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<map lat='51.465264064493994' lng='-2.572903633117676' zoom='15' view='3' float='right' />
{{IsIn|England}}
[[Category:South West (England)]]
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{{Infobox UK Location
|country = United Kingdom
|state = South West England
|map = <map lat='51.465264064493994' lng='-2.572903633117676' zoom='15' view='3' float='right' />
|pop = 428,200
|motorways = {{Mgb|4}} {{Mgb|5}} {{Mgb|32}} {{Mgb|48}} {{Mgb|49}}
}}
'''Bristol''' is biggest city in the south west [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]].
== Hitchhiking out ==
Where the [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=51.505035,-2.527571&num=1&t=h&sll=51.483521,-2.532177&sspn=0.067561,0.154324&ie=UTF8&ll=51.483521,-2.532177&spn=0.067561,0.154324&z=13 Avon ring road (A4174) meets the M32] you can try to get a lift standing by the traffic lights next to the roundabout which is right before the slip road. (Which is better than [[M32 (GB)|M32]] in center; but 7 km north of center.)
It's possible to hitch on the [[M32 (GB){{Mgb|M32]]32}}/[[M4 (GB){{Mgb|M4]] 4}} roundabout if your driver is not going in your direction – 8km from center, watch out for police who may move you.
There are now cameras on this junction and police will be with you in about 5 minuets from my experiance and the ring road on to M32 {{Mgb|32}} average wait of 3-4 hours.
=== Going north towards [[Birmingham]]/[[M5 (GB){{Mgb|M5]] 5}} ===
There is a bus(number 309 or 310) that goes from the bus station to a village called Almondsbury which is really close to the [[M5 (GB){{Mgb|M5]] 5}} and also far away from the Bristol suburbs. This is for those annoyed by hitching around suburb traffic. Alternatively walk north along Gloucester Road and in about 11km you will get there.
A third option is to take the 54 bus to Cribbs Causeway, get off just before the shopping centre itself. There's a roundabout by the Lamb and Flag pub with a lay by of sorts just after it. It's not a great spot but it's a lot nearer than Almondsbury. There's also a petrol station a little further back towards Bristol which could be worth a try.
=== Going South towards [[Taunton]] and [[Exeter]]/[[M5 (GB){{Mgb|M5]] 5}} ===
Get to M5 junction 19 at PEAK BUSINESS TIMES by bus if you can. Or .....
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 {{Mgb|5}} 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 bus between Portishead-Bristol every 30 mins in the daytime £3.80 from J19 to Bristol centre .
Hitching into Bristol from J19 is now easier due to new traffic lights .
Another place to hitch FROM Bristol to M5 {{Mgb|5}} South is at the start of A369 - Clanage Rd - by U.W.E Bower Ashton Art Dept.
== Other useful information ==
a list of bars and pubs offering with free WiFi can be found [http://www.drinksinbristol.com/search/wifi/all/city/bristol.html/ here],
and [http://www.kebelecoop.org/ Kebele] also have computer available and free WiFi.
[[trash:Bristol]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:E30]]
