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

Gotta Have It

Don’t leave it to chance! Choose from our handpicked selection of the best businesses near you.

Food glorious food29 of the best cookery courses to tantalise your tastebuds (and impress your dinner guests)
Sex and the sisterhoodSATC is making a comeback… in Berkshire! Muddy talks men and Manolos with Kerry Ipema, star of a new one woman show.
The Muddy Awards 2018They're back! Vote for the most unique, quirky and utterly brilliant businesses in Berkshire in our prestigious Awards from 23 April.
Royal best in showSaddle up, we're diving into the Royal Windsor Horse Show archives to spy on the Queen and co.
Hot off the press!Heard the bubbling news in Berks? Here's the super-hot goss on private clubs, new boutiques and restaurant openings.

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MON 23 – SUN 29 APRIL

APRIL 2018

Flaming good burgers

To Eton, for posh burgers, craft beers and thick oozy milkshakes at urban micro-chain, Flaming Cow. Fun, funky and family-friendly.
- Fancy bunking off?
  
  Looking for a charming family-friendly pub that's all about kicking back? Look no further, than The Bunk Inn, Curridge.
- Sunday lunch sorted
  
  Bring on the Yorkshire puds! The best spots for a weekend nosh up across 18 Muddy counties.
- The Little Angel, Henley
  
  A regatta fave, The Little Angel's a fab gastropub serving locals, celebs and royalty who love to mess about by the river. Or just like good grub.
- The Dog & Duck, Emmbrook
  
  Gawd knows we love a revamped pub, so it's hello and make mine 3 courses at The Dog & Duck.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Best bluebell woods in the ‘hood

The bluebells are coming! Our woodlands will be a sea of blooms shortly, so here’s where to catch them while they last – with nearby pit stops!
- The insider guide to Windsor
  
  Spotlight's on Windsor thanks to a little Royal Wedding. Ditch the guide book, here's where to hang out.
- Have pooch, will travel
  
  Woof! 38 perfect dog-friendly stays in the UK to cater to the fur baby in your life.

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Did you win the bling?

Crikey you lot love a bit of bling. It was a hard fought battle to get your digits on this stunning Limezest Jewellery stacking ring, but we have a winner…
- April showers
  
  Perk up dull days with Insane In The Rain's fun-all-over jackets – made entirely of recycled plastics.
- Found! Perfect spring knits
  
  Cold? Until spring gets the memo, wrap yourself in Kiki & Bow's fab 50-50 cashmere jumpers.

Books 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!
- A Google Doodle masterpiece
  
  This Google Doodle honouring Maya Angelou on her 90th birthday is a masterpiece. Watch and be inspired. What a woman!
- Seeking new book inspo?
  
  Do yourself a favour and make it one of Muddy pro-bookworm's Kerry's perfect picks for March. Clear space on your Kindle!

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
  
  Muddy says: One of the best day girls’ schools in the UK, The Abbey School in Reading is producing well-rounded, street-savvy women.
- Give your kids a happiness MOT
  
  Think kids don't have a care in the world? It's a jungle out there and young people are struggling. Muddy takes a wellbeing crash course.

Sex and the sisterhood

Grab a Cosmo, Sex And The City is making a comeback… in Berkshire! Meet New Yorker Kerry Ipema who plays 24 characters from 6 series in her one woman show.
- A Dead Ringer for difficult
  
  If you're strong, successful and assertive… Watch out! Jan Ravens is about. The Dead Ringers star talks to Muddy ahead of her Difficult Woman UK tour
- Hanging with Natalie
  
  Author and brains behind the Cliveden Literary Festival, Natalie Livingstone reveals her fave hangouts