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I'm Amber, editor of Muddy Surrey, 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.

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MON 14 - SUN 20 JAN

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The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

No 97, Surbiton

Warm and friendly with a superb fine dining menu and a drinks menu to die for – we’re loving this restaurant and gin bar in Surbiton’s leafy Maple Road.
- One One Four, Teddington
  
  This funky little restaurant in the heart of Teddington is a real find - with innovative cooking and a brilliant drinks menu.
- Salt Pig, Dorking
  
  Once an oinker, always an oinker... Muddy goes the whole hog and does the full three courses...
- The Ivy Cobham Brasserie
  
  The Ivy in Cobham is still the hottest ticket in town, 18 months after opening. Muddy unleashes her inner grand dame on what is fast becoming a British institution.
- Surrey’s best restaurants
  
  Whether you're looking to indulge in fantastic French food or Surrey's best curry - we know just the place.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

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?
- Eyes to the skies
  
  Get a retro thrill for you or a loved one with a whirl in this special aircraft at the Goodwood estate.
- Winter boltholes
  
  Pack that overnighter and give yourself the break you deserve, with 37 curated cosy breaks across the Muddy counties.

Best winter coats

Solve your winter warmth woes with these coats for women – handpicked by Muddy’s favourite boutique owners and stylists to keep you gorgeously geared for those chilly days ahead.
Beauty
- Get muddy and lose inches
  
  Fancy taking several inches off your body and a few years off your face while you're at it? Enter Jenny from Beautify salon in Caterham. She's your gal!
- Hot lava shell massage
  
  If you like your massage treatments hot and hard, it's got to be the hot lava shell massage. It's just the thing for gnarly shoulder muscles.

Panto! Aladdin

Muddy intern Alice Ridsdale reviews Aladdin at the Leatherhead Theatre – and her verdict? It’s a guaranteed good time. Oh yes it is!
- Hansel and Gretel
  
  The Rose Theatre's adaptation of Hansel and Gretel is a fabulous feel-good fable with a wonderfully festive twist - and I couldn't recommend it enough.
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  
  Don't eat the manky apple, Snow White! Oops, too late. Read our review of the Harlequin Theatre's seasonal show, starring - oh yeah! - Ann Widdecombe.

Co-working: 5 reasons to do it

Are you tired of working from home? Sick of setting up in coffee shops? Maybe you’re over the rigidity of long-term office leases? Then it’s time to consider co-working.
Kids
- Chinthurst School, Tadworth
  
  Muddy says: A small high-achieving prep school set in a rural location with a strong family-friendly vibe and a big emphasis on community.
- Downsend School, Leatherhead
  
  Downsend School is a selective independent co-ed prep school in Leatherhead with a strong academic offering and a thriving sense of community.

Meet the author: Frances Trussell

Muddy meets former broadcast journalist turned mindfulness coach, Frances Trussell, whose first book is out on Fri 30 Nov.
- Hello boys!
  
  Now on its second tour of the UK after a nine-year run in the West End, Jersey Boys remains a red-hot ticket. Vicky Edwards discovers the secret of the show’s success and how it has led to love, laughter and a lot of sightseeing…
- Muddy’s in the glossies
  
  Check out Muddy Stilettos over SIX pages in the brilliant Psychologies magazine