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'''Birmingham''' is a city in [[England]]. It is served by four motorways - the M6 comes from the M1 to London at Rugby up to Liverpool and Manchester, the M5 heads to the south-west and Bristol and the M42 goes to Tamworth and Leeds on the M1 north. The M40 heads to London and Oxford. The M5, M6 and M42 all form a box around the city. The A38(M) (better known as the Aston Expressway) gets traffic in and out of the city centre and on to the M6 at the infamous Spaghetti Junction.
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'''Birmingham''' is a city in [[England]]. It is served by four motorways the [[M6 (GB)|M6]] comes from the [[M1 (GB)|M1]] to [[London]] at [[Rugby]] up to [[Liverpool]] and [[Manchester]], the [[M5 (GB)|M5]] heads to the south-west and [[Bristol]] and the [[M42 (GB)|M42]] goes to [[Tamworth]] and [[Leeds]] on the M1 north. The [[M40 (GB)|M40]] heads to London and Oxford. The M5, M6 and M42 all form a box around the city. The A38(M) (better known as the Aston Expressway) gets traffic in and out of the city centre and on to the M6 at the infamous Spaghetti Junction.
  
Near to Birmingham are the cities of Coventry, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Tamworth and Telford.
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Near to Birmingham are the cities of [[Coventry]], Wolverhampton, Walsall, Tamworth and Telford.
  
 
== Hitching Out ==
 
== Hitching Out ==
 
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Birmingham has two service stations in the city [http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/frankley/ Frankley] to the west and [http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/hopwood/ Hopwood Park] to the south. [http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/hilton/ Hilton Park], [http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/tamworth/ Tamworth] and [http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/corley/ Corley] are not too far away.
 
Birmingham has two service stations in the city [http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/frankley/ Frankley] to the west and [http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/hopwood/ Hopwood Park] to the south. [http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/hilton/ Hilton Park], [http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/tamworth/ Tamworth] and [http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/services/corley/ Corley] are not too far away.
=== North towards [[Manchester]], South towards [[Bristol]] ===
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=== North towards Manchester, South towards Bristol ===
 
The Frankley Service station can be accessed easily, by taking the bus #22, getting off at the final destination. From there, it is only a short walk to the motorway. There is a bridge, so you can get a lift to either northern and southern directions.
 
The Frankley Service station can be accessed easily, by taking the bus #22, getting off at the final destination. From there, it is only a short walk to the motorway. There is a bridge, so you can get a lift to either northern and southern directions.
  
 
Birmingham also has an airport and a railway station in the city centre. The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is another good place to hitch from, it is close to both the motorway and the airport and is widely visited by car drivers.
 
Birmingham also has an airport and a railway station in the city centre. The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is another good place to hitch from, it is close to both the motorway and the airport and is widely visited by car drivers.
  
 
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Revision as of 20:15, 17 August 2010

Birmingham is a city in England. It is served by four motorways ‒ the M6 comes from the M1 to London at Rugby up to Liverpool and Manchester, the M5 heads to the south-west and Bristol and the M42 goes to Tamworth and Leeds on the M1 north. The M40 heads to London and Oxford. The M5, M6 and M42 all form a box around the city. The A38(M) (better known as the Aston Expressway) gets traffic in and out of the city centre and on to the M6 at the infamous Spaghetti Junction.

Near to Birmingham are the cities of Coventry, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Tamworth and Telford.

Hitching Out

<map lat='52.484452858289536' lng='-1.89239501953125' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/> Birmingham has two service stations in the city Frankley to the west and Hopwood Park to the south. Hilton Park, Tamworth and Corley are not too far away.

North towards Manchester, South towards Bristol

The Frankley Service station can be accessed easily, by taking the bus #22, getting off at the final destination. From there, it is only a short walk to the motorway. There is a bridge, so you can get a lift to either northern and southern directions.

Birmingham also has an airport and a railway station in the city centre. The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is another good place to hitch from, it is close to both the motorway and the airport and is widely visited by car drivers.