The urban guide to the countryside -

Well, hello!

I'm Hero, editor of Muddy Bucks & Oxon, 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.

Who wants to get married at The Copse?I do! Muddy road tests this awesome private wedding house near Henley.
Book now! Muddy's literary salon is backHenley, we're coming for you! Henley Literary Festival on Saturday 6 Oct, to be precise. Keep it free and take a gander at our amazing line-up.
School holidays ahoy!Feral kids? Check. Valium? Check. All you need now is the Muddy Top 10 child-friendly days out in Bucks & Oxon!
The loveliest pubs with roomsFancy a weekend away in the countryside? The Muddy editors across 19 counties know all the best spots for a relaxed overnighter.

FRI 17 - SUN 19 AUG 2018

MON 13 - SUN 19 AUG 2018

AUGUST 2018

The Bull on Bell Street, Henley

Trad coaching inn on the outside dating back 700 years masks a modern friendly pub restaurant that covers all the bases with family friendly coffee, lunch, tea and dinner.
- More scones, madam?
  
  Holy scones! It's Afternoon Tea Week from 14-20 Aug and we're ready to be served. Do we know anywhere nice? Of course we do!
- Dirty Bones, Oxford
  
  Hip hop, hipster mac'n'cheese and dangerous cocktails - sounds like a job for Muddy's resident millennial, Sophie "The Hedonist" Hadj.
- The Old Thatched Inn
  
  There's only so many pub Sunday lunches I can wolf down, so I despatched Muddy's Nicky to carb load on my behalf at this pub near Buckingham.
- Oxford’s Best Cocktails
  
  Because sometimes we want something with a bit more pizzazz than a country pub, right? Make mine an Aperol Spritz, barman.

Our honest reviews of the UK’s best schools

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Five star freebies

Three weeks to go this summer and it’s good news for Staycationers – no charge for kids to eat or stay at superluxe Stoke Park this month. Book up and chill out!
- Gin Heaven at The Feathers, Woodstock
  
  Take one 17th century hotel, add a 400-strong gin bar, mix in one of the prettiest towns in Oxfordshire, and you're ready to be intoxicated by The Feathers Hotel.
- 22 Fab Family Day Trips
  
  Hey day trippers! We've scoured the best places to take the fam within 2 hours of Bucks & Oxon....

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

Best foot forward

15 ways to rock your footwear this month, from garden parties and weddings to the ultimate girls’ night out.
Beauty
- The 100 day moisturiser
  
  Want to avoid botox and fillers but after some medical intervention for the dreaded wrinkles? Muddy's Nicky Richardson tries microneedling.
- Ready for a chop?
  
  Can a fringe really knock 15 years off your age? Lead me to Anne Veck salon in Bicester, I'm about to find out.

Read THESE! Muddy’s sun-lounger picks

Still undecided on which books to cram into your suitcase (or onto your Kindle). The Muddy crew have some super summer suggestions for you.
- Book now! Muddy’s literary salon is back
  
  Henley, we're coming for you! Henley Literary Festival on Saturday 6 Oct, to be precise. Keep it free and take a gander at our amazing line-up.
- A country fair with a difference
  
  Countryfile Live is more multi-media modern festival than trad country show. It's rocking up in Blenheim Palace soon - we've filleted the best bits for your delectation.

Want to intern at Muddy HQ?

Muddy Bucks/Oxon is looking for a brilliant intern and self-confessed culture vulture. Is it you, or someone you know?
Kids
- The Parent’s Guide to Surviving Exam Results…
  
  because it's not just the kids who are bricking it on GSCE and A level results days this year, right?!
- Virtual Reality ROCKS!
  
  Don't believe in video games? Can't bear your kids yakking on about virtual reality? You may change your mind after you've tried Rush VR. Ready Player One?

Love Island – yes or no?

It’s the talking point TV of the summer but the Muddy office is divided on Love Island. What about you? Time for a heated debate!
- World Cup Wonders
  
  Far be it from us to objectify the World Cup's hottest footballers. Instead we've found you the smartest. Seriously!
- My Favourite Places: Tim Henman
  
  Tim Henman, party animal - who'd have thought it? Ahead of Wimbledon, the British tennis legend talks wine, his local hangouts and, er, more wine with Muddy's Kerry Potter.