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== Hitching Out Hitchhiking out ==

Another option, if you have a couple of £s, is to get a bus to the nearest services. Get bus 444 from stop P5 which is on City square, opposite the train station. You can also get the 110 bus to Wakefield, leaving from Leeds bus station roughly every 10 minutes. These buses will take you to Wakefield Bus station. Alternatively, you can catch the train from Leeds train station to Wakefield Westgate station and then walk 10 minutes to the bus station. Usually tickets are not asked for on train to Wakefield Westgate and to get through barriers at Leeds just buy a 'metro concessionary fare single Leeds - Burley Park Road' for £1.00. At bus station you will need to catch the 96 bus (£3.00 - July 2014). After quite a long, windy bus route you need to get off on bretton Bretton lane, just before the Yorkshire sculpture park (get the driver to give u you a shout). Walk up Bramley lane and you will see the services. Cross over the bridge to get to the southbound section. If you get lost ask people for ‘Wooley edge services’ – they might think you’re a but bit nuts but will generally help. Once u you find it it’s fairly easy to get lifts. You can also stay on this bus until just after Yorkshire Sculpture Park, and get off at the stop on the roundabout. You can hitch straight from here, as there is a slip road to the M1. It's a bit quieter, but saves you the walk to the services.

The slip road to the M621 is right next to the M1 south slip road. Unfortunately this is an even hairier place to stand because you're pretty much on the road. It is possible to get lifts if you're feeling daring. Junction 2 of the M621 (beside Elland Road Football Stadium) is a lot safer (there is medium sized shoulder to hitch from), and has a reasonable amount of traffic. Alternatively, you could get a bus to Hartshead moor Moor services, but might not really be worth it if you're just going to Manchester because the bus all the way there wouldn’t cost much more.

You can walk out of town to Oakwood (about 3 miles). Get on Roundhay Road (ask for Thomas Danby College - everyone will know it, and its it's on Roundhay Road) and keep going until you reach a small clock tower, Oakwood Clock, about 5 minutes past a large Tesco that will be on your left. Keep going straight onto Wetherby Road (A58). Alternatively the 12, 13, 13A, 99, 98 and X98 buses from the city centre all stop at Oakwood Clock. The 99, 98 and X98 will all take you to a roundabout on the ring road, which is ideal for hitching. Alternatively, all three also go on to Wetherby bus station, which can be more reliable. If on foot, keep on Wetherby Road until you reach a roundabout on the ring road (there are signs). However, this can mean quite a walk and getting the 50, 50A or 49 buses from Leeds to the bottom of Easterly Road (the stop to get off at is Monkswood, Easterly Road Boggart Hill Drive (Stop 45013940)) will save about 25 minutes of walking as opposed to going to Oakwood Clock. From here it is only a few minutes from the aforementioned roundabout.

To get to York, make your way to the where the York Road cuts across the ring road. This is about a mile and a half south South along the ring road from the above mentioned roundabout. Getting to this point can be done by walking from Leeds down the York Roadthrough the suburbs of Leeds, or by getting the 4ftr bus. If on foot, remember that when York Road from the city centre hits the ring road you have to go north up the ring road for 10 minutes before York Road continues. There's a Car Wash green car wash just past the roundabout (where the York road and the ring road meet) which is ideal to hitch from just in front of. Virtually everybody will be going straight to York and the high level of commuters makes getting picked up a breeze.

There are various showers you can use on Leeds University campus. The Union, the geography department and the computing department all have showers. === Free city bus ===There is a The Union also has free bus service which does a small circuit around the city centre water points and goes to free condoms on the station, bus station, markets and university2nd floor.

=== Social centre ===[http[trash://www.thecommonplace.org.uk The Common PlaceLeeds]] is a social centre in the city centre. Its not always open, but worth trying for cheap vegan food, internet, a free shop, and a good way to meet people.