Spotlight

Designing the dream motorHome and wardrobe looking mighty fine? Well now you can extend your styling skills to your car. Muddy roadtests Bentley's customisation service at Harwoods, the independent Sussex dealership.
Summer Holidays incoming! Fab things to do with the kids.School's out for the summer - and Muddy's here with your ultimate guide to the best of the holiday action in Sussex. Never hear 'I'm bored!' again.
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
A day with the GOAT: Muddy test drives the Bentley BentaygaGorgeous to look at, aspirational yet practical - but enough about me, let's talk the Bentayga, the SUV redefining the possibilities of a family car.
Meet the Muddy Awards 2021 finalists for Sussex!Your nominations have been totted up and the results are in! Here are your amazing Muddy Awards 2021 finalists in Sussex. Vote for your favourites now!

Well, hello!

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

Gotta Have It

What's the one thing that could make cottagecore more Muddy? Why, a folksy rustic interiors vibe produced entirely by local indies, of course. Get the local look with these Sussex woodsmiths.

The most awesome lifestyle businesses across 25 counties will be announced 29th July.

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Review: A boozy lakeside picnic at Albourne Estates

Award-winning wines? Tick. Top notch countryside? Tick. Friendly (non snooty) approach? Tick. Next stop the Albourne Estate near Brighton – although frankly, you had us at the word wine.
- Brunch time! Where to eat the best meal of the day
  
  A bona fide excuse to drink before midday, plus, it's way easier to get a table booking for a morning slot. What are you waiting for? Bag brunch at one of these Sussex gems
- Review: Sussex Pass at The White Hart, Wadhurst
  
  An upmarket restaurant from an established Sussex foodie team, housed within a cosy village pub with a menu that celebrates the best of local food and drink.

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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.

Rose Bainbridge Photography, Brighton

Liberty & Love, Fairwarp

Juice Up, Lindfield

Positively Delicious Cookery School, Haywards Heath

Fair Oak Farm

Gumtree 4x4, Car Servicing

Cocobanana Online Store

Cottesmore Hotel & Country Club, Pease Pottage

Marples Cakery, West Sussex

Generation Distillers

The White Hart, Stopham

Seven Seventeen

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Designing the dream motor

Home and wardrobe looking mighty fine? Well now you can extend your styling skills to your car. Muddy roadtests Bentley’s customisation service at Harwoods, the independent Sussex dealership specialising in lustworthy, oh, and practical, family motors.
- Best beaches in the South & South West
  
  Heading south for the summer? Then you'll be needing our guide to the 18 best beaches including the inside line on the best activities, foodie joints and sundowner spots.
- The Muddy insider guide to The Cotswolds
  
  Plotting a UK staycay this year? Head to the Cotswolds - the honey-tinged heart of England. Curate your summer holiday in this glorious AONB with our bang-up-to-date, in-the-know guide on where to head.

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Wood interiors from local makers

What’s the one thing that could make cottagecore more Muddy? Why, a folksy rustic interiors vibe produced entirely by local indies, of course. Get the local look with these Sussex woodsmiths.
- 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
- Review: The Float Spa, Hove
  
  Muddy tries out a unique form of relaxation therapy at this hidden gem of a spa in Hove's trendy Third Avenue.

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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
- Rabbit Patch Day Nursery, Plummers Plain, Horsham
  
  This friendly nursery for children aged up to five is purpose-built with a huge and varied outdoor space for children to learn, play and enjoy the best parts of childhood.
- 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

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Your summer holiday essentials sorted in ONE shopping trip

The summer hols are looming, the kids have outgrown everything and time is running out to grab your essentials. Panic over! We’ve found everything you need and it’s all in stock at County Mall.
- Rent your clothes like Carrie!
  
  Ethical, eco and everywhere - with Carrie Symonds showing us how to work a sustainable wardrobe, here's where you can rewear, repair and renew your clothes in style.
- 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.

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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.
- Georgina Burnett on decor do’s, don’ts, and disasters
  
  Goodbye grey! It's time to bring a splash of colour into our homes and who better to advise on how to create the perfect space than TV presenter and DIY expert Georgina Burnett?
- The talented locals behind The Indie Store – part 2!
  
  In the second of our two-parter, we meet the rest of the brilliant makers, designers and producers behind The Indie Store and find out what makes them special. Go and say hello - they're local, you know!