There are many ports in Kent that are used by holidaymakers for their exit and entrance into England.
Not a shipping port, but a popular exit and entry point into England is the Channel Tunnel Crossing at Folkestone. It is called on this side "Eurotunnel" If can be a pain to get a navigator device to find it, and so the postal code is helpful to know. Be careful that you do not miss the exit from the M20. If you do, drive to the next exit and come back.
Wikipedia =
The Channel Tunnel (French:
Le tunnel sous la Manche; also referred to as the Chunnel) is a 50.5-kilometre (31.4 mi) undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, near Calais in northern France beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover. At its lowest point, it is 75 m (250 ft) deep. At 37.9 kilometres (23.5 mi), the Channel Tunnel possesses the longest undersea portion of any tunnel in the world.
The return from France to England can be difficult even with a navigation device. Take it from me who should be used to it by now as we travel across twice a year. It is good to get familiar with this somewhat. As the French are not helpful in putting up signs for "Eurotunnel". It is certainly good to note down the postal code and it is almost impossible to find. (On my last trip in a new car, the navigator could not find it and I had to drive by memory - nerve wracking experience.) As you see, we say it runs from Calais, but it does not correct. If you are following a map and head for Calais you will end up at the ferry port not the Eurotunnel. The French call it "
Le tunnel sous la Manche"
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French Eurotunnel =
Le tunnel sous la Manche
62231 Coquelles, France
03 21 00 00 30
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I hope you find this helpful. I know in looking for the correct information for this blog I have found it most enlightening. I have added the addresses to my mobile and have them incase I am in a different car, or the memory on my navigator has been wiped again.
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