Bristol
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Bristol is biggest city in the south west England, UK.
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Hitchhiking out
To London, Birmingham & Cardiff
There are two spots to leave Bristol from the center, the M32 Silvey Services opposite Staples. petrol station seems to now be an excellent hitching spot and signing from just next to the exit, cars are able to pull in or pick you up as they leave the petrol station and whilst not all lanes can pick you up, you are highly visible and all cars will pass you. Normally less than 15 minute wait, never known to be more than 40. About one kilometer further after the roundabout there is a long hard shoulder next with enough space for cars to stop.
Where the 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 in center; but 7 km north of center.)
It's possible to hitch on the M32/M4 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 average wait of 3-4 hours.
Going north towards Birmingham/M5
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 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.
Going South towards Taunton and Exeter/M5
There is a service station at Easton-in-Gordano. I will update this when i have found out how to get there from Bristol and tested it as a strategy!
Other useful information
Squatting
If you need somewhere to stay or want to get in touch with squatters in Bristol try BHAM Bristol Housing Action Movement, every Monday 7pm at the Emporium, stokes croft
Social center and co
Kebele Community Co-operative 14 Robertson Road, in Easton donation Base Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast, Bike workshop, Infoshop, library with free internet etc...
Café Kino the not-for-profit co-operative veggie café in Stoke Croft and The Factory
Classic Free Shop, 35 Stoke Croft, next to a squatted art gallery in front of an anarchist book store who is also squatted. also Be sure to check out Stokes Croft, Bristol cultural quarter, where a lot of alternative culture and gorgeous graffiti and street art.
Internet
Most of the main libraries offer internet, that you can access with any Bristol Libraries card, some community centers have internet access you can look for them here, a list of bars and pubs offering with free WiFi can be found here, and Kebele also have computer available and free WiFi.
