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Cracking Cornish Christmas Wreath WorkshopsIs your door even Christmas ready if it's not adorned with festive foliage by mid-November?
10 brilliant local family walksLife may be locking down but the great outdoors is still open. Here are our favourite family friendly Muddy walks in Cornwall to kick that cabin fever (some with added coffee pit-stops).
Cornish Food DeliveriesSwitch your supermarket shop for packages of locally reared meat, freshly caught fish and seasonal veg.
We’re going on a ghost hunt: spooky places near youIt's that time of year when the veil between the two worlds grows thin so time to explore the region's shadowy past.
What's on this week in Cornwall?There are spooks, scares and ghoulish happenings aplenty this week plus a whole raft of excellent local exhibitions.

Well, hello!

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

Forget colour co-ordination - this year we're dressing our trees with the most bonkers baubles we can find!

The UK’s most creative and unique independent shops, makers and producers local to you.

Want to support local? Our curated pick of the most creative, unique and brilliant businesses near you.

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Muddy Drinks: The Cosmo – not the drink you think it is!

No cliched cocktails on our watch.
Award-winning mixologist Tristan Stephenson has a few things to teach us about the often maligned pink drink. Cheers!
- Cornish Food Deliveries
  
  Locally reared meat, freshly caught fish and veg that's been dug up just a few miles away. Switch your supermarket shop for packages of local goodness.
- 40 of the best indie coffee roasters
  
  Can't function without your morning brew? Try one of these delicious artisan blends from indie coffee roasters to kickstart your day.
- Muddy Makes: Botelet’s Beetroot and Apple Overnight Oats
  
  This breakfast recipe celebrates fresh autumn ingredients - apples and beetroot - that can be found in abundance in Cornwall, and it packs it’s plant-powered punch offering a vibrant, nutritious start to the day.
- Muddy Eats: Lula, Hayle
  
  Don't be fooled by the casual vibes at this beach-side shack - the setting may be laid back but the east coast American-style seafood and ribs pack a serious foodie punch.

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Muddy’s TV guide: 9 new watches this week

Bored? Not any more! Here are our top picks for new TV shows and films hitting the small screen this week. Popcorn at the ready…
- What’s on the box? 11 new TV shows and films
  
  Nowhere to go and nothing to see? Au contraire - snuggle down on the sofa and transport yourself with the best new watches of the week.
- Where’s the remote? 14 must-watch shows
  
  Already running out of things to do as the darkness draws in? Well, put away the chess board and engage with these 14 new televisual delights instead.
- Settle into the sofa: 9 shows to watch
  
  It looks like November is going to be spent on the sofa, so make an extra-big bucket of popcorn, get into your comfiest PJs and pop one of the these on the box.
- Boo! 14 Halloween films for kids
  
  Halloween films that will scare not scar your kids for life, including brand new release The Witches, starring Anne Hathaway – available to stream right now.

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- Muddy Makes: Espresso Christmas Pudding
  
  It’s ‘Stir-up Sunday’ this, well, Sunday, so get your bake on with this twist on the trad Christmas pudding recipe from Rupert Cooper at Philleigh Way Cookery School.
Wellbeing
- 7 steps to better sleep in lockdown
  
  So you've downed a chamomile tea and ignored your phone but still can't get to sleep. Sound familiar? Read on for our guide to getting some Z's during lockdown.
- Lockdown anxiety: 7 ways to keep it in check
  
  Lockdown is back and with it, hours and hours to listen to the rising panic in our heads. Don’t fancy that much? Nor us, so read on for seven ways to tackle the tension.

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We’re going on a ghost hunt: spooky places near you

It’s that time of year when the veil between the two worlds grows thin so time to explore the region’s shadowy past. Tip: Take a torch and extra batteries.
- 22 Muddy-approved attractions in Cornwall
  
  From the big-beast tourist destinations to our cool insider alternatives, read on for our pick of unmissable attractions in Cornwall.
- 5 Accessible Autumn Walks
  
  Love the outdoors? Us too, and we think everyone should be able to enjoy the gorgeous Cornish countryside, so we've rounded up some accessible walks, perfect for autumn.

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Ready, steady… SHOP INDIE!

You want to ‘shop small’ but lockdown is making it tricky. Not on my watch! Our latest launch, The Indie Store, is all about supporting brilliant local retail, and here’s how you can help too.
Kids
- 10 brilliant local family walks
  
  Life may be locking down but the great outdoors is still open. Here are our favourite family friendly Muddy walks in Cornwall to kick that cabin fever (some with added coffee pit-stops).
- Where to see Santa in Cornwall 2020
  
  Meet the man in red himself as he appears across Cornwall - sometimes by sleigh, but even by steam!

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Cosy treats for dark days

It’s cold, drizzly and dark at 5pm so it’s time to up the comfort factor with these must-have items to keep you cosy, as well as the added feel good factor of being able to #supportlocal.
- New season fashion trends: A/W 2020
  
  The fashion mavens spoken and, yes please, we'll take that excuse for new clothes and run with it! Here are the five top trends to help you nail autumn/ winter style this year.
- Designer vs dead ringer: the leather edit
  
  Leather is top of the trends this season but the real deal can be a *leetle* unfriendly when it comes to your credit card. Cue our edit of the best dupes for the hottest designer pieces.

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My fave places: Tia Tamblyn, Botelet

Tia Tamblyn, writer, foodie, masseuse and all round wellness and sustainable living aficionado shares her favourite places across Cornwall. Where shall we go first?
- What’s cooking? Calum Franklin, The Pie Room
  
  Fresh from the launch of his mouth-watering new cookbook, we caught up with the London Pie King himself to talk Scotch eggs, the Breville toastie masker and cooking for Axl Rose.
- My fave places: Dr Laura Varnam’s Du Maurier Country
  
  Daphne du Maurier was one of Cornwall's best known writers and her books are pretty much synonymous with the Duchy. As the new film adaption Rebecca drops this week Dr Laura Varnam picks her fave Du Maurier inspired places - ready? Let's go.