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The urban guide to the countryside -

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Well, hello!

I'm Hero, founder of Muddy Stilettos, here to bring you the quirky, cool and downright unmissable across the counties.

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The first Northern Hemisphere of Aussie cookware giants House has arrived in the Home Counties and online and OMG mate, you're gonna love it.

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The Red Lion, Cholsey

A stylish revamp, liberal sprinkling of fairy lights and four new enthusiastic owners in this historic pub in Cholsey, where Agatha Christie once lived. Who dunnit? The locals!
- By Royal Command
  
  With direct access to Burnham Beeches, The Crown, a 230 year old inn in Farnham Royal has 'family-friendly' written all over it.
- Grey’s Brasserie
  
  Whatley Manor’s revamped eaterie is cutting quite a swathe with its chic European interiors and innovative menu.
- Try something different
  
  Not many places locally where Sunday lunch and architectural salvage collide so deliciously. Fancy a nibble?
- Superflashy newsflash
  
  Food and booze news - including a big wineries weekender, new pubs, dining and drinks launches across Sussex

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Child-friendly chic in The New Forest

Looking for a special, take-a-deep breath space—all Mad Men elegance, oodles of space for kids & a mahoosive dining table? Welcome to Slate Cottage.
- Sheep on Sheep Street
  
  This Stow-on-the-Wold hotel, restaurant and bar looks like a period drama on the outside – and on inside the scene is set for stylish, urbanite fun.
- Chewton Glen
  
  Hampshire's fanciest-pantsiest five star hotel: the countryside idyll with a smattering of Soho.

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5 new season trends you can actually wear

If your wintry-weary wardrobe needs an urgent update, there’s help on hand.
- Bored of your wardrobe?
  
  Lost your fashion mojo? Make like a celeb and book a stylist. Muddy tries the M&S Fit & Style.
- Let’s get physical!
  
  Don't worry we haven't recreated THAT Olivia Newton John video. But we have tested out the best sportswear around.

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- Winter skin saviours
  
  Parched, peaky, partied out skin? Worry not, here are our top 3 face-saving beauty picks to see you through the next few months.
- Fragrance + fashion = fabulous!
  
  We're coveting Miller Harris's divine new collab with fashion illustrator Julie Verhoeven. Too early to write a Christmas list?

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Need something to read in the sunshine?

Muddy’s pro-bookworm Kerry Potter picks this month’s best books. Ignore your family and friends, and get stuck in!
- Cool video alert!
  
  It'll make you want to go clubbing immediately. The coolest girl in R&B, Janelle Monáe, is back and we couldn't be happier.
- Rebel rebel
  
  We adore this illustrated children's book about kick-ass women, published just in time for International Women's Day.
- Q&A with Joan Iyiola
  
  The actress talks student days at Cambridge Uni, #MeToo and the influence of Black Panther on her RSC Duchess of Malfi.
- The Kite Runner on stage
  
  The play of best-selling novel The Kite Runner is on tour, featuring brilliant on stage percussion

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- Speedy Supper
  
  Desperately seeking dinner inspiration? We've got a 30 minute fab fish curry for you, courtesy of Tart London.
- Property flirt
  
  Through the keyhole of a magnificent Somerset farmhouse with acres of land and ringside views of a wildlife phenomenon
Wellbeing
- Next patient please
  
  Too tired to go for a run? Never see sunshine? We've talked to a top GP about how to solve our niggling winter health worries.
- Chewton Glen Spa
  
  Yes, another hard day's graft at Muddy Hants towers.

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- Your careers advisor will see you now…
  
  Job driving you mental? We put your work dilemmas to our clever new careers coach. Here's what she had to say.
- The future’s AllBright
  
  Want to start your own business? Need funding to get to the next stage? Female entrepreneurs, breathe deep, smile wide and meet your new best friends.
Kids
- The Abbey School, Reading, Berkshire
  
  One of the top day prep and secondary girls' schools in the UK, The Abbey School in Reading is unusual for its central city location.
- West Hill Park School
  
  A happy, romping countryside school, where the carrot very much overrides the stick and the focus is on letting children develop in a kind, secure, environment.

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Real 2018 Resolutions

Did your New Year Resolutions die in February? I’ve waited until Spring to start my Real Resolutions – wanna join me?
- Where Clover goes
  
  Oxfordshire-based Clover Stroud, author of bestselling memoir Wild Other, lets us in on her coolest local hangouts.
- Saira Khan’s favourite places
  
  The Loose Women livewire is a local lass (God, I love alliteration). Here's where you'll find her hanging out in our 'hood.
- Jane Devonshire’s Fave Places
  
  From The Cabinet Rooms to her mum's kitchen table, Hampshire's very own Masterchef winner gives us her hotspots.
- Rising Star: Dinita Gohil
  
  Muddy meets the Birmingham actor playing Viola in RSC's new production of Twelfth Night with Adrian Edmondson and Kara Tointon.

The Urban Guide to the Countryside