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

Gotta Have It

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

Booking your family hols?Don't do anything till you've seen Flight Centre's first Family Adventures brochure - and put yourself in the running for a £20k dream trip!
Gift Guide for TweensThose pesky tweens and teens are a nightmare to buy for, but relax, we have it, like, totally covered with added hashtags and emojis :)
The new John Lewis Xmas ad!Rocket Man is the secret weapon for JL's campaign - but has this year's festive tear-jerker hit orbit or crash landed?
15 cracking Christmas marketsFeeling the need to shop? Here, let us facilitate that with the best local festive fairs.

Fri 14 - Sun 16 Dec 2018

Mon 10 - Sun 16 Dec 2018

Dec 2018

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Christmas drinkies! What are you having?

Usually face-down in a vat of Baileys throughout December? You can do better than that! Here’s our guide to nailing your Christmas drink choices like a pro. Bottoms up!
- Bye bye gin, we have a new favourite drink!
  
  Yes, it's hard to believe but we've benched the G&Ts for a super-cool exciting new tipple. Wanna know what it is? 'Course you do.
- Just in! New Michelin stars
  
  It's the accolade that all chefs want - so who's reached for the stars in Herts and beyond in this year's ratings?
- Is this the Chilterns’ best inn?
  
  Very rare that I gush, but The Mash Inn is getting it with two barrels for its fantastic offering just over the border in the Chilterns.
- First look at The Plough!
  
  New opening alert! This charming pub by Dylans at Sleapshyde is doing great business. Wanna see what the fuss is about?

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Booking your family hols?

Don’t do anything till you’ve seen Flight Centre’s first Family Adventures brochure – and put yourself in the running for a £20k dream trip!
- Fancy a weekend away in Kent?
  
  Course you do! We've teamed up with Southeastern to give you the lowdown on the Garden of England's hidden gems. PLUS we're giving away a luxe weekend stay there worth £500! Aren't we nice?
- Brighton’s Rock ‘n’ Roll hotel
  
  From silly to sexy, there's plenty of fun to be had at Brighton's unique Hotel Pelirocco

Our festive fashion Top 10

Invitations piling up and nothing to wear? Well, Cinders, you shall go to the ball (or, er, pub). Muddy’s partywear edit incoming!
- Gotta Have It
  
  There will definitely be no mud anywhere near these super sexy stilettos, I can assure you. Room for a bit more leopard-print in your closet? Of course there is!
- New season, new shoes
  
  Do you need any encouragement to buy new shoes? Does anyone?! Clear some space on the shoe...

Review: Pinocchio at Hertford Theatre

Panto season is go-go-go and we’ve been to the first biggie in Hertfordshire to test it out. Is Pinocchio worth the money? Oh yes it is!
- Muddy meets Mandy!
  
  Pizza with Brendan Cole, a double act with Christopher Biggins and the blingiest panto dressing room of them all. Mandy Muden, who plays the MIrror in Snow White at Wycombe Swan next month, tells all.
- Revealed! Our top 10 books of the year
  
  Attention bookworms! Put this little lot on your Christmas list and you can thank us later. Muddy's books editor Kerry Potter choose her top 10 tomes of 2018. Has your favourite made the cut?
- Waddesdon Wonder
  
  Just back from the press launch of Christmas Carnival at Waddesdon Manor and I'm telling ya, it's a total winner. Check out the show!
- Muddy Book Club! November’s best new reads
  
  It's bloomin' freezing out there so batten down the hatches, commandeer the sofa and get stuck...

Who do you think you are anyway?

Do you ever get the feeling that you’re going to be found out? I talk to life coach Jessica Wall about Imposter Syndrome.
Kids
- The Top 10 kids books for Christmas
  
  Check out our Top 10 kids tomes for Christmas, covering everything from fiction and poetry to story books and novelty.
- Review: Pinocchio at Hertford Theatre
  
  Panto season is go-go-go and we've been to the first biggie in Hertfordshire to test it out. Is Pinocchio worth the money? Oh yes it is!

Muddy meets Mandy!

Pizza with Brendan Cole, a double act with Christopher Biggins and the blingiest panto dressing room of them all. Mandy Muden, who plays the MIrror in Snow White at Wycombe Swan next month, tells all.
- Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery
  
  Muddy talks to Harriet Kelsall about 20 years in the jewellery business, making Hertfordshire sparkle
- Muddy meets… Craig Revel-Horwood
  
  Want the hot goss from the BBC ballroom? Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood dishes the dirt on this year's show.