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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== | ||
===South-East towards [[London]] or North towards [[Birmingham]]=== | ===South-East towards [[London]] or North towards [[Birmingham]]=== | ||
| − | * '''Route | + | * '''Route:''' A40 (Eastbound), [[M40 (UK)|M40]] |
| − | + | '''Option 1''' - a truck stop near Thornhill Park and Ride | |
[http://www.parkandride.net/oxford/html/sites/thornhill.html Thornhill Park and Ride] is situated along A40, at the eastern edge of Oxford, 4 miles out of city centre. You can easily get there by any Park and Ride bus - this includes all London-bound buses (X90 and Oxford Tube). The current single fare is £1.60. | [http://www.parkandride.net/oxford/html/sites/thornhill.html Thornhill Park and Ride] is situated along A40, at the eastern edge of Oxford, 4 miles out of city centre. You can easily get there by any Park and Ride bus - this includes all London-bound buses (X90 and Oxford Tube). The current single fare is £1.60. | ||
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Exit the Park and Ride site, cross the A40 and walk east (towards M40). In 1/2 mile you will arrive at a truck stop, which is a good hitch-hiking spot. | Exit the Park and Ride site, cross the A40 and walk east (towards M40). In 1/2 mile you will arrive at a truck stop, which is a good hitch-hiking spot. | ||
| − | + | '''Option 2''' - Oxford Motorway Service Station | |
See below. | See below. | ||
| − | + | '''Option 3''' (North only) | |
If you are hitching up north, you can also try the A44/A34 junction (there is a petrol station there too). It's a 3-mile walk or a bus journey to Pear Tree Park and Ride | If you are hitching up north, you can also try the A44/A34 junction (there is a petrol station there too). It's a 3-mile walk or a bus journey to Pear Tree Park and Ride | ||
===South towards [[Portsmouth]], [[Southampton]], [[Winchester]], [[M4 (GB)|M4 Motorway]], West towards [[Swindon]]=== | ===South towards [[Portsmouth]], [[Southampton]], [[Winchester]], [[M4 (GB)|M4 Motorway]], West towards [[Swindon]]=== | ||
| − | * Route: [[A34 (GB)|A34]] | + | * '''Route:''' [[A34 (GB)|A34]] |
'''Option 1''' - Botley Interchange | '''Option 1''' - Botley Interchange | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 6 March 2008
<map lat='51.7576404113981' lng='-1.2025' 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
- Route: A40 (Eastbound), M40
Option 1 - a truck stop near Thornhill Park and Ride
Thornhill Park and Ride is situated along A40, at the eastern edge of Oxford, 4 miles out of city centre. You can easily get there by any Park and Ride bus - this includes all London-bound buses (X90 and Oxford Tube). The current single fare is £1.60.
Exit the Park and Ride site, cross the A40 and walk east (towards M40). In 1/2 mile you will arrive at a truck stop, which is a good hitch-hiking spot.
Option 2 - Oxford Motorway Service Station
See below.
Option 3 (North only)
If you are hitching up north, you can also try the A44/A34 junction (there is a petrol station there too). It's a 3-mile walk or a bus journey to Pear Tree Park and Ride
South towards Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester, M4 Motorway, West towards Swindon
- Route: A34
Option 1 - Botley Interchange
Take any bus going to Botley or Seacourt Park and Ride. Botley Interchange (A420/A34 roundabout) is a few hundred metres away from the Park and Ride site.
On the A34 Southbound slip road there is a nice long area of hatched markings, which is a safe and convenient place for a vehicle to stop to pick you up. Also, the speed is limited to 50mph. This worked well for user Lnx on the 22nd of February 2008 - the waiting time in the morning (7:05am) was about 4 (four!) minutes.
From the same roundabout A420 continues to the west towards Swindon via rural Oxfordshire. This road has low speed limits and speed cameras - for this reason most traffic going to Swindon and Bristol uses A34 and M4.
Option 2 - A4074/A34 junction. This is the junction where A34 meets the Oxford's Southern Bypass Rd.
Here you can either hitch on the slip road, or walk along A34 to the South or 1/2 a mile - there is a nice and long lay-by, where all A34 Southbound traffic is able to stop.
Oxford Motorway Services
- Access: M40 Junction 8A, A418 (off A40)
- Site Type: Single site, used by traffic in all directions
- Postcode: OX33 1JN
- Distance from Oxford: 11 miles
The services are a good hitch-hiking spot, as they are visited by traffic bound for all directions - North/South (via M40), East (via A40) and West (via A418).
The site is accessible by public transport from Oxford - the bus no. 280 (towards Aylesbury) leaves Oxford from Queen's Lane (stop K2) every 30-60 minutes. The journey takes 28 minutes.
An alternative option would be to start walking in the direction of Headington (St Clement's Street, A420), and try to get a lift on the way towards the services or at least A40 (Thornhill Park and Ride or truckstop). There is a Shell Petrol Station on London Rd in Headington, so you may try asking for a lift there.
