Travel Guides

40 Quirky Stays for Summer

Fancy an escape that's a leetle bit different? From yurts to lodges, shepherd's huts to helicopters (not even joking!), the Muddy editors have pulled together the most charming, unusual escapes across 21 counties. Book in once you've taken your jaw off the floor.
St Ives – the dreamiest staycation in the UK

As I was going to St Ives, I met a man with seven wives. OK, not really. What I did meet with though was a whole lot of FUN! Here's six reasons why you should take a trip to the Cornish coast this summer.
Five Super Cool Norfolk Staycations

Grab a cuppa, snuggle up under a blanket on the sofa and start planning some Norfolk staycations for 2019.
Your 2019 holiday inspo

Going anywhere nice on your holidays? Don't answer that until you've read Muddy's guide to the coolest travel trends for the year ahead.
Booking your family hols?

Don't do anything till you've seen Flight Centre's first Family Adventures brochure - and put yourself in the running for a £20k dream trip!
Winter boltholes

Pack that overnighter and give yourself the break you deserve, with 37 curated cosy breaks across the Muddy counties.
Girls’ weekend getaways

Try these 30 awesome spas, inns, bars and retreats across the Muddy counties and reconnect with your bezzies in style.
Muddy Insider Guides

On your travels? Pack our in-the-know local guides to the cool, quirky and unmissable towns and cities across the Muddy counties.
Backstage at Pippa Middleton’s wedding

We have Editors all over the country don’t you know so when Royal events happen in a different county to ours, I simply call on the Editor in residence to spill the beans. In this case, the event is Pippa Middleton’s wedding and the county is Berkshire. Over to you, Berkshire-based Muddy Editor extraordinaire, Rachel: This […]
Heading to Devon soon? Check out this fab hotel

We’ve got a new Muddy Editor now down in Devon (Muddy Norfolk readers meet Sharon; Sharon, meet the Muddy Norfolk readers) and she has just reviewed this amazing Alice in Wonderland themed hotel in South Brent which I think you should all visit if ever you find yourself down those parts. Take it away Sharon…
Let’s visit…Holt

If towns were colours or patterns, Holt would be duck egg blue with a strip of bunting neatly hung along the top (union jack pattern optional). A beautiful Georgian town – where Norfolk flint buildings are seemingly ubiquitous – Holt is filled with cobbled alleyways, independent shops, delis and galleries. Let’s dive in…
Let’s visit… Wells-next-the-Sea

The low down: Unlike many British seaside resorts, Wells-next-the-Sea (I don’t know why the ‘to’ is missing) has charm in spades with three things to keep you coming back for more: a beautiful beach, a pretty quay peppered with boats and a pleasant town. Voted Best UK Beach by The Telegraph this year – beating Holkham for […]