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Walks
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Bluebell wood hotspots
Our woodlands are a sea of blooms, so here’s where to catch them while they last – with nearby pit stops!
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Mother’s Day sorted!
Treating your mum? Hope to be treated yourself? (some chance). We have ideas aplenty to spoil the superwoman in your life.
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Winter warming pub walks
Brrrr it is cold outside! Fancy some fresh air and a winter warming pub lunch? Here are a few faves.
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Carpets of colour
They're only here for a few weeks, so get out and enjoy a walk in the best bluebell woods in Berkshire.
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A happy cheese-free Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching (eek) and it always conjures up a certain dread. Part of me doesn’t want to be told that Mr Muddy and I should be gazing into each others eyes on demand, the other part longs for him to want to lavish me with gifts and whisk me off my feet […]
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Phew! The Muddy Guide has landed
The school holidays are nearly upon us (or for some, have already arrived). Oh dear, is that the sound of gentle weeping I hear? If you haven’t quite worked out how to get through six weeks (or more) of children around your ankles, in your hair, and up your bleedin’ nose, now is the time to take a […]
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The Muddy Guide: What’s On Thurs 23 – Weds 29 June
Bedroom Farce, Theatre Royal Windsor, until Sat 25 June Ooh, I do love a bit of fighting spirit, and even a flash flood a couple of weeks ago – flooding the corridors and front row of the Theatre Royal Windsor’s auditorium – can’t keep a good theatre down! They’ve bounced back with a vengeance, continuing […]
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The Muddy Guide: Thurs 21 April – Weds 27 April
The Muddy Stilettos Awards 2016, Berkshire, Weds 4 May, start your engines! The Muddies are coming! Yes folks, your award-winning super-blog Muddy Stilettos is holding its very first Awards in Berkshire from Weds 4 May – I can feel the vibrations of a million pairs of feet around the county doing a little jig. The Awards […]
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The Wellington Arms, Baughurst
If your understanding of ‘destination pub’ is – takes flippin’ ages to find down endless winding country lanes clogged with tractors – then The Wellington Arms on the Berks/Hants border can definitely be awarded the title. But by heck food lovers, it is so worth it. I took my sister along for the ride and promised her an amazing […]
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The Muddy Guide: Thurs 24 – Weds 30 March
Visionary Painter of the Natural World, Stanley Spencer Gallery, 24 March to 31 October This new exhibition opens today in the Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham. I popped in to see the last exhibition with Mr P a few weeks ago and we really enjoyed it, it’s a gorgeous little gallery with a lot to see […]
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