a natural-looking tan without the UV damage

People

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.
- My Favourite Places: Salt Interior Design’s Holly Pagani
  
  Muddy catches up with interior designer Holly on her top spots across the county – from hidden gastro gems to Alpaca walking.
- 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.