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

Gotta Have It

Making plans? Find your perfect Pub, Inn, Hotel, Café, Restaurant or Bar across the Muddy counties.

TICKET GIVEAWAY!To celebrate this unconventional, quirky musical coming to town we're giving away 4 tickets to see The Producers, at Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
Want to intern at Muddy?Muddy Kent is looking for a brilliant intern and self-confessed culture vulture. Is it you, or someone you know?
18 brill beer gardensWowzers, what a summer we're having! Get thee to a pub garden pronto, I say. Pint of lager for me and a small white wine spritzer for the husband, thanks!
Muddy tries: Truffle, Tunbridge WellsMeet Truffle's brilliant new hair stylist at the recently-opened friendly salon in the heart of Tunbridge Wells (& a special offer so you can try it too!)
Eat Here: This SummerIf you find yourself anywhere near Sevenoaks on a weekend you're going to want to try Squerryes Winery's new sun-filled terrace and Seafood Tapas!
Summer Bumper GuideOrganised what to do with your kids over the next 8 weeks? Oops! Never fear, Muddy has your back with our timely guide to the best things to do these hols.

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MON 20 - SUN 26 AUG 2018

AUGUST 2018

Chapter Pizzeria

A sourdough pizzeria & bar on one of our favourite Canterbury streets? Muddy hoovers up the menu for the team!
- Eat out: Mark Cross Inn
  
  Family favourite that's perfect for roasts in the winter or sunning yourself in the beer garden in the summer
- Review: One Pound Lane
  
  We enter the brilliantly quirky former prison house & ask Hello, hello, hello, what's going on here then...?
- Eat out: The Small Holding
  
  A rustic restaurant that packs a real foodie punch. Table for two, please, and make it snappy!
- Review: Deakin’s, Canterbury
  
  A Canterbury pub and dining room that is perfect for private party hire and ideal to take the kiddies!

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Insider Guide: Deal

Voted one of best places to live earlier this year by The Sunday Times, complete with beach, fine food and shopping, Deal is proving to be a worthy contender as one of the coolest beach towns in Kent
- Cruising With Kids
  
  Cruising is not only for pensioners - some lines go all out to attract families. It's also a relaxing way to holiday somewhere adventurous with children.
- Secret Cyprus
  
  The north of the island is a bit newer on the touristy map - here's 5 reasons you'll love this part of the idyllic island

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Best foot forward

15 ways to rock your footwear this month, from garden parties and weddings to the ultimate girls’ night out.
- Gotta Have It
  
  Heatwave-proof dressing starts with the perfect summer sandals. Step this way for the best brands on the beach.
- Gotta Have It
  
  The only fashion accessory you need to update those floral frocks and add some edge to your summer blazer...enter the obi belt from Antoine et Lili

Read THESE! Muddy’s sun-lounger picks

It’s 8,000 degrees in the Muddy office, we’ve run out of clean sun-dresses and we’re surviving on a diet of Nobbly Bobblys. Yep, it’s fair to say the Muddy team are very much ready to down tools and head off into the wide blue yonder on their holidays. Here are the books that’ll be keeping […]
- Seeking literary inspiration?
  
  Well, you're in the right place. Muddy's pro bookworm Kerry Potter picks the best June reads for you. Sunlounger on a Sunday afternoon, here you come!
- Black Deer Festival
  
  It's the festival everyone's going wild for! With just a few days to go before the big event here's all you folks need to know and where you can get the last few tickets!
- 7 brilliant outdoor cinemas
  
  Pass the popcorn, top up the Pimms and pitch up for an al fresco film. Follow the usher this way, for the best pop up cinemas - oh and the odd bit of theatre - in Kent
- Pub in the Park
  
  WIN 2 tickets to see the rock 'n' roll stars of the food and music world at this not-to-be-missed weekend festival taking place in Tunbridge Wells this summer

Fix your career crisis

Summer hols over and suffering from back-to-work blues? Sitting at your desk dreaming of greener grass? We’re here to help with five ace new self-help books
Kids
- 32 fab days out with the kids
  
  The weather's been the best we've had in years, a staycation is on the cards, and the children need occupying. Oh hello Muddy Stilettos!
- Summer Bumper Guide
  
  Organised what to do with your kids over the next 8 weeks? Oops! Never fear, Muddy has your back with our timely guide to the best things to do these hols.

Love Island – yes or no?

It’s the talking point TV of the summer but the Muddy office is divided on Love Island. What about you? Time for a heated debate!
- World Cup Wonders
  
  Far be it from us to objectify the World Cup's hottest footballers. Instead we've found you the smartest. Seriously!
- Recipe special
  
  Too knackered to cook a fancy supper? A stunning summer salad from award-winning food writer Diana Henry
- Meet the author
  
  Trying to teach your kids some good habits? New author Tina Stubbs can help with her children's book series Life's Little Bugs
- 10 funky ‘Favourite Places’
  
  When you're young and hip and the new organisers of Kent's funkiest, family festival this summer where do you hang out in your down-time?