Stephan Sarter News Today

Step onto a train at London St Pancras and later that day you could be sipping trappist beers in Belgium, wandering the grounds of a fairytale schloss, or cycling through the Loire Valley. All of these experiences are within reach without the hassles of air travel: a journey unfettered by long passport control queues, turbulence or baggage woes.

The Eurostar, via connections, opens up tens of cities, quaint villages and scenic tracts of countryside – the options are endless