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Cornwall

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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

Hands never been cleaner - and more in need of a decent moisturiser? Treat yourself to a small dollop of comfort with these beautiful handcreams.

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Where’s the best place to live in Cornwall?The Sunday Times has revealed its top spots to live in 2020 - but did your hometown make the cut?
Open for business? Let us know!No clue what's going on? We're here to help! Here are the local businesses that are open, offering takeaway, delivery and more.
Get Creative: Ideas to keep the kids occupiedStuck indoors? Internet to the rescue! We've rounded up some of the best digital classes to boost your kids' creativity and keep them engaged.
Gotta Love the National TrustFree entry and car parking to most National Trust open spaces - here's where to head in Cornwall if you want to get outdoors and breathe!
Muddy's Top Tips for Working From HomeIs a self-isolating working from home scenario in your near future? Think it will be freedom from interruptions, unlimited pyjama time and easy access to biscuits? Take it from two Muddy editors who know, plying your trade from your des-res can be hard work. Here are our top tips.

Little Black Book

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Fistral Beach Hotel & Spa, Newquay

Bethany Cottage, Mousehole

Crantock Bay Apartments

Botelet

Harbour Hotel St Ives

Philleigh Way Cookery School

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Open for business? Let us know!

No clue what’s going on? We’re here to help! Here are the local businesses that are open, offering takeaway, delivery and more.
- Muddy Eats: The Gurnard’s Head
  
  My ultimate destination pub, in beautiful West Penwith! Go for the fish, go for the wine, go for the scenery. You won’t be disappointed.
- Muddy Eats: The Vault, Penzance
  
  It's your last chance to visit this pop-up Penzance gem before it closes for good on 6 March.
- Holy Crepe
  
  Love a towering stack of pancakes? From races to restaurants to a tried and tested recipe we have Pancake Day sorted for you.
- Muddy Reviews: High Tea, Merchants Manor, Falmouth
  
  Afternoon date? Want to kick back with a girlfriend? You won't be stuck for conversation during High Tea - a slow-burning, unique afternoon tea. CBD is a sure-fire budding industry (sorry!).

School Reviews

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

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Fun Finder

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

Travel View more
Restaurants with rooms

Dreaming of a foodie getaway? We’ve scoured the Muddy counties for hotel stays with serious culinary credentials for when lock-down lifts. Tuck in.
- Gotta Love the National Trust
  
  Free entry and car parking to most National Trust open spaces - here's where to head in Cornwall if you want to get outdoors and breathe!
- Muddy Stays: Crantock Bay Apartments
  
  Well thought out self-catering luxury apartments with access to spa and bistro, looking out over the North Cornwall coast and next to the West Pentire wildflower meadows.

Fashion View more
5 of the best… trench coats

It’s a style classic for a reason – the trench is probably the most chic, useful piece you can buy (banish all thoughts of Inspector Clouseau). Here are our new season favourites.
- Why heritage Laura Ashley is trending
  
  When was the last time you set shopped in Laura Ashley? Er, never. And yet vintage pieces are making a mint on eBay and have inspired SS20's high street collections.
- 5 of the best… French slogan jumpers
  
  Bonjour, sexy new knitwear! These chic slogan jumpers are guaranteed to add a little je ne sais quoi to any ensemble - we adore.

Beauty View more
- Make-up for men: ooh or eww?
  
  Turns out more and more blokes are getting handy with bronzer and concealer. So we tried out one leading male make-up brand on some lucky Muddy husbands - here's what happened.
- 5 of the best … face masks
  
  We love the enforced relaxation that comes with using a face mask - you have no choice but to lie back and take things easy for a while. Plus you emerge with skin peachier than a baby's bottom. Result!

Arts & Culture View more
10 books to read to escape to Cornwall

In the absence of being able to literally escape to Cornwall, how about a literary escape instead.
- Read THESE this month
  
  Reasons to be cheerful: spring has sprung and a brilliant new batch of March books has arrived. Gather around, and let Muddy's pro-bookworm Kerry Potter tell you a story.
- Heaven must be missing an angel
  
  Because it's (currently) in Devon and getting a lot of love from the locals! Muddy Devon caught up with Woodbury artist, Brendan Rawlings, to find out why his cherub has captured the county's hearts.
- The 5 best books out February
  
  Muddy's pro bookworm Kerry Potter has got five Feb fancies for your delectation. Read all about 'em
- The Alternative Valentine’s Day Guide
  
  Rip up the romance rule book and get loved up right now with our rebel guide to V-day.

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- Where’s the best place to live in Cornwall?
  
  The Sunday Times has revealed its top spots to live in 2020 - but did your hometown make the cut?
- Worried about CV Lockdown?
  
  We've chatted to experts at Age Space to get some practical advice if your parents are over...
Wellbeing
- Work (out) from home
  
  Missing your regular gym classes? Here's six of the best on-demand workouts you can stream into your living room.
- How to survive lockdown
  
  Worried how you're going to cope with weeks of staying in? As Winnie the Pooh wisely said,...

Work View more
Muddy’s Top Tips for Working From Home

Is a self-isolating working from home scenario in your near future? Think it will be freedom from interruptions, unlimited pyjama time and easy access to biscuits? Take it from two Muddy editors who know, plying your trade from your des-res can be hard work. Here are our top tips.
- How to be ambitious (and still be kind)
  
  It’s International Women’s Day on Sunday so we had a chat with one of our favourite women - author and comedian Viv Groskop - about redefining female ambition for 2020. Need a life reboot? Viv can help with that.
- 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. Competition now closed.
Kids
- Muddy meets: Adele Jarrett-Kerr, home educating parent, writer and podcaster
  
  In this new era of enforced home educating, Muddy caught up with Adele to glean tips and wisdom as well as some words of comfort for parents now facing a new norm.
- Get Creative: Ideas to keep the kids occupied
  
  Stuck indoors? Internet to the rescue! We've rounded up some of the best digital classes to boost your kids' creativity and keep them engaged.

People View more
Muddy Meets: Katherine Kowalski, writer and inclusivity advocate

Katherine talks to Muddy about
family life with disability and neurodiversity, her campaign for Changing Places toilets and her favourite accessible beaches.
- Muddy Meets: Freddie Strickland, Garden Designer
  
  Freddie Strickland studied Garden and Landscape design at the Eden Project and is now a finalist in the RHS Young Designer of the Year 2020.
- Muddy Meets: Sarah Jane Humphrey, Botanical Illustrator
  
  Obsessed with all things plant-related? Us too. We caught up with owner Sarah Jane Humphrey on working as a creative and business owner when you're also a busy mum.
- Muddy Meets: Zara Devereux, Tate St Ives
  
  You've been round the galleries but have you ever wondered about the people that work there? Zara Devereux tells us about her fav piece in the gallery, growing up in St Ives and inspiring a future generation of artists.
- Muddy Meets: Clare Goode, RNLI Lifeboat Crew
  
  Think lifeboat crew are all fishermen types? Think again. Muddy chatted with Clare Goode, diver and St Ives RNLI lifeboat crew member about rescuing people in all weathers, plus why the new female kit is so welcome.