Kids

Cheltenham Ladies College

Muddy says: One of the best day and boarding girls' schools in the UK, Cheltenham Ladies College has wow-factor facilities, amazing results and an impressive co-curricular programme.
Living in lockdown with teens – eek!

Here are 20 things to do that might encourage your teenagers to get out of bed by midday – or at the very least by least by nightfall (fingers crossed).
Kitebrook Preparatory School

Want an outstanding education for your little uns? Read on for our review of the outstanding Kitebrook Preparatory School.
Best Digital Classes

How is your work-meets-homeschool armageddon going? Check out these brilliant homeworking heroes - great digital classes to keep their brains engaged.
Power Hour Walks

Find the best wide open walks near you in our special guide.
5 things I’ve learned about motherhood

Acclaimed author (and Muddy favourite) Clover Stroud is in the midst of raising her 5 children. Miraculously she's found time to write a book about it all. Here's a taster.
The Half-Term Handbook – 50 Amazing Activities

Your Half Term Survival Guide is right here - we have 50 brilliant things to do with the kids across Glos and Worcs
J’adore/ J’abhor

Parlez-vous teen slang? The language barrier has always been a problem when it comes to parent/child communications. Do you find the way your little darlings speak totally basic or, like, lit?
Wow Factor Walks – The Best Snowdrop Strolls

The most stunning snowdrops in Glos - at your fingertips! Find the best snowdrop walks near you.
Malvern College

Muddy says: A co-educational day and full boarding school for ages 13-18, set in a beautiful 250-acre campus with some seriously *wow* facilities
The Downs Malvern

Muddy says: We love this vibrant day, weekly, flexi- and full-boarding prep, with an impressive 55-acre campus on the side of the Malvern Hills and its own working steam railway!
Abberley Hall School

Muddy says: A day and full boarding school for boys and girls aged 2 to 13, set in 90 acres of wooded grounds amid truly stunning countryside
Bredon School

Muddy says: An independent boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 7 to 18, situated in gorgeous Gloucestershire countryside, Bredon is certainly one to look out for!
Your ultimate Autumn Walks guide

Grab your kids, your besties, your dog and anyone else who is free to join you on our first Autumn Walks initiative with Joules - and win coats and wellies for the whole family!
Back-to-school essentials

Holidays nearly over? Oh, what a *shame*! Sort your kids with our pick of everything they need for the new school term - and then it's a party round at mine.