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

Gotta Have It

Vote for the local businesses you love!

The Muddy Awards 2018They're back! Vote for the most unique, quirky and utterly brilliant businesses in Hampshire in our prestigious Awards from 23 April.
Easles at the ready...Ahead of her Hampshire Art Fair, Muddy talks Picasso, emerging artists and a life-long love of colour with Nadia Waterfield.
Ten years younger?The gift that keeps on giving—Muddy tries Guinot's classic Hydraderm Cellular Energy facial at Skin Logic in Romsey.
West Hill Park SchoolA 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.
The KitchenSo you know your julienne from your chiffonade? Thought not. Muddy sharpens its knife-skills and dices like a Don at Chewton Glen's cookery school.

Fri 27–Sun 29 Apr

Mon 23–30 Apr

April

21 cafés you need to know about

Winchester, Alresford, Southsea and more—where to find your flat white fix in Hampshire.
- Kyoto Kitchen
  
  Beautifully crafted Japanese cuisine & a genuine love for local produce.
- Heston’s posh pub
  
  Bray's elegantly eccentric, Michelin-starred Hinds Head.
- Horse and Groom
  
  A classic, Cotswolds country boozer in Bourton-on-the-Hill.
- Norfolk’s Best Eats
  
  Seeing as half of Hants heads there come summer.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

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.
- The Insider Guide to Winchester
  
  From Austen & Keats to gong-baths & gin: where to scoff, quaff & snooze in King Alfred's Capital.
- Chewton Glen
  
  Hampshire's fanciest-pantsiest five star hotel: the countryside idyll with a smattering of Soho.

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Win! A £700 capsule wardrobe from Winser

What a competition! God, we’re good to you. To celebrate its 5th anniversary, Winser London is giving away £700 of luxe swag.
- Tassle queen
  
  Harry & Holly curates sparky, fun and inspirational gifts for teen & tween girls.
- The Best Boots
  
  Comfortable, waterproof and stylish too.

Easles at the ready…

Ahead of her Hampshire Art Fair, Muddy talks Picasso, emerging artists and a life-long love of colour with Nadia Waterfield.
- Seeking new book inspo?
  
  Make it one of Muddy pro-bookworm's Kerry's perfect picks.
- Rebel, rebel
  
  We adore this illustrated children's book about kick-ass women.

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
- 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.
- Eagle House, Crowthorne
  
  Looking for a non-selective co-ed day and boarding school (3-13 yrs) on the Berks/Surrey border with a strong all-rounder reputation? Well, whaddya know!

Crazy Daisy

From the land of Oz to the Pyrenees, via St Catherine’s Hill—business mentor and founder of the Crazy Daisy Clarity Club, Trudy Simmons, gives us her favourite places.
- Rick Stein’s Favourite Places
  
  Naughty bishops, cold baths at Winchester College and lots and lots of pubs.
- Gee Cartwright’s Favourite Places
  
  Hampshire's kitchen-demo-dynamo on Johnny Depp, Moroccan street food & truffle hunting in Italy.