@a68330c8 Edinburgh is about 400 miles out from being in the right place for nipping across to the continent via Eurostar: wrong end of what is effectively a long, thin peninsula (Great Britain). Straight lines distance means it's almost always much shorter to flirt, event with high speed trains: it's because the North Sea is in the way. 

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I believe there’s a DFDS ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam (15.5 hrs overnight) that takes foot passengers. 

 @5d3b7edf @a68330c8 Yes, we're going home on it. (This holiday is as much for the travel experience as the destinations.)