HOLIDAYMAKERS this summer will have to remember that one surprising thing is banned from the Eurostar.

Many European countries the train travels to are famous for making this food - but you still can't take it onboard.

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Cheese is a perishable food - along with all forms of dairy - by the train firm so appears on their banned list.

But there are different rules for where you are taking the fromage, with travellers allowed to take it from the EU to UK, but not vice versa.

So, you're in the clear if you've bought some lovely Gouda from Amsterdam, or you've been to Lille and have a soft cheese, you can bring it back to the UK.

But, if you have some Shropshire or Stilton that you want to take on holiday with you, you can't take it into the EU.

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This rule is due to respective customs legislation between the EU and UK.

Other perishable foods that are banned are red and white meat and fish.

And if you were planning to have a drink onboard the train, there are also limits on quantity.

Passengers are only allowed one 750ml bottle of wine pr four 440ml bottles of beer.

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Large bottles of spirits like vodka and rum are also banned from being drunk on board.

Eurostar has also just announced that it is planning to place a new order with train manufacturers.

It is looking to now expand its fleet from 51 trains to 67.

According to the , Eurostar Chief Executive Gwendoline Cazenave revealed that the train company was considering new route options from London to Europe.

This would mean adding to its existing services between London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels.

She said: "With a new fleet we will study new routes, new European routes . . . I think by the end of the year or early 2025 we will be able to say more."

The journey currently from London to Amsterdam is also taking longer as the city is refurbishing a terminal.

As a result, passport checks will not be able to take place at the Dutch capital.

Instead, the service will have to stop at Brussels, where checks will be completed, adding the extra time onto the journey.

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