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=== Going South towards [[Taunton]] and [[Exeter]]/[[M5 (GB)|M5]] ===
Get to M5 junction 19 at peak business times PEAK BUSINESS TIMES by bus if you can. Or .....
The Clifton Suspension Bridge out of town narrows into a one lane road over a ravine , and drivers have to pay a toll to get on.
While you're not allowed to wait at the barrier , the time it took for the guy to get out of his booth and walk over to me to tell me this was all the time I needed to get a ride to Exeter (it looked like it wouldn't be too hard to wait either before or after the bridge, either). From the city centre, you can get a local bus (#8 and #9 both work) for £1.70 that'll take you to within about 200m of the bridge.
There's a big service station near Easton-in-Gordano at M5 Junction 19 . The good news is, hitching (in my experience) gets easier as you head South and West! Southbound from J19 Easton-in- Gordano services can be very slow at holiday traffic times - two hours or even six , especially in summer. Northbound hitching is also dificult .
There's an expensive bus Portishead-Bristol every 30 mins in the daytime £3.80 from J19 to Bristol centre .
Walking from J19 to Clifton is 7 kilometers.
Hitching into Bristol from J19 is now easy easier due to new traffic lights .
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