Author: Lyn Funnell

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  • Lyn Funnell

    Lyn is the co-owner of Unknown Kent and Sussex. She lives in Sussex.

    Lyn has been writing for most of her life, both Fiction & Non-Fiction. She loves cookery & creating original recipes. She's won a lot of prizes, including Good Housekeeping Millenium Menu & on BBC The One Show as a runner-up, making her Britain's Spag Bol Queen!

    She has had nine books published so far.

    History, Travel & Restaurant Reviews are her main interests.

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Celebrity, History, Kent, Uncategorized

Have you ever been to Teapot Island?

By Lyn Funnell. Luke I’m a little teapot, short and stout Here’s my handle, here’s my spout. When the water’s boiling hear me shout Tip me up and pour me…... Read more.
Entertainment, Forestry and Nature, History, Sussex, Uncategorized

The Flying Scotsman pays another Flying Visit to Sussex.

By Lyn Funnell The Flying Scotsman, probably the world’s most famous steam locomotive, paid a special centenary visit to the Bluebell Line recently, in August.... Read more.
Food and Drink, Kent, Uncategorized

Kentish Broccoli and Blue Cheese Flan

By Lyn Funnell Kent is one of the biggest broccoli producers in the UK. If possible, use one of our local cheeses for this recipe. I’ve used the award-winning... Read more.
Celebrity, Forestry and Nature, History, Kent, Sussex, Villages

Crowborough, Sussex; Home of Arthur Conan Doyle.

By Lyn Funnell   Where is Crowborough? It’s nine miles from Tunbridge Wells, which is in Kent. Arthur Conan Doyle lived there with his 2nd wife Jean Lechie... Read more.
Food and Drink, History, Kent

Kentish Cherries. The Best!

By Lyn Funnell While driving along, we saw a sign beside the road saying English Cherries. A few yards further on, we pulled into a layby where the cherries were…... Read more.
Coastal, Food and Drink, Kent, Sussex, Uncategorized

Sussex Squid Stew

Cephalopods, which includes octopus squid and cuttlefish, aren’t just caught in the Mediterranean. They are caught all along the Kent and Sussex coast as well.... Read more.
Celebrity, Food and Drink, History, Kent

What links a Sandwich with a Kentish town of the same name?

By Lyn Funnell Tradition says that in 1762 John Montague, the 4th Earl of Sandwich was the first person to order a sandwich. The first story says that he was…... Read more.
Eastbourne, Historic Buildings, History, Sussex, Uncategorized, Villages

Michelham Priory. One of the UK’s Most Haunted Buildings.

By Lyn Funnell I discovered Michelham Priory near Eastbourne, Sussex, many years ago on a school trip, and I fell in love with it as I was fascinated by its…... Read more.