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Glazebrook House: A Rabbit Hole You’ll Want To Tumble Down
New Year New Muddies! You can now, delightfully, receive your Muddy Stilettos fix in 13 counties – the fragrant Muddy Cambridgshire and Muddy Devon have just launched and my, they’re looking pretty. I’ve been writing a bit about potential holidays on the south coast over the last few weeks and so thought I should let […]
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Stay here: Vanbrugh House Hotel, Oxford
You had me at ‘Georgian front door’. Vanbrugh House Hotel won the Muddy Stilettos Award 2016 for best boutique hotel and having stayed the night it’s easy to see why. This honey-stoned beauty, bang in central Oxford, offers something a bit different. Firstly, there’s no restaurant for dinner and no bar, and I loved that, […]
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Fit for a queen
Fancy something a bit different on the blogaroo today? No problem, may I offer you a stay in the Cotswolds castle where Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn spent 10 days of their honeymoon? Yes, seriously! This gorgeous piece of stoneware is Thornbury Castle, a Tudor beauty built between 1512 – 1521 whose history includes the […]
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All hail The Crown inn, Woodstock
Cool place to stay alert! Muddy Stilettos recently had the rather preeny pleasure of being the first journo to try out bedrooms in the 18th century former coaching inn of The Crown in Woodstock (I know, where’s my trophy?). The Crown has given the other pubs and inns in the town a bit of a […]
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Win a luxury £1000 Spa Escape!
In I float, a vision of loveliness, wearing my flounciest, bouffiest sparkly fairy dress, waving my magic wand – brrrrrrriiing! – giving you the chance to win the kind of prize I’d sell Prince Charming for. Stoke Park is the hotel where Bridget Jones romped on the four poster with Daniel Carver (and where I […]
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Muddy stays: The Elms hotel, Worcester
I used to go on sooooo many short UK breaks when I lived in London – like most city-dwellers I was desperate to escape the smoke and see some sheep. But somehow with kids and school and, er, lack of funds, it’s much more of an occasional treat these days. I took the kids and […]
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Stay here: The Wild Rabbit, Kingham
Well, this is a no-brainer. Anyone who lives in or near the Cotswolds has no doubt already heard of The Wild Rabbit, the super-chic 12 room boutique hotel that revolutionised the humble inn with its pretty stone, Farrow & Balled ledges, and gorgeous reworking of rural luxury. This one of those rare glorious features where […]
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Win a £1000 luxury family weekend!
I don’t know about you but I’m knackered. It’s so tough at this time of year to keep going, with the weather turning, and work cranking up and Christmas around the corner. Somehow this year I’ve not managed to take many holidays. Bad Mistake. Although I like hanging out at home, I’ve realised recently how […]
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REVIEW: *Brilliant* family getaway near Bath
I always get a tingle when I find something I know Muddy readers will love too and whoa, I’m feeling it big style on this one. If you’re looking for a family break with younger kids, this is totally it. Last weekend I went down to Woolley Grange, about 6 miles from Bath with the […]
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FAB WEEKEND AWAY ALERT!!!
Just spotted this quick break deal from Luxury Family Hotels and it’s right up Muddy avenue. I’ve been to a couple of the LFH hotels and they’re fantastic – great for kids, luxe for parents but unpretentious and good value and in the most stupendously beautiful locations – Cornish beaches, Suffolk countryside, New Forest woodlands. […]
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