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I'm Rachel, editor of Muddy Cornwall, 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

Win £2000 to kickstart your business dreamsHave a brilliant business that needs a helping hand? We’ve teamed up with business banking alternative, Tide, to offer a whopping two grand (yes, you read it right) to give you the boost you need. Win it here.
Special Muddy hotel deal!January getting you down? I know, go on holiday. Marvellous Muddy extras for you and yours if you book one of the five stunning Luxury Family Hotels before 31 Jan. Get in quick!
New Year, New You, New Wardrobe!Does the dawn of a brand-new year find you in a fashion rut? Muddy taps award-winning personal stylist Chantelle Znideric for tips on re-booting your style for 2020.
Book now! The 2020 cultural picks you must not missThere's a ridiculous amount of amazing art, books, film, TV, music and theatre landing this year. Muddy's culture vulture Kerry Potter picks out the best of the bunch.
8 healthy places to eat outNo need to put a lock on the fridge and banish all fun for January - we've scoured Cornwall for the best 'skinny' places to pig out in peace.

24 - 26 January

20 - 26 January 2020

January 2020

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

8 healthy places to eat out

No need to put a lock on the fridge and banish all fun for January – we’ve scoured Cornwall for the best ‘skinny’ places to pig out in peace.
- How to ace Xmas lunch
  
  Worried about your turkey timings? Pondering over your potatoes? 11 Michelin-starred tips to help nail it on the day.
- Muddy Eats: Totti, Penzance
  
  Hot tasty wood-fired pizza is just the quick (& kid-friendly) dinner you need.
- Gastro Heaven!
  
  30 of the best cookery courses across the Muddy counties to tantalise your tastebuds, and impress even the fussiest dinner guest.
- Muddy Eats: Ladyvale Bakery, Nansledan, Newquay
  
  Cake, cake, glorious cake, Ladyvale Bakery is a cheerful cake & coffee stop any time of the day.

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.

Call me Cupid! 46 romantic stays across the Muddy counties

In the mood for love? Of course you are, pussy cat! Here, allow us to assist with the rumpy pumpy with 46 romantic boltholes across the Muddy counties.
- Wellness Holidays | Home & Away
  
  Daydreaming about future holidays? Well, what else is there to do at this grim time of year, right?
- Muddy Stays: Chapel House, Penzance
  
  A former arts club and listed Georgian building turned boutique townhouse by the sea on Penzance's Chapel Street makes a welcoming home from home.

Gotta Have It

Advance warning: the grimmest day of the year is approaching. Make Blue Monday blue in a pleasingly different way this year (not like that, you pervs!)
- J’adore/ J’abhor
  
  Leopard-print has come a LONG way from Bet Lynch's barmaid wardrobe. It's flipping everywhere now. But is it still chic? Cue an almighty rumble in the jungle with two Muddy staffers with very different views.
- New Year, New You, New Wardrobe!
  
  Does the dawn of a brand-new year find you in a fashion rut? Muddy taps award-winning personal stylist Chantelle Znideric for tips on re-booting your style for 2020.

Muddy Reviews: Naum Gabo, Tate St Ives

This large scale exhibition of 20th century influential visionary and sculptor Naum Gabo is a visual delight.
- This month’s best new reads
  
  What kind of insaniac leaves the house in January? Retire to the sofa pronto and get stuck into one of pro bookworm Kerry Potter's enthralling new literary picks.
- Book now! The 2020 cultural picks you must not miss
  
  There's a ridiculous amount of amazing art, books, film, TV, music and theatre landing this year. Muddy's culture vulture Kerry Potter picks out the best of the bunch.
- Muddy’s 10 best books of 2019
  
  So many rip-roaring reads, so little time. But Muddy's books editor Kerry Potter has made it easy for you - here's her definitive list of the year's best books. Get stuck in!
- The 10 dreamiest coffee table books of the year
  
  Clear space on your coffee table! Muddy's books editor Kerry Potter has 10 sexy, shiny visual feasts for your delectation.

Win £2000 to kickstart your business dreams

Have a brilliant business that needs a helping hand? We’ve teamed up with business banking alternative, Tide, to offer a whopping two grand (yes, you read it right) to give you the boost you need. Win it here.
- Three easy wellbeing tips to try today
  
  Running around like a loony? Brain fried? Stress overload? It can't just be me, right? In the interests of our collective sanity, I've sniffed out some great advice to help us restore balance. And breathe...
- Are you an imposter too?
  
  Self doubt, anxiety and an inability to believe in your own success. I've just been there and it's not pretty. Here's how to stop it happening to you.
Kids
- The best children’s books of 2019
  
  From toddlers to teens, Muddy's edit should give you ample inspiration for small people’s Christmas presents. Bookmark this pronto!
- Santa comes to Cornwall 2019
  
  Meet the man in red himself as he appears across Cornwall - sometimes by sleigh, but even by steam!

Exclusive interview! Muddy meets…. Laurence Fox

The actor-turned-singer has been front page news since an incendiary appearance on Question Time last week. In this exclusive interview, he talks midlife crises, death threats and groupies with Muddy’s Kerry Potter.
- Clare Hillage, Gardener
  
  Inspiration from St Michael's Mount for our own planting, the challenges of maintaining an island garden (tides!) and why abseiling is an essential skill.
- How Helen Glover does it
  
  Champion rower, mother, partner to Steve Backshall and all round marvel - Muddy meets Helen Glover to talk fitness, family and breaking her Olympic gold medal (oops).
- Meet the woman who’s declared war on plastic
  
  We met Beth Noy, the founder of Plastic Freedom, an online shop collating the best plastic-free brands around. She's got some brilliant advice for us all.
- No, Tom, Noooooo!
  
  Is this the most excruciatingly cringey celebrity advert ever? Quite possibly Mr Hiddleston, quite possibly!