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TV Time! 6 best new things to watch this weekRemotes at the ready! From the latest unmissable BBC drama starring Nicola Walker and Sean Bean, to a gripping Netflix true crime documentary here's Muddy's weekly rundown.
60 amazing afternoon teas to book nowIt's Afternoon Tea Week (8-14 Aug) and we've found the 60 best places across the Muddy counties to get your fix. But you'd better book 'em fast — here today, scone tomorrow.
Muddy Insider Guide to the West MidlandsThe Commonwealth Games has shone a spotlight on Birmingham but there's far more to the West Midlands than its prime city. Read on for everything you need for a stay in the beating heart of England.
Dive in! 16 incredible swimming pools world-wideMake a splash on Instagram in one of these amazing swimming pools, from infinity-edged stunners to private plunge pools with a view.
8 easy ways to protect yourself against sun ageingHeatwave incoming! (yes, again). Here's the lowdown on everything you need to know about staying safe in the sun, with a little help from the experts at Healthily.

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Upgrade your outdoor entertaining game with one of these cool outdoor bars, from funky tiki set-ups to patio pubs. Garden party round yours!

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60 amazing afternoon teas to book now

It’s Afternoon Tea Week (8-14 Aug) and we’ve found the 60 best places across the Muddy counties to get your fix. But you’d better book ’em fast — here today, scone tomorrow.
- Keep it cool! £500 to spend on the best iced drinks
  
  It’s hotting up again, but we know how to help with the commute or family day out – an iced chocolate, mocha or chai latte from one of GAIL’s cafés in London and the South East.
- Muddy review: Table 13 supper club, Wheatley
  
  If you’re plant-based, vegan-curious, or just plain in love with food, then this innovative fine dining experience will be right up your street. Run, don’t walk, to Table 13, you’re gonna love it.
- Review: Brunch at The Drumming Snipe
  
  The most lip-smackingly indulgent meal of the day – best enjoyed long and luxuriously with cocktails or fizz. Throw in some oysters and you’ve nailed my best brunch fantasy right there. Shall we?
- Review: Eat. Drink. Distil, Newbury
  
  Welcome to a foodie fun palace. Eat Drink Distil in Newbury is a new British small plate restaurant, bar and distillery, that is absolutely buzzing.

Arts & Culture

TV Time! 6 best new things to watch this week

Remotes at the ready! From the latest unmissable BBC drama starring Nicola Walker and Sean Bean, to a gripping Netflix true crime documentary here’s Muddy’s weekly rundown.
- Watch these! 6 hot new shows out this week
  
  Get set for a week of great telly from the latest fantasy DC comic adaptation to Disney Pixar’s Lightyear and the latest remake of Father of the Bride.
- Tune in! 6 of the best things to watch this week
  
  Stream your way through tears with Olivia Colman, a gritty true crime drama with Daisy Edgar Jones and the latest Apple TV miniseries from the director of I May Destroy You
- First night: Chicago, New Theatre Oxford
  
  On the hottest night ever in the UK, I headed off to central Oxford to watch this iconic musical starring Fay Brookes and Lee Mead. But was it sizzling for all the right reasons?
- Remote at the ready! 6 of the best things on TV this week
  
  Get set for the next seven days of telly with James May’s adventures in Italy, the hotly anticipated Ryan Gosling thriller, Renee Zellweger’s new true crime series.

Travel

7 stunning waterfall walks in Derbyshire

Just because we’re landlocked doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the water this summer. Grab your walking boots, pack some snacks, and head out to see these epic waterfalls across Derbyshire and Notts.
- Muddy Insider Guide to the West Midlands
  
  The Commonwealth Games has shone a spotlight on Birmingham but there’s far more to the West Midlands than its prime city. Read on for everything you need for a stay in the beating heart of England.
- Dive in! 16 incredible swimming pools world-wide
  
  Make a splash on Instagram in one of these amazing swimming pools, from infinity-edged stunners to private plunge pools with a view.

Home

- How to fill your home with summer scents
  
  You don’t need to step into a garden to enjoy summer’s heady fragrances – here are 15 ways to enjoy your favourite flower and herb aromas in your living spaces. Breathe it in!
- 7 of the best bistro sets to buy now
  
  The faintest whiff of summer sun and you’ll find us out in the garden, sunnies on and chilled spritz in hand. And to sit at? One of these seven totally chic bistro sets, darling!
Wellbeing
- Spa of the Month: Lefay Resort & Spa, Lake Garda
  
  Fancy being buffed, massaged, tweaked and primped? Welcome to the first in our new monthly tried-and-tested guides to the world’s best spas. See you pool side, sister!
- 8 easy ways to protect yourself against sun ageing
  
  Brace yourselves, heatwave incoming! (yes, again). Here’s the lowdown on everything you need to know about staying safe in the sun, with a little help from the experts at Healthily.

life

- Kate & Wills: Welcome to Windsor
  
  It’s official – Team Cambridge are moving to Windsor. To help Kate, William and the kids settle into their new home, here’s our in-the-know intel on life in the Berkshire ‘hood.
- Meet your Muddy Awards 2022 Finalists!
  
  Your nominations have been totted up and the results are in! Click on your county to see your amazing Muddy Awards 2022 Finalists in your area and VOTE to crown your faves.
Kids
- Game on! Muddy goes crazy at Clip n Climb
  
  Kids climbing the walls? Save your home and your sanity, head to Reading’s brand new Clip N Climb centre – one the coolest, craziest things we’ve ever done
- Stamford Endowed Schools, Stamford (Lincs)
  
  Wellbeing and creative thinking are at the heart of this progressive, mixed co-ed and single-sex boarding school, where children are taught to stretch their horizons while nurturing community spirit.

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Fashion

Road trip: From Bicester Village with love

Muddy’s teamed up with luxury open-air shopping destination Bicester Village to explore Oxfordshire’s most gorgeous fashion, eating and shopping destinations. Let’s go!
- 12 sizzling sustainable swimwear brands
  
  Want your bikini with full eco credibility but also 100% watertight on style? Make a splash with these brilliant swimwear brands. Just add SPF and a cold drink.
- The Muddy edit: 30 hottest summer pieces from Next
  
  Whether you’re heading to the beach, on a chic city break or sipping Pimm’s at a garden party – here’s how to do it in style with Muddy ed-in-chief Hero Brown’s picks, all new-in at Next.
Beauty
- Freshen up! 40 best ‘tweakment’ salons
  
  Fancy glowing skin, a sculpted jawline or a tighter bum? No need to go under the knife – we’ve scoured the Muddy counties for the best non-invasive treatments in top-rated salons.
- Pretty pop-ups! New beauty to shop this summer
  
  Fancy a new lippie, liner or luxe shampoo? Ready your makeup bags (and your credit card) – we’ve scoured the country for the best new beauty shops and pop-ups this summer

People

Why Stephen Fry calls Norfolk home

Soon to be seen fronting ‘Dinosaurs – With Steven Fry’ for Paramount+, the legendary actor and author lets us in on the secret places he most loves in his home county.
- Can these 7 celebs pull off a moustache?
  
  It takes a certain kind of man to pull off a moustache, and Miles Teller’s Rooster in the new Top Gun has got our surprised seal of approval. Time for a game: TO ‘TACHE, OR NOT TO ‘TACHE? Let us know if you agree in the comments!
- Muddy meets: Sir Matthew Bourne
  
  The newly reimagined production of Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! has its last hurrah in Woking from next Tues 19 April. Muddy caught up with the king of dance theatre himself.