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'''Oxford''' is home to one of the [[UK]]'s most prestigious Universities and is a tourist hot spot. | '''Oxford''' is home to one of the [[UK]]'s most prestigious Universities and is a tourist hot spot. | ||
==Hitching Out== | ==Hitching Out== | ||
| − | ===East towards [[London]] or North towards [[Birmingham]]=== | + | ===South-East towards [[London]] or North towards [[Birmingham]]=== |
To get out of '''Oxford''' towards [[London]] or [[Birmingham]] the easiest way is to take bus #280 (leaves outside the railway station) to the service station on the [[M40 (England)|M40]] motorway, this costs about 2 pounds. | To get out of '''Oxford''' towards [[London]] or [[Birmingham]] the easiest way is to take bus #280 (leaves outside the railway station) to the service station on the [[M40 (England)|M40]] motorway, this costs about 2 pounds. | ||
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| + | There is also a truck stop on A40, about 1/2 mile from [http://www.parkandride.net/oxford/html/sites/thornhill.html Thornhill Park and Ride], which is located at the eastern edge of the city, 4 miles out of the city centre. A single bus fare to Thornhill is currently £1.60. | ||
===South towards [[Portsmouth]], [[Southampton]], [[Winchester]]=== | ===South towards [[Portsmouth]], [[Southampton]], [[Winchester]]=== | ||
| − | If you want to head to [[Portsmouth]], [[Southampton]] or [[Winchester]], try going to the Botley junction with the [[A34 (England)|A34]]. From the same junction the [[A420 (England) | + | If you want to head to [[Portsmouth]], [[Southampton]] or [[Winchester]], try going to the Botley junction with the [[A34 (England)|A34]]. From the same junction the [[A420 (England)|A420]] goes towards [[Swindon]] & [[Bristol]]. Take bus #4 (Botley) or any bus going to Seacourt Park and Ride (the junction with A34 is a few hundred metres away from the Park and Ride site) |
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
Revision as of 03:01, 31 January 2008
<map lat='51.7576404113981' lng='-1.219482421875' zoom='11' view='0' float='right'/> Oxford is home to one of the UK's most prestigious Universities and is a tourist hot spot.
Hitching Out
South-East towards London or North towards Birmingham
To get out of Oxford towards London or Birmingham the easiest way is to take bus #280 (leaves outside the railway station) to the service station on the M40 motorway, this costs about 2 pounds.
There is also a truck stop on A40, about 1/2 mile from Thornhill Park and Ride, which is located at the eastern edge of the city, 4 miles out of the city centre. A single bus fare to Thornhill is currently £1.60.
South towards Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester
If you want to head to Portsmouth, Southampton or Winchester, try going to the Botley junction with the A34. From the same junction the A420 goes towards Swindon & Bristol. Take bus #4 (Botley) or any bus going to Seacourt Park and Ride (the junction with A34 is a few hundred metres away from the Park and Ride site)
