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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.

Win £500 of new season hush fashion!Our favourite label has delivered a hot-to-trot AW18 collection - and it could be yours! Enter here in seconds, and get ready to sashay your way through Autumn.
Girls’ weekend getawaysTry these 30 awesome spas, inns, bars and retreats across the Muddy counties and reconnect with your bezzies in style
Review: Leigh RobertsThe secret hair salon that's loved by those in-the-know - Muddy get's the royal treatment from Kent's King of Colour in Tunbridge Wells
25 Cool CafésThe Kent cafés that offer relaxed charm, quality home-made food and a friendly smile
Superflashy newsflash!From fab AW18 fashion events in Sevenoaks & Goudhurst to a massage centre and food festival in Tunbridge Wells ...our ear is firmly to the ground and these are the rumblings we’re hearing this week…
To Do: Elvis & Kresse Clutch Making Event!The ultimate gift experience (for yourself or a friend) - make this season's hottest accessory (firefighters are involved) AND do your bit for charity

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The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Muddy eats: Duke William, Ickham

Soak up the sunshine at this rural pub which boasts one of our favourite beer gardens in the whole of Kent and the food is as good as the view…
- 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!

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

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Festival of flowers

Summer ain’t over yet! Make the most of it with this awesome display of nature at its best (with a little help from the gardening team) at the magical Leeds Castle
- 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.

New season, new shoes

Do you need any encouragement to buy new shoes? Does anyone?! Clear some space on the shoe rack – I’ve rounded up my Top 15 footwear favourites for autumn, from elegant ankle boots to the super-cool sneakers
- Teen trend
  
  If you're worried about your teens' choice of arm candy, problem solved. These Millie Pink charm bracelets are cool, colourful and a lot less trouble than their latest crush.
- Perfect summer sandals
  
  Heatwave-proof dressing starts with the perfect summer sandals. Step this way for the best brands on the beach.

Watch this: Sylvia

Celebrate 100 years of votes for women by watching this seriously kick-ass, hip-hop happening musical about the women at the heart of the movement
- Need a new read? Muddy Book Club returns!
  
  We've finally dragged Muddy's books editor Kerry Potter off her sun lounger - she's baaack, baby, with September's finest new tomes. Read all about them!
- 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...

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?
Kids
- Review: St Faith’s Prep, Ash
  
  Informal and friendly, but boasting great manners, sports and academic success - this really is a special school
- 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!

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