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Spotlight
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Fiddler On The RoofChichester Festival Theatre's big summer production starring Omid Djalili
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Sussex outdoor cinemasGet under the stars, with the stars at these alfresco screenings
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School Summer HolsOver 30 family-friendly goings-on across Sussex and nearby.
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10 open air theatres for SummerOutdoor theatres are popping up for the Summer at venues across Sussex and nearby
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Muddy Winners' DrinksOur 2017 winners raised a few celebratory glasses at Chapel Barn
What's On
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Wine tour Muddy discount and comp!
Up to 20% off Bolney wine tours and a chance win a Gourmet Tour for two
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Spread Eagle, Midhurst
Prepare for layer removal with a spa day, or, hole up, fine dining in cosy surrounds in an inn hotel visited by Elizabeth I!
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Lindfield Asian Feast
The monthly Asian Feast Nights at Limes of Lindfield are vegan, gluten free and delicious. You'll even get to sample matched wines.
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Alpine adventure calling!
Done Paris and Prague for a city break? Seeking the great outdoors and family adventure? Here...
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Art & Culture
Sussex outdoor cinemas
Get under the stars, with the stars at these alfresco big screens popping up in Sussex and nearby over the summer. Find one near you on my handy list – roughly in order of appearance.
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Cottages
Romantic stays
Looking to rekindle the fires? Er, get away from your kids and sleep for 14 hours solid? Then this is the feature for you. The most romantic stays across 16 counties (including Sussex of course) and all in the name of love
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Days Out
The Driftwood, Bexhill
Stylish new boutique hotel and Austrian restaurant The Driftwood has just opened handily close to the De La Warr Pavilion, local vintage shops and Hastings. There’s even a dog-friendly room!
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Gotta Have It
A Kate Moss-approved scarf you can wear in the summer on your neck, head or wrist? Cult brand Rockins sure rocks our world.
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Holiday wardrobe – sorted!
Summer travels looming and nothing to wear? We've got the perfect sunnies and floaty dresses for you.
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Three-in-one arm candy
Fancy some new arm candy? You can’t add Ryan Gosling to your basket, but you can get your...
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Gotta Have It!
Bloomtown Botanicals is less than a year old but already grabbing awards, plus the brand has ethical credentials at heart.
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New super-serum
This little beauty, Vanderohe No. 1 Nourishing Face Serum (£88), is absolutely brand spanking...
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Muddy Book Club: Best beach reads
Sunblock on? Sun lounger adjusted to reading angle? Now, just put one of these books into your hands
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Byline Festival mega early-bird bargain
Pippingford Park hosted the new Byline Festival and there's a mega early deal on for next Aug.
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10 open air theatres for Summer
Outdoor theatres are popping up for the Summer at venues across Sussex and nearby with anything from Shakespeare to Wind in the Willows.
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Instamuddy
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Gotta Have It!
These cool, concrete bricks and planters double up as eco-friendly bee B&Bs - yes really, that's a thing!
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Snuggly recycled throws
Check out these snuggly eco-friendly blankets, throws and bags from Weaver Green - and can you spot the bottle? No, really...
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Wellbeing
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Spread Eagle, Midhurst
Prepare for layer removal with a spa day, or, hole up, fine dining in cosy surrounds in an inn hotel visited by Elizabeth I!
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New spa & afternoon tea
A cosy new spa in an old seafront cellar and a show-stopping afternoon tea at the stylish Brighton Harbour Hotel
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Calling all stationery addicts!
I have a friend who is obsessed with stationery. Slip her some coloured paperclips and talk 70gsm ivory gilt-edged paper to her and her heart races. So I’m sure she’ll be drooling over these colourful beauties one of the other Muddies discovered on Sloane Stationery. More affordable than Smythson but just as stylish, the range is fun and […]
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Happier at Work
With a third of our lives taken up by work, it's never been more important to figure out how...
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Cool, tough recycled bags
These cool, durable messengers, duffels and backpacks from Brighton are made from truck tarpaulins and seat belts!
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Kids
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My Favourite Places: Dog-friendly eateries
Dr John Mason MBE is one of the founders of The South Downs Planetarium at Chichester, which has some great family-friendly shows (see end of post). Strangely I met him not here in Sussex but on board a ship in Norway. We were off across the Arctic Circle to see the fabulous Northern Lights (of which […]
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My favourite places: Republica’s Saffron Sprackling
Republica frontwoman Saffron Sprackling, most famous for nineties hits Ready to Go and Drop...
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Alex Brown: My Favourite Places
Alex Brown is the bestselling author of five books and launched her career with the hugely...
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