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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.

10 Ultimate Property Must-Haves!Looking for a house that's a good investment? (Er, yes!) We ask the experts what are the most important things to keep in mind that add value to your house and make the space work for you...
Eat out: Powder & MagazineMuddy tries Rochester's new hidden gem - a casual gastro dining restaurant for discerning food and drink fans. You’ll love the cool historic setting in the old Royal Navy Ordnance Depot.
Alternative Mother's Day TreatsTreating your mum? Hope to be treated yourself? (some chance). Either way we have alternative ideas aplenty to spoil the most important lady in your life.
SPECIAL: Mid-week SpaTreat yourself with this mid-week special package of spa treatments, yoga, Pilates & Reiki at gorgeous Green Farm Kent. Wellness Wednesdays, here we come!
Superflashy Newsflash!More gossip than even your granny can dish. From new openings to the latest events here there and everywhere. Listen up!
A cocktail, and make it snappy!Dry January is over, and to celebrate, we've collated the best bars across the Muddy counties in which to whet your whistle with your favourite tipple. Ibuprofen at the ready? Then we'll begin!

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The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

10 Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea Treats

Looking for a sweet treat for your mother, mother-in-law or your good self this Mothering Sunday? Here’s our guide to 10 of the best Afternoon Teas in Kent – book up quick!
- Eat out: Raspberry Room, Brasted
  
  This gorgeous new tea room is bringing a bit of glamour, a splash of colour and a taste-buds...
- Kent’s top gastropubs
  
  Foodies rejoice! 4 of Kent's fabulous pubs made the cut in the national Top 50 Gastropub Awards (this is the list that matters - as voted by industry experts). We love these wonderful eateries. Book your table now!
- 31 Below, Marylebone
  
  You can keep Oxford, Bond and Kensington - it's Marylebone High Street and its new watering hole, 31 Below, all the way for me!
- Review: Seventeen at One Warwick Park
  
  Muddy tries OWP's SEVENTEEN restaurant and discovered you can tumble down the rabbit hole this January with Alice in Wonderland inspired interiors and Afternoon teas. Curious? (And curiouser?)

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Booking your family hols?

Don’t do anything till you’ve seen Flight Centre’s first Family Adventures brochure – and put yourself in the running for a £20k dream trip!
- Kids in chaaaarge!
  
  Let my kids pick our family holiday? Errr, really? Call me a cynic, but this, I had to put to the test...Read on to see the result!
- Fancy a weekend away… in Kent?!
  
  No need to travel past our border for the best things in life! I've teamed up with Southeastern to give you the lowdown on Kent's hidden gems. PLUS you can win a luxe hotel break in Tunny Wells worth £500! Aren't I nice?

New season fashion – a bluffer’s guide

Spring is coming but what to wear? Here are the key six trends that’ll give your wardrobe an easy-peasy update.
- Race day ready
  
  For a day at the races, you'll want to look your most stylish. Make it to the winners' enclosure at Lingfield Park's Spring Ladies' Day on Fri 8 Mar with our race day inspiration.
- Big Softy
  
  It's expensive, it bobbles and you can't machine wash it. But cashmere, I just can't quit you. Snuggle up and let me spin you a yarn about my new favourite label.

Need a new book?

You’re in the right place – Muddy’s pro-bookworm Kerry Potter has picked this month’s seven sexiest reads.
- Read these! February’s best new books
  
  It was still the dog days of winter last time I checked so there's only one thing for it - let's hunker down with a compelling new book. Cue February's must-read tomes, as chosen by Muddy's books editor Kerry Potter.
- Your unmissable 2019 culture planner
  
  Want to make the most of 2019? Muddy's culture vulture Kerry Potter has curated the best new TV, music, theatre, film, books and art of the year. Diaries out!

5 killer tips for better work/life balance

The juggle is real – and not going anywhere – so how the hell can we to get it right?! Let’s ask the work/life balance experts for some help.
Kids
- Review: St David’s Prep
  
  This co-ed, West Wickham prep is a little green oasis in a town setting. Ideal if you're looking for a nurturing, supportive, non-hot-house style school.
- Choosing a nursery?
  
  We asked eight respected local heads to give their TOP TIPS for parents starting out on their child's educational journey. Here's the experts' list of the most important things to consider...

Muddy meets Tom Kerridge…

… and talks Pub in the Park (Basement Jaxx, people), his favourite local eateries, and work life balance issues – yup, he has them too!
- Claire’s Chrimbo shape up
  
  TV actress and Sleeping Beauty panto star, Claire Sweeney, tells Muddy how she's going to lose weight by Christmas
- ‘It’s a real action-hero, ‘Marvel’-like play’
  
  Super-stylish rising RSC talent Amber James on Gregory Doran's Mad-Max-style futuristic dystopian vision of Troilus and Cressida.