Euro Tunnel

This was our first trip through the Channel Tunnel, and we had absolutely no idea what to expect. We had opted to board one of the early morning trains, which were cheaper than the rest of the day, so when we arrived at the terminal it was very quiet. Reaching the first booth we discovered we needed either the receipt for pre paid tickets or to purchase tickets, although there was no information to let you know you'd need this so early on, had we been getting a later train I think it would have been extremely annoying to sit in a queue only to find you need x,y,z documents, which you could have been gathering together whilst waiting. Once the booth operator ...  Read the complete review

The Eurotunnel is referred to by many names, including the Channel Tunnel and the train is referred to as the Eurostar. This epic engineering project was completed about twelve years ago and links the United Kingdom to mainland Europe. I have used the Eurostar many times, mostly to Paris but also to Brussels. Speed, compared to flying and ferry If you want to get from the UK to nearby parts of Europe, the soundness of the decision to use the Eurostar depends on where in the UK you are coming from. If you are coming from London or the Home Counties, then using the Eurostar will almost definitely be quicker than flying, once airport waiting ...  Read the complete review

As a reasonably frequent visitor to mainland Europe I have crossed by various means that strip of water that to Europhiles like me is just an inconvenience and which to Europhobes like just about anyone in UKIP is the last bastion against the end of civilisation as we know it (The English Channel – La Manche - whatever). Since the coming of Eurotunnel, Eurostar and Le Shuttle, all of the other methods of crossing to the rest of Europe have had to get their act together, most especially the ferries, such that now there is little to choose between any of them in terms of convenience or price. Only flying seems to have the winning formula as far as price is concerned and ...  Read the complete review

The UK and French governments have divided the operation into 3 main parts & given each to a different operator. 1. Eurotunnel who are the operators who control the trains. 2. Le Shuttle the name of the train service between Folkestone & Calais. 3. Eurostar the train service between London & Paris - Brussels. I tried the journey from Waterloo to Brussels and will be able to relate this experience to you. Before then some history and background to help you make your decision as to whether to travel and if yes how to make it more enjoyable. ***THE PRODUCT*** This review is concerned with the Eurotunnel ...  Read the complete review

***A dream was born*** Stepping back to a time when Bonaparte had finished battling and was just establishing peace with the British, a visionary dream was born. A dream that would continue, fading in and out of realistic possibilities for nearly two centuries. It was in 1802 that a french mining engineer first documented this dream with the first design for the channel tunnel, a tunnel that would make it possible to cross from France to England without use or need for boats. It was an incredible dream and one that even in my own lifetime was felt impossible. ***The history*** Closely following the first evidence of ...  Read the complete review