Tag: rural life

Sofi’s surprise Valentines message leads to marriage

A full farmhouse English breakfast, a collection of vintage tractors and a drift of Oxford Sandy black pigs became a mud lovers best Valentine’s Day gift ever. “My Muddy Matches experience is something I cannot explain” Sofi says, with an infectious smile. “The happiest, most memorable thing happened to me on Valentines Day – and… Continue reading Sofi’s surprise Valentines message leads to marriage

Rural romance fills All Creatures Christmas Special with feel good factor

All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special confirmed – and there’s rural wedding bells in the festive, fresh Darrowby air All Creatures Great and Small was a runaway success for Channel 5 when the revamped series hit the screens in the Autumn. The, warm, comforting and delightfully shot country life drama attracted millions of weekly… Continue reading Rural romance fills All Creatures Christmas Special with feel good factor

Couple take pride in their muddy matched roots

Did you know that almost 40% of all new relationships across the UK in the past 12 months started out online, somewhere? What’s more, it is well believed that by 2037 more babies will be born to couples finding their soulmates on dating apps and websites than through other traditional offline forms of dating. These… Continue reading Couple take pride in their muddy matched roots

Lessons From Lockdown For Muddy Matches Online Dating

What will you take forward from lockdown? For us at Muddy Matches HQ, spending more time at home, having chance to get stuck into projects rather than just brush the surface, and just ‘being’ has been invaluable. Our approach to online dating has altered, too. Yes, it’s been challenging but there are six lessons we’ve… Continue reading Lessons From Lockdown For Muddy Matches Online Dating

Getting Over A Breakup In Lockdown

At Muddy Matches we pride ourselves on bringing people who love the countryside together. Whether you’re a farmer wanting a wife, a rural single looking for someone to share your love of the outdoors with you, or a town-dweller who years for a country life, we’ve matched 1000s of rural singles in the past. We’ve… Continue reading Getting Over A Breakup In Lockdown

Shepherdess seeks her ‘muddiness’ lost in lockdown

“It’s now time to find my knight in shining Barbour” says shepherdess, and new Muddy Matches member, Suzie. An aspiring smallholder and part time shepherdess from Buckinghamshire has joined Muddy Matches on a quest to ‘fulfil all the muddiness’ she has had to forgo after lockdown put paid to her usual plans in the countryside.… Continue reading Shepherdess seeks her ‘muddiness’ lost in lockdown

Could Belper’s ‘cattle cry’ against Covid-19 get any more muddy?

The Derbyshire Dales are alive with the sound of mooing as residents embrace the animal inside during lockdown. The Italians hold impromptu DJ’ing sessions into the early hours from their balconies. The Spanish serenade each other with traditional song from their windows… …and the residents of Belper, Derbyshire, well they make like cows and moo… Continue reading Could Belper’s ‘cattle cry’ against Covid-19 get any more muddy?

Farmers send muddy messages of support to NHS

Muddy messages of support to the NHS spring up across the countryside as farmers pay tribute to their fellow key workers As the original home of farmer dating and country life love in the UK, we are delighted to see muddy messages of support and appreciation to the NHS springing up across some of the… Continue reading Farmers send muddy messages of support to NHS

A dog’s love in lockdown can avoid us going barking mad

How a dog’s unconditional love and companionship can save you from going barking mad during lockdown (a guest blog extract from In the Country magazine feature: Dogs, Keeping us sane through lockdown) At Muddy Matches, we would certainly consider ourselves very much to be ‘dog’ people. On morning arrival, the sight of the farm’s dog… Continue reading A dog’s love in lockdown can avoid us going barking mad