Eurostar Train Journey AMS- Lon 08 Sep 2023 07:47 > 11:00 We were on this train, we arrived as requested at Amsterdam Centraal Station at 06:42, The Eurostar train arrived at 07:45 eventually leaving at 08:05, we travelled relatively slowly to Rotterdam Centraal arriving in Rotterdam some 30 minutes late. The Eurostar train left Rotterdam, after some time the train manager announced that there were some problems with the train and its power supply. The train made various stops on the line eventually arriving in Antwerpen Luchbal at around 11:00. The train manager then advised that the train had lost total power but was able to maintain the air conditioning. At 11:30 the train manager advised that a train would be arriving across the platform to take us to Brussels Midi/zuid and we would be able to catch the 12:56 Eurostar to London St Pancras, and that the train would wait for all of the passengers from our train. At 11:40 a local running Belgium Railways train arrived which were able to board, this train made a number of stops eventually arriving at Brussels Midi/zuid at 13:15. There was an announcement on the Belgium Train that all passengers from the Eurostar train should on arrival at Brussels Midi/zuid make their way to the Eurostar Gate. My wife and then join the queue for the Eurostar train to London to be told that our existing tickets will be reissued at the Eurostar desk. We then stand in the queue until 14:15 when we reach the Eurostar desk and we are the issued at ticket for the 15:56 train to London:- Train 09145 Brussels Midi - London St Pancras 08 Sep 2023 15:56 > 16:57 These new tickets replaced TNPHCW tickets at this point we are given two food vouchers to the value of €9.00 each to spend within the Brussels Midi station, eventually we found an outlet willing to accept these. We boarded the 15:56 train 09145 and left Brussels Midi on time, as we progressed on our journey The Train manager announced that we would not be able to enter the Channel Tunnel due to a malfunction on the train. At 17:30 the train stopped on the line between Ruminghem and Audruicq. The train manager then announced that the driver would be leaving the train and may be seen on the left side of the train as the driver would be trying to locate and correct the problem. There was a further announcement around twenty minutes later stating the driver had not been able to resolve the problem. The train then moved again and stopped at Les Fontinettes, the announcement given advised the driver and the engineer would try resolve the problem, after about 15 minutes it was announced that the driver had been able to resolve the problem and we could continue our journey to London. Following this the remainder of our journey between Les Fontinettes and London St Pancras was uneventful arriving 1.5 hours behind schedule at 18:30 local time. Our Eurostar Journey between Amsterdam Centraal and London St Pancras should have taken in the order of 4 hours, our journey took almost 11 hours. This journey has been the absolute worst train journey we have ever undertaken, we missed a family dinner that had been booked in Hertfordshire for 18:00 we did not arrive until almost 20:00. While there is an acceptance that on occasions there will be some breakdowns or problems two Eurostar train malfunctions on the same journey beggar belief. Now we have contacted Eurostar for compensation we are offered a voucher for a journey between Amsterdam and London or if we wish a cash refund we will be given 50% of the original cost of that part of the journey. It would appear that Eurostar are much more interested in saving money in compensation that caring for their customers. A further and of greater concern is the conditions of the Eurostar trains, are the trains being maintained correctly and to a acceptable safe standard.

This is a total waste of money. You are limited to two hours in Windsor/Windsor Castle. You can take an Uber at a fraction of the price and spend as much time as you want in Windsor. And it is just as easy. Simply a waste of money.

The place is very beautiful, the attractions are free. Buy tickets online otherwise they will cost double, from £30 online, pay £60 if you buy on the spot. The animals appear to be well kept and healthy. Really bad food, stale and borderline edible, especially the "hot potatoes and hotdog" stand of poor quality, I took 2 hot dogs, threw them both away. We took a coke from the vending machine, the coke was not dispensed, we lost the money and bought one at a sales point because no one knew how to get the money back or get the coke. The place is really nice, the attractions too but I recommend it but with lunch from home.

There was no guide, just a driver, and after visiting the first attraction in the " tour" and spending there one hour less than we were supposed to spend, we were told that we didn't have enough time to finish our tour, that it was either returning to London, or paying £50/hour in cash, for as long as it took us to visit the other two attractions in the program and return to London. This was not a cheap "tour". It had already cost us around twice the price of the pre-made tours, but we wanted to see everything in one day, and we thought this tour would allow us to do ir. Tripadvisor should do something about this. As you can see in the photos below it says stop at Blenheim palace 3 hours. We spent only two, and the rest is history.

The trip was part of our Caledonian Tour while staying at the Europa Gatwick we left about 9.30 headed to Windsor I’ve been before but many many years ago hasn’t changed it still grabs you when you see the castle and all the bustle of people walking about we done a trip on the Thames it was so interesting getting told all about the history of the area had a few small beers but the best was a G&T at the Castle Hotel I always go there and just people watch 10/10

This was a top-notch experience overall, and a wonderful way to see these sites with your family or other small group. Our driver and guide, Shaban, could not have been better. He was knowledgeable, helpful, hospitable, and a safe driver. This was a real highlight of our visit.

Feel compelled to leave a review about Norwich airport. Arrived about midnight on 17th May after my flight was delayed a couple of hours. After collecting my luggage from baggage reclaim went to the car park only to find I had a flat battery. Returned to the terminal to the airport parking desk. Richard was on duty and came out to try and gain entry to my car. Green Flag had given me an arrival time of two hours to come and get me going. Richard got me into my car but all I was wearing was shorts and a tee shirt as I had expected to get strait into my car. By now the airport was closed and locked up and I was freezing. Richard stayed an hour over his working time. He went back to his office and made me a hot cup of tea for me to drink in my car. He then had to go home. Just want to say to Norwich Airport what an exceptional employee and a true gent. Someone I won't forget.

Samir arrived as planned and was very polite and kind. Efficiently took us thru London traffic and delivered us to the airport, handled our luggage and pointed us in the right direction, without fault.

This was very easy check in no issues few shops and cafe everything was very easy including flight. Dropped off no parking restrictions or parking chargers.

Very easy check in with friendly staff. sometime you can buy stuff bit cheaper to when returning to UK

Very friendly driver and she got us us there quickly and efficiently. She knew the route and brought us right to the door, all the while being friendly, understanding and warm. I would definitely use her service again when in London.

I gave it four stars because a vehicle arrived that wasn't large enough for six passengers and our bags. We called a taxi but then a second car arrived. The problem was that we didn't know two cars were scheduled to arrive and neither did the first driver.

Ahmed was very flexible, punctual, friendly, and helpful. He was very attentive to all of us with regard to luggage, water, interests, and schedule. Traveling with six people requires flexibility! Glennheim castle was gorgeous, Oxford University is well worth a visit. We arrived at the Cotswolds later than originally planned because of us, not him, so we had a beautiful driving tour, but did not go through the little towns by foot. This was totally OK for us as we are taking a redeye flight and we're exhausted! We saw everything we intended to see. Our tour guide knew a lot of information and fun places to stop, like the Poppyfields. It was a most enjoyable day!

Our transfer from a London private residence was very enjoyable.Ahmed was punctual, very professional and helpful. He pointed out places of interest and shared lots of interesting facts along the way.it was a good “pot luck” for our London ride.

Do NOT book this company at all cost. You will have less wait time at the airport and save yourself much headache if you walk to a taxi stand or call yourself an Uber. Because this company is only middle management company which will hire u a taxi at the end. I paid $90 for their service, expecting someone at the airport with a sign waiting for me. Nobody was there and I waited for 15 mins at the arrival. When I called the operator the first time, they said I arrived 10 mins early and only the dispatcher know my flight arrival time. After another 10 mins, another operator told me that there was a lady waiting for me, and she didn’t know where I was. What kind of bs excuse that a limo company do not know where to pick up their passenger. After another 5 mins, I finally find the lady myself, who is not there waiting for me, but she is the lady who arranged taxi for multiple clients. At the end, she get me on a taxi and the taxi driver charged the company $25 pound. If I know that I will be walking to taxi stand and riding a taxi myself. I could either save myself $65 or save myself 40+ mins of wait time and headache.