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

Gotta Have It

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Fancy a £1000 Luxury Family Hotel stay?Er YEAH! Read our review of stunning Fowey Hall in Cornwall, and snaffle a long weekender at one of five idyllic Luxury Family Hotels in Cornwall, Suffolk, Hants, Wilts or Dorset.
September newsflashPsst, a word in your shell-like. Here's the goss on the new and upcoming openings around Sussex and other news set to enhance your leisure time.
Art's rising rock starsBlank walls but your budget doesn't stretch to an Emin or Hirst? Here are 12 cool, collectable and more affordable artists. Plus FREE Fresh:Art Fair tickets for Muddy readers.
Win 7 perfect pieces to ease you into AutumnMuddy's fashion fave hush has triumphed with its new trans-seasonal collection, and we have five - yes FIVE! - sets of our fashion edit to give away, worth over £3600. Go, go, go!
Stepping up: Year 2 to 3 transition tipsIf you have a child moving from Year 2 to Year 3 take a look at our expert tips on how to smooth their step up

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Sept 2019

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Coppa Club, Brighton

Large and loungey, Coppa Club has landed in Brighton. Make a dinner date or linger in an armchair over a coffee, cocktail or light bites
- Perfect Picnics
  
  Get inspiration for eating alfresco with our suggestions for local posh picnic-worthy food and drink, plus events coming up
- Coach & Horses, Danehill
  
  Summer or winter, with or without kids, this pub is a great all-rounder, with big gardens and excellent food.
- The best brunch in town
  
  The most lipsmackingly indulgent meal of the day and we have 47 of the best ones to tempt you with, from vegan to full English, flat white to green detox. Just add friends and a hangover.
- Chilli Fiesta is back!
  
  Demos from Strictly and Bake Off stars, music, movies and a vintage fairground are all part of the fun at this family-friendly weekend festival

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

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

Fancy a £1000 Luxury Family Hotel stay?

Er, YEAH! Read our review of stunning Fowey Hall (the inspiration for Toad Hall in Kenneth Graham’s ‘Wind in the Willows’) PLUS take your chance to win a long weekender at an Luxury Family Hotel in Cornwall, Suffolk, Hants, Wilts or Dorset. Poop poop!
- Hidden gem – Denmans Garden
  
  Looking for top tea and cake or garden inspo? You'll find both at this boutique oasis at Fontwell
- Insider Guide to the Isle of Wight
  
  This island may be small in stature but it's packed to the brim with great things to check out. Muddy's Hants and IOW editor Danielle gives us the lowdown.

Win 7 perfect pieces to ease you into Autumn

Muddy’s fashion fave hush has come up trumps yet again with its trans-seasonal collection – and we have five sets of our fashion edit to give away , worth over £3500. Go, go, go!
- Fabulous festival fashion
  
  Eye popping Indonesian-style Dutch wax batik dresses, shoes, hats, cushions – and brollies – to get you in the festival mood
- Rainbow Jewellery
  
  Pride Season got you in rainbow mood? There are some fabulous multi-coloured gems out there to gift a loved one (or yourself)

Art’s rising rock stars

Blank walls but your budget doesn’t stretch to an Emin or Hirst? Here are 12 cool, collectable artists who won’t require you to sell a loved one. Plus FREE Fresh:Art Fair tickets for Muddy readers.
- #TOMtech – cutting edge arts fest
  
  Fancy having a go at VR, or controlling a dance or theatre performance using technology? It's all possible during this innovative mini arts festival
- The Red Lion play review
  
  Catch this three-hander about loss, rivalry and skullduggery behind a local football club, with plenty of humour thrown in
- Edinburgh Fringe: Muddy’s must-sees
  
  There are over 3,500 shows on at the Fringe. Need some help whittling them down? Here are Muddy's faves for 2019
- The Red Lion (play not pub!)
  
  Written by the man behind Closer, with the same director as The Play That Goes Wrong, this sporty, character-based show is coming up in and near Horsham.

Making work work for you

Back at your desk after summer fun and not really feeling it? We hear you. Here’s some food for thought from the autumn’s hottest self-help book by ex Elle journalist turned author Lotte Jeffs.
Kids
- Personalised baby albums
  
  These cute personalised handmade books make an original and touching gift for babies
- Back-to-school essentials
  
  Summer hols over? Oh, what a *shame*! Sort your kids with our pick of everything they need for the new school term - and then it's a party round at mine.

All About Gok

The fashion guru hits the decks at Lingfield Park Racecourse later this month, as well as presenting the Best Dressed award to the most stylish lady of the day. Here’s 10 things you may not have known about Gok…
- Muddy Meets Shappi
  
  Shappi Khorsandi on her Skittish Warrior tour, how NOT to be funny and why you should do things that scare you (hell yeah!)
- The Guilty Feminist hits Brighton
  
  Love the podcast? Good news - its creator is coming to Sussex. We grabbed talented comedian Deborah Francis-White for a chinwag.