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This girl can!Juggling motherhood, jiggly bits and the barriers to exercising, This Girl Can is back with its brand new campaign for National Fitness Day and we LOVE it!
What's on this week in Bucks & Oxon?Mon 21 - Sun 27 Sept: Ready to charge headfirst into the week? From jousting and lit fests to comedy and hot new exhibitions - it's all going on in my weekly guide.
Superflashy newsflash!Pumpkin patches and spinning wheels - no, not a fairytale, but the hottest gossip in Bucks and Oxon! Check out what's happening this week.
What's on this week in Bucks & OxonMon 14 - Sun 20 Sept: Ready to dive into the week? There's opera, cinema, rowing, supercars, Rembrandt, walks and more in my curated guide.
Bottoms up! The best new indie drinksGot a large glass to hand? We’ve rounded up 42 of the best new independent drinks from across the Muddy counties from wine and gin to rum and beer.

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I'm Hero, editor of Muddy Bucks & Oxon, here to bring you the quirky, cool and downright unmissable in the area.

Gotta Have It

Your alternative advent calendar guide for 2020

Move over, chocolate. From gin to jewellery, and options for men and minis, here are the best alternative advent calendars to count down the festive season.

Our curated A-Z of the grooviest local businesses

Little Black Book

The latest handpicked businesses we think you’ll love

The Five Arrows, Aylesbury

Griffiths Brothers Gin

Lucatello Wood Design

Richard Rogers Designs - Garden & Landscape Design

Clayton's Marlow

Mr Hobbs Gin

The Crown Inn, Amersham

Richard Key Landscape Design

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11 Autumn walks with pubs

Is there anything better than a beautiful Autumnal walk that ends in a pub lunch? (spoiler alert: NO). Here’s my starter for 10 if you want to stroll and scoff your way across Bucks & Oxon.
- Bakeries we love in honour of GBBO
  
  Bake Off is back on TV so time to drag out the food mixer. Can't be bothered? No, quite right. Here are some brilliant bakeries instead.
- Autumn roasts with the most
  
  Can't be bothered to baste potatoes with goose fat? I hear you. Instead grab your gang and head to one of these local gastropubs and let the experts do the hard work
- Eat around the world in Bucks and Oxon
  
  Travel may me off the table, but that doesn't mean you're resigned to fish and chips alone! Travel via your tastebuds with these global restaurants on our doorstep.
- Launch review: The Pig, Harlyn Bay, Cornwall
  
  On its opening day, Muddy's ed-in-chief Hero Brown was the first to eat lunch at the brand new Pig hotel in Harlyn Bay (what a trooper!). So what was the verdict?

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What’s in: 7 new TV and film releases to watch this week

Sherlock Holmes spin-offs, live opera and the return of Bake Off – it’s all happening this week! Grab a cuppa, unearth the remote and stick one of these on the box.
- Your ultimate autumn culture planner 2020
  
  Culture vultures, grab your diaries. Here's your Muddy-curated cheat sheet to the season's best art, theatre, TV, books and film in the UK.
- Boredom begone! Here’s what to watch this week
  
  In need of something new to sink your teeth into? Muddy to the rescue! Here are the latest TV and film releases coming to a screen near you.

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- Comforting classics from The Pie Room
  
  Ooh, is there anything more satisfying than good flaky pastry? These two warming recipes from Calum Franklin’s new cookbook The Pie Room will take you into autumn and beyond.
Wellbeing
- This girl can!
  
  Juggling motherhood, jiggly bits and the barriers to exercising, This Girl Can is back with its brand new campaign for National Fitness Day and we LOVE it! Take a look at the latest ad here...
- 8 local arboretums to explore this autumn
  
  All change! The trees are turning from green to gorgeous red-brick, crimson and gold - and the best places to see them are these beautiful local arboretums in Bucks, Oxon and beyond.

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10 European-style staycations to book now

Love a continental jaunt but staying in Blighty this year? These 10 UK holiday spots have a distinctly European feel – can you guess where this is?
- Top places to stop on your way to Cornwall and the South West
  
  Driving down to your staycation and need a lunch pit-stop or runaround with the dog/kids? We've sniffed out the best places to stop near the south-west's major routes.
- J’adore/j’abhor: camping
  
  Does the sight of a sleeping bag pique your sense of adventure, or break you out in a cold sweat? Two Muddy behemoths duke it out over camping - let's hope it doesn't get too tents (sorry).

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Back-to-school for grown-ups

The kids may be going back to school but why should they get all the new gear? We all deserve shiny winter boots and bags too. Here’s our pick for back-to-school style.
Kids
- Shop this autumn’s trends at Westgate Oxford
  
  Want to update your wardrobe, home and kids' clobber in one fell swoop? Pick up the new season's updates with a nifty one-stop jaunt around Westgate.
- St Clare’s, Oxford
  
  A collegiate-style day and boarding school for 14-19 year olds in central Oxford, with a huge international intake (40 nationalities!) a sole focus on International Baccalaureate and strong results.

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Shop this autumn’s trends at Westgate Oxford

Want to update your wardrobe, home and kids’ clobber in one fell swoop? Pick up the new season’s updates with a nifty one-stop jaunt around Westgate.
Beauty
- The essential no make-up kit
  
  It’s a trend that’s not going away anytime soon; make-up so subtle that it just makes you look like a brighter and better version of yourself. Here’s the Muddy guide.
- Review: Fat busting at Marlow Face + Body
  
  Fancy freezing off some fat? I know just the place! I've tried out the new CoolTech DEFINE technology at super-chic Marlow Face + Body - the only place to offer it in the UK. Here's the Muddy verdict.

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Where William Sitwell goes

The food writer and MasterChef judge has called the village of Weston, in neighbouring Northants, home all his life. Fancy a peek into his personal Little Black Book?
- What’s cooking? Matt Gill, The Hundred at Ashendon
  
  In this new Muddy regular, our favourite chefs spill all about their work, lives and top tips. Dishing it this week: Matt Gill at The Hundred of Ashendon.
- My favourite places: Lynne Levin, Levin Wines
  
  Michelin-starred restaurants, a royalty-approved cheese shop and a farm the kids will love? Sign us up, Lynne Levin! We take a peek in the super-glam Levin Wines owner's local address book...