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==Hitching Out=='''Liverpool''' is a city in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], on the Mersey estuary west of [[Manchester]].
===West towards [[North Wales & the Holyhead ferry]]===
Almost all Liverpool traffic heading this way will be taking the A550 (Welsh Road) rather than the M53 which is for heading south. You need to get across the Mersey to Birkenhead thru the tunnels, then down the A41 until it crosses the M53 past Junction 5 at a place called Hooton. Hitching the M53 from the city centre is a complete headache & not recommended. By public transport you can get to the A550 by taking a bus down the A41, or by train to Hooton station then turning right onto Hooton road, then right down the A41 until you reach the turn-off. The A550 is unfortunately extremely narrow & there are very few sites for people to pull in (one small one is behind a church), but given the large volume of traffic that is going your way all in a single lane, you should get on your way (we did in about 15 mins).
==Hitching In==
==Places Almost all Liverpool traffic going to Visit==Wales will use the A550 (Welsh Road), not the M53. The best place to stand is at the beginning of the A550. To get there, take a bus down the A41, or take a train to Hooton station, then follow the signs saying 'North Wales' (the A550 is about 20 minutes walk from the station). There is a petrol station, but don't bother trying it as no traffic going towards Wales seems to use it. Hitch on the A550 itself - it is a good road, but is very narrow. There is an OK spot next to the church behind the petrol station, or you can walk for five minutes to a road junction where you have more space and better visibility.
==Places to Avoid==Hitching the M53 from the city centre is a complete headache & not recommended.
==Accommodation and Sleep==
→Places to Visit
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===East on the M62 to Manchester, Leeds & the M6 North & South=Hitchhiking out ==
==Public Transport= West towards [[Wales]] ===
==Other Useful Info==Being LiverpoolEast on the M62 to [[Manchester]], you may be the target both of freezing winds [[Leeds]] & mockery from the locals (mockery is Liverpool's primary sport). Both will make you build character if you let them, so try M6 North & avoid that.South to [[Birmingham]] ===
Take a train or a bus to the station called "Broadgreen". More close to the big road junction, before the motorway starts, there's a bus stop "{{Maps place|5378|Broadgreen, The Rocket PH (opp)}}". If you want to turn to the M6, it might be a good idea to jump out at the {{Maps place|7020|Burtonwood Services}} and ask for rides. === North via M6 === Take a train to the Station "Old Roan" and walk a further 0.8 miles to the ramp at Dunnings Bridge Road. Where the road splits to the M58 and Maghull you can cross the road (one way medium traffic) and stay there with a sign (e.g. Preston) at the start of the M58. Cars are at medium speed but there is plenty of space to stop. Before you reach the place above is also a traffic light where you can stay with a sign or ask drivers, but as it is a two-lane road and splits soon after most cars will be on the wrong side. == Places to Visit == '''Lark Lane''': Toxeth, South-East Liverpool. Full of colourful, cheap bars with the paint coming off the walls. Good Music on the stereo & wonderful conversation with those crazy scouscers <noincludebr>'''Sefton Park''': Right off Lark lane. Weather providing of course, but Sefton Park is rather beautiful with it's man-made waterfalls and victorian glass dome greenhouses. Also met some rather interesting people there, on a sunny day some of the young trendy types will go and sit around on the main field. <br>'''Penny Lane''': For the Beatles fans, there's a Penny Lane murial and a museum, HOWEVER, Paul Mcartney actually wrote the song about Allerton Road, the road that Penny Lane comes off. There's still a barber shop and lots of great places to eat, Bakeries and all-day English breakfasts. <br>'''John Lennon's Childhood home''' is 251 Menlove Avenue, about a fourty minute walk from Penny Lane. Worth seeing. <br>'''The Razz:''' A real cultural experience, the most dank, disgusting pub on the face of the planet, with a dance floor downstairs playing awful mainstream music until four in the morning. However, a pint of lager is 90p, yes 90p! and shots are dirt cheap as well .You'll be sure to have at least five, maybe six, completely idiotic drunken discussions with intoxicated students. 108 Seel Street, Merseyside, Liverpool L1 4BL. == Other Useful Info == At the Liverpool World Museum there are free storage lockers, with a 1GBP deposit. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}} [[Category:TemplatesEngland]][[Category:United Kingdom]][[Category:E20]]</noinclude>
