The urban guide to the countryside -

Well, hello!

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

Gotta Have It

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

Mother's Day Afternoon TeaSpa hotel, quirky, coastal and cute - we've rounded up the best Norfolk has to offer!
Family-friendly rentalsEaster's approaching, you need to reconnect with your fam, and we have just the thing to help - 30 gorgeous self-catering cottages across the Muddy counties!
Top 10 Bluebell Beauty SpotsThe birds are tweeting, deer are dancing and I'm skipping my way through bluebells to the nearest pub.
How He Does it?*The* iconic modern male dancing role is the Swan in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake - so what does it take to make it? Max Westwell reveals all.
Find your SuperselfWant to become the best version of yourself? A new wellness concept is coming to Norwich and we've got the inside scoop!
Shop your WardrobeWin a shop and style your wardrobe experience with vintage fashion stylist, The Fabulous Miss K

FRI 29 - SUN 31 MARCH

MON 25 - SUN 31 MARCH

March 2019

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Cocktails at the Cosy Club!

Cocktail master class at the Cosy Club – you don’t have to ask us twice. New girl Nicky donned her stilettos and popped along to shake her stuff!
- Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea
  
  Spa hotel, quirky, coastal and cute - we've rounded up the best Norfolk has to offer!
- A cocktail, and make it snappy!
  
  Dry January is over, and to celebrate, we've collated the best bars across the Muddy counties in which to whet your whistle with your favourite tipple. Ibuprofen at the ready? Then we'll begin!
- Top 50 gastropubs 2019
  
  … and Norfolk's triple-cooked chips stacked up nicely with two foodie pubs shortlisted. Roomy pants on? Let's tuck in.
- Sweet Eats
  
  Romance in a hurry - skip starter and main and go straight for dessert? Here's five of our favourite sweet eateries.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Family-friendly rentals

Easter’s approaching, you need to reconnect with your fam, and we have just the thing to help – 30 gorgeous self-catering cottages across the Muddy counties!
- Roundabout Farm
  
  Escape to this large homely barn conversion in the heart of rural Norfolk. Perfect for groups or families looking for a relaxed space with a games room, hot tub and miles of countryside to explore.
- Out-of-Season Scilly with Kids
  
  Cornwall meets the Caribbean on this unspoilt archipelago just 28 miles from Land's End. Here's Muddy Cornwall's top tips for visiting with the family in 2019.

Spring season fashion – a bluffer’s guide

Spring is coming but what to wear? Here are the key six trends that’ll give your wardrobe an easy-peasy update.
- Shop your Wardrobe
  
  Win a shop and style your wardrobe experience with vintage fashion stylist,The Fabulous Miss K
- Bonjour Sézane
  
  Oh la la, let us introduce you to your new favourite French fashion brand. Click this way and I'll tell you more, ma cherie.

How He Does it?

*The* iconic modern male dancing role is the Swan in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – so what does it take to make it? Max Westwell reveals all.
- Need a good book?
  
  You're in the right place - Muddy's pro-bookworm Kerry Potter has picked this month's seven sexiest reads. And you can win the lot!
- Calendar Girls Review
  
  Friendship, love, loss and laughter - honestly the best musical I've seen in years!
- February’s best new books!
  
  Lets hunker down with February's must-read tomes, as chosen by Muddy's books editor Kerry Potter.
- Romeo & Juliet
  
  RSC’s latest production of Romeo and Juliet at the Theatre Royal didn't disappoint.

Could you be a 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.
- Flexible working
  
  Full-time working mum and Muddy founder Hero Brown on flexible working.
- A tome for working mums
  
  We absolutely can enjoy motherhood and careers simultaneously. Need inspiration? Grab a copy of Mumpreneur on Fire 3.
Kids
- Top 10 Kids Books
  
  Our unmissable guide to the best fiction, picture books and poetry for kids and teens.
- Gotta Have It
  
  Our fashion favourite Cos is launching babywear this week - and we've gone gaga for it. Behold the cuteness!

Muddy meets Tom Kerridge…

… and talks Marlow’s Pub in the Park (Kaiser Chiefs, people), his favourite local eateries, and work life balance issues – yup, he has them too!
- Muddy in the Mail
  
  Muddy Stilettos Founder and Editor in Chief Hero Brown has been picked as one of the top 50 inspirational women in the UK!
- Muddy makes the glossies!
  
  Check out Muddy Stilettos over SIX pages in the brilliant Psychologies magazine!
- Muddy meets… Craig Revel-Horwood
  
  Want the hot goss from the BBC ballroom? Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood dishes the dirt on this year's show.
- Gok inspired!
  
  My 10 favourite inspirational Gok - isms - print them out ladies and live by these wonderful life mottos!