Spotlight

Meet The Muddy Awards 2021 winners!Your votes have been counted and - drumroll please - the results are in! Here are your Muddy Awards 2021 winners. Go say hi, they're local you know.
10 Open Air Cinemas & Theatres to book nowSo long, tiny TV screen; hello, massive outdoor cinema with classic films, sing-a-long action and boozy picnics to boot. Here are the best in Kent.
Superflashy news: all the local gossWe keep our ear to the ground to bring you the latest happenings in food, arts, lifestyle and general good times. Here’s what’s happening this month...
Think you know your local gems? Try our hit list…Culture, eating out, shopping, things to do, beauty, fitness... here's your super-local guide to the Muddy Awards 2021 finalists in your area.
Your health questions answered!Don’t understand why the weight won’t shift? Have a back that’s reminiscent of Quasimodo? Muddy puts your questions to Healthily’s chief medical officer, Professor Maureen Baker

Well, hello!

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

Gotta Have It

Ethical, eco and everywhere - with Carrie Symonds showing us how to work a sustainable wardrobe, here's where you can rewear and repair your clothes in style.

Thanks to everyone who took part this year, and helped celebrate the most awesome indie businesses across 25 counties.

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Muddy Reviews: 81 Beach Street, Deal

We’ve found a foodie hot-spot in one of Kent’s most fashionable seaside towns, introducing 81 Beach Street, a fine-dining restaurant in Deal…
- Ahoy there! Tuck in at The Coastguard
  
  Searching for holiday vibes in Kent this year? We may have found just the answer for a sun-filled day right on the seafront - with heaps of family fun and good food - just outside Dover.
- Where to eat in Whitstable
  
  One of Kent’s most celebrated and stylish seaside towns is starring in TV show, Whitstable Pearl, but where can you REALLY eat out? Here's where!

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Top TV: what to watch this week

Looks like we’re back to nonstop rain — but with telly this good, who cares? Catch a star-studded who-dunnit, a big-budget adventure film, and more out this week.
- Escape the heat: this week’s best TV
  
  Sometimes, when the mercury is pushing 30 degrees, the only thing to do is open all the windows, shut the curtains, draw yourself a long, cool drink and shelter in-living room. Here’s what to watch while you do it.
- No sport here! What’s on telly this week
  
  The football is over so - finally - you can push your menfolk off the sofa and reclaim the television. Set them to work on the garden, pour yourself a glass and settle down for the evening.

Little Black Book

Want to support local? Our curated pick of the most creative, unique and brilliant businesses near you.

Unita 4

Silver Birch Fine Foods

ibarre+

The Chequers, Lamberhurst

Revive Health Fitness

The Garden Room at Port Lympne

The Swan Wine Kitchen, Tenterden

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15 luxury glamping spots

Well, if you go down to the woods, you’ll be sure of a big surprise. In a good way, mind. Luxury glamping options anyone? Let’s go!
- Kent’s Coolest stay? North Vat, Dungeness
  
  Where do you go when you want to stay local but need a TOTAL change of scene? Muddy has the answer! Britain’s only desert was the perfect family getaway with buckets of coastal cool...
- 27 of the best beaches in East Anglia
  
  Summer's here - finally! So we've got the inside scoop on the best East Anglian beaches for all tastes. Buckets at the ready, sandwiches packed, bring on the sun!

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Property Flirt

Brand spanking new to the Tunbridge Wells market, here’s a family-friendly and fresh-faced hottie – perfectly located too. But how much is she worth?
- Buffalo Mozzarella with Clementine Salad
  
  Need a new speedy lunch? Try this 15 minute fab mozzarella salad from Tart London - the super-cool caterers of choice for the fashion set (plus Naked Wines at 63% off).
- New wines to try this summer
  
  Naked Wine sommelier and Gordon Ramsay alumnus Ray O'Connor spills the grapes on why he won't pay thousands for wine, what's in his cellar - and how to dodge hangovers.
Wellbeing
- Your health questions answered!
  
  Don’t understand why the weight won’t shift? Have a back that’s reminiscent of Quasimodo? Muddy puts your questions to Healthily’s chief medical officer, Professor Maureen Baker
- Buy these, sleep better
  
  A bit of quality shuteye has never been more important, has it? So spend some time on shoring up our sleep routine. Here's what the Muddy team have in their shopping baskets.

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Back in the office? We’re here to help!

Feeling unprepared to head back to the office after a year WFH? Muddy to the rescue with eight essential Do’s and Don’ts (and yes, you will have to change out of sweatpants).
Kids
- Does the world need another online school?
  
  Pearson Online Academy UK Global thinks so! With the launch of the educational behemoth's founding school in September, Muddy gets the lowdown from Principal Jo Vigneron
- Muddy’s Guide to Summer
  
  Stuck on what to do with your children for SIX whole weeks? Don't panic, Muddy has you covered with 31 suggestions for the best bits of Kent.

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Best swimwear for 2021

Nothing says summer like new swimwear. Who cares if it’s the Med or the back garden, it’s time to splash out. Whether it’s eco, floral, striped, shaping, nautical or sporty, we’ve found your perfect bikini or swimsuit.
- Sunglasses to suit your face shape
  
  The weather's perked up - time for new sunnies! We have you covered with our guide to the hottest frames to suit your face shape this summer. Just don't sit on them.
- The ultimate Father’s Day gift guide
  
  Instead of panicking and ordering a weird novelty t-shirt (we've all been there), take our advice and purchase something he won't try to hide at the back of a drawer.

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- Can Haringtons tame the Muddy mane?
  
  Fly-away hair with lots of grey? Not just me then... The challenge for award-winning hairdresser and colourist Barry was to create a style that will still look good a week later
- How to get that perfect sun-kissed glow
  
  Forget pale and interesting... we're channelling the St Tropez vibe, minus the orange tint. Here are some lotions and potions for a natural-looking tan without the UV damage.

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Muddy talks parenting with Lorraine Candy

“All teenage girls think their mums are a bit rubbish”. Journalist and mother of four Lorraine Candy talks parenting, moody teens and motherhood with Muddy.
- Meet the makers part two: your local Indie Store heroes
  
  As we step back into the real world, it’s more important than ever to support local. In the second part of our Meet the Maker series, we talk to eight of our Indie Store businesses to find out what makes them special.
- The talented locals behind the Indie Store
  
  As we step back into the real world, it’s more important than ever to support local. In the first part of our Meet the Maker series, we talk to eight of our Indie Store businesses to find out what makes them special.