Berkshire


<p>Step aside, Spotify. Muddy Berkshire has its own end-of-year drop, and it’s juicier than your Discover Weekly. If you’re hunting for dazzling dinners, dreamy weekend escapes, or a nudge to resurrect your fitness halo, we’ve reviewed it, loved it, and shouted about it. Dive into our most-adored beauty spots, restaurants, hotels, and cultural crushes of 2025.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-foodie">FOODIE</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="1250" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/woven-coworth-park-barn-adam-smith-511200159_10162246663677496_6373811633949716946_n.jpg" alt="the barn coworth park review" class="wp-image-83621" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/woven-coworth-park-barn-adam-smith-511200159_10162246663677496_6373811633949716946_n.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/woven-coworth-park-barn-adam-smith-511200159_10162246663677496_6373811633949716946_n-640x800.jpg 640w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/woven-coworth-park-barn-adam-smith-511200159_10162246663677496_6373811633949716946_n-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/woven-coworth-park-barn-adam-smith-511200159_10162246663677496_6373811633949716946_n-320x400.jpg 320w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/woven-coworth-park-barn-adam-smith-511200159_10162246663677496_6373811633949716946_n-768x960.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/review-the-barn-coworth-park-ascot/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Barn at Coworth Park</a>, Ascot</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/restaurants/review-el-cerdo-tapas-bar-waterside-quarter-maidenhead/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">El Cerdo Tapas Bar</a>, Maidenhead</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/cafes/jane-austen-afternoon-tea-roseate-reading/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jane Austen Afternoon Tea</a>, The Roseate in Reading</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/pubs-inns/review-greene-oak-gastropub-windsor-berkshire/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Greene Oak</a>, Windsor</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/pubs-inns/digital-darts-greyhound-finchampstead/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Greyhound</a>, Finchampstead</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="2000" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/the-crown-at-bray-FullSizeRender_VSCO.jpg" alt="the crown at bray pub review" class="wp-image-82976" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/the-crown-at-bray-FullSizeRender_VSCO.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/the-crown-at-bray-FullSizeRender_VSCO-600x800.jpg 600w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/the-crown-at-bray-FullSizeRender_VSCO-750x1000.jpg 750w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/the-crown-at-bray-FullSizeRender_VSCO-300x400.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/the-crown-at-bray-FullSizeRender_VSCO-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/the-crown-at-bray-FullSizeRender_VSCO-1152x1536.jpg 1152w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/pubs-inns/the-crown-at-bray-review/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Crown at Bray</a>, Bray</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/restaurants/review-the-vault-327-crowthorne/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Vault 327</a>, Crowthorne</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/cafes/festive-afternoon-tea-de-vere-beaumont/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Afternoon Tea at De Vere Beaumont Estate</a>, Windsor</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/pubs-inns/white-oak-cookham-refurb/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The White Oak</a>, Cookham</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/pubs-inns/review-the-bunk-inn-curridge-nr-newbury/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Bunk Inn</a>, Curridge</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-stays">STAYS</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="1250" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/08/west-court-Screenshot-2025-08-11-at-11.26.41-copy.png" alt="west court retreat wokingham review" class="wp-image-81345" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/08/west-court-Screenshot-2025-08-11-at-11.26.41-copy.png 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/08/west-court-Screenshot-2025-08-11-at-11.26.41-copy-640x800.png 640w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/08/west-court-Screenshot-2025-08-11-at-11.26.41-copy-800x1000.png 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/08/west-court-Screenshot-2025-08-11-at-11.26.41-copy-320x400.png 320w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/08/west-court-Screenshot-2025-08-11-at-11.26.41-copy-768x960.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/travel/uk/hotel-and-inns/west-court-retreat-wokingham-nirvana-spa/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">West Court Retreat</a>, Wokingham</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/pubs-inns/review-hinds-head-aldermaston/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Hind’s Head</a>, Aldermaston</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/pubs-inns/review-the-winning-post-winkfield/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Winning Post</a>, Winkfield</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/eat-out/pubs-inns/review-the-hare-and-hounds-newbury-berkshire/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Hare &amp; Hounds</a>, nr Newbury</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-active">ACTIVE</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="2246" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/naz-pilates-IMG_8621-2.jpg" alt="reformer pilates in ascot" class="wp-image-77633" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/naz-pilates-IMG_8621-2.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/naz-pilates-IMG_8621-2-534x800.jpg 534w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/naz-pilates-IMG_8621-2-668x1000.jpg 668w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/naz-pilates-IMG_8621-2-267x400.jpg 267w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/naz-pilates-IMG_8621-2-768x1150.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/naz-pilates-IMG_8621-2-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/naz-pilates-IMG_8621-2-1368x2048.jpg 1368w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/wellbeing/reformer-pilates-studio-ascot-naz-idelji/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Naz Idelji Reformer Pilates</a>, Ascot</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/wellbeing/trx-pilates-berkshire/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TRX Pilates</a>, Swallowfield</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/wellbeing/berkshire-yoga-classes-near-me/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yoga at The Canopy</a>, Wokingham</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/review-family-golf-wokingham/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wokingham Family Golf</a>, Wokingham</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/home/cars/car-review-byd-atto-3/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BYD Atto 3 Car Review</a>, Newbury</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-health-amp-beauty">HEALTH &amp; BEAUTY</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="2100" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/06/hidden-retreat-Muddy-Stilleto20250522_0020.jpg" alt="dermaplanning near newbury" class="wp-image-79065" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/06/hidden-retreat-Muddy-Stilleto20250522_0020.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/06/hidden-retreat-Muddy-Stilleto20250522_0020-571x800.jpg 571w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/06/hidden-retreat-Muddy-Stilleto20250522_0020-714x1000.jpg 714w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/06/hidden-retreat-Muddy-Stilleto20250522_0020-286x400.jpg 286w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/06/hidden-retreat-Muddy-Stilleto20250522_0020-768x1075.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/06/hidden-retreat-Muddy-Stilleto20250522_0020-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/06/hidden-retreat-Muddy-Stilleto20250522_0020-1463x2048.jpg 1463w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/lifestyle-2/beauty-lifestyle-2/review-microneedling-dermaplaning-newbury/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Microneedling and Dermaplaning</a>, The Hidden Retreat in Newbury</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/lifestyle-2/beauty-lifestyle-2/microneedling-treatment-reading-berkshire/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Microneedling and Mesotherapy</a>, Kalyana Aesthetics, Sonning Common</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-workshops">WORKSHOPS</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="2250" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/easter-chocolate-making-baking-free-pexels-anntarazevich-6036018.jpg" alt="chocolate making near basingstoke" class="wp-image-77773" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/easter-chocolate-making-baking-free-pexels-anntarazevich-6036018.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/easter-chocolate-making-baking-free-pexels-anntarazevich-6036018-533x800.jpg 533w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/easter-chocolate-making-baking-free-pexels-anntarazevich-6036018-667x1000.jpg 667w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/easter-chocolate-making-baking-free-pexels-anntarazevich-6036018-267x400.jpg 267w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/easter-chocolate-making-baking-free-pexels-anntarazevich-6036018-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/easter-chocolate-making-baking-free-pexels-anntarazevich-6036018-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/04/easter-chocolate-making-baking-free-pexels-anntarazevich-6036018-1365x2048.jpg 1365w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/sausage-making-workshop-cobbs-hungerford/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sausage Making</a>, Cobbs Farm Shop in Hungerford</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/cookery-courses-cookery-lab-aldermaston/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chocolate Making</a>, The Cookery Lab in Aldermaston</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-culture">CULTURE</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1500" height="1001" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/Charleys-Aunt-by-Mark-Senior-3.jpg" alt="theatre reviews near me" class="wp-image-82937" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/Charleys-Aunt-by-Mark-Senior-3.jpg 1500w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/Charleys-Aunt-by-Mark-Senior-3-800x534.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/Charleys-Aunt-by-Mark-Senior-3-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/Charleys-Aunt-by-Mark-Senior-3-400x267.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/Charleys-Aunt-by-Mark-Senior-3-768x513.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></figure>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/arts-culture/review-charleys-aunt-watermill-theatre/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Charley’s Aunt</a>, The Watermill Theatre</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/arts-culture/yinka-shonibare-art-exhibition-base-greenham-berkshire/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yinka Shonibare Exhibition</a>, The Base Greenham</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/arts-culture/review-mother-goose-and-the-golden-egg-panto-south-hill-park/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mother Goose and the Golden Egg</a>, South Hill Park</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/arts-culture/review-a-christmas-carol-reading-rep-theatre/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Christmas Carol</a>, Reading Rep Theatre</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/arts-culture/review-the-comet-panto-norden-farm-maidenhead/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Comet</a>, Norden Farm in Maidenhead</p>



<p><a href="https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/arts-culture/review-robin-hood-and-maid-marian-corn-exchange-newbury/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robin Hood and Maid Marian</a>, Corn Exchange Newbury</p>



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