Hitchhiking from Hinckley
Hitchhiking to Hinckley
Recent reviews mentioning Hinckley
52.40848, -1.24474
Good pull over spot but cars are moving a bit quick, make sure to have a good large sign they can see and read quickly―Kjmurray1230
52.40977, -1.246
Decent spot, slow cars, got lots of offers to go west. No one to go south tho, moved to on ramp after 1.5hrs―Kjmurray1230
52.43014, -1.43744
I was very lucky, I ask to the first person at the gas station and he was going north to dundee (Scotland M6)I don’t know if it the best but it work for me. I went by bus here.
―Ana
52.38153, -1.26524
I through it was a good spot to go M6: sign M6 north. Bus stop, a lot of traffic and they slow down because of jam traffic. Nobody stop, a lot of police cars passed. I finally take a bus to Coventry.―Ana
52.61975, -1.20692
I just came out of the gas station and a car with Belgian license plates pulled over to me and asked, if they can bring me somewhere. Long story short, got a ride directly to Edinburgh. Great spot, ask around the parking lot.―martih
51.94825, -0.50127
I walked around and got a truck all the way to Leicester truck stop. This is a large rest stop and definitely a great place for going norh. Free toilets, Wi-Fi and power outlets. A lot of cars and even trucks.―martih
52.61929, -1.20565
First person I asked at 6:30 in the morning agreed to take me to London.―treetoadman
52.61389, -1.16446
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52.6196, -1.20605
It is a petrol station in the Highway M1. Its a very good place to start if you want to go far, and you dont have time to wait for a lift from the city center. To get here you can take the buses 13A, 48, 152, 153, 158 from the center of Leicester. The ticket is around 2 or 3 pounds. If you say you want to go as close as possible to the M1 bridge, the bus driver will tell you where to jump off along Hinckley road. You take then Baines Lane until you are in the petrol station, you can use this place both to go north or south (there is a bridge before the petrol station and in the restourant as well). I´ve use it on April 2008. There are no gates, easy acces. I was droped here when coming from London, I went back to the bus stop in Hinckley road, and somebody picked me up in 5 minutes to the city center. for further questions danielodv(at)gmail.com―Anonymous
52.61389, -1.16446
Direction- M1 (south or north)Leaving leicester, walking down Narborough Rd away from city centre,just past Tesco petrol station. We stood out in bus lane so were fairl visable, cars should be able to stop easily because of bus lane. We waited here for 3 minutesand got a lift straight to London. This is your last chance for cars to stop before road narrows.
―Anonymous
52.47145, -1.54659
Motorway services. Good for getting a ride in any direction (there is a northbound and southbound side, and a bridge connecting them).―Anonymous
52.6196, -1.20605
Got picked up twice within 5 minutes, asking around at the petrol station.―Anonymous
52.47145, -1.54659
Got dropped off here begin of April. Got another ride at 3pm within 5min with my sign saying "M6 North". Waited after the petrol station. But you can even ask people at parking area.Bridge gives you even the oportunity to go to M1 if you want to hitchhike north.
―LaZubi
52.40825, -1.24911
―Tyronial
52.46237, -1.49539
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52.61875, -1.20461
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52.3911, -1.48335
―Rumkommen
52.40825, -1.24911
A bit dangerous and probably an illegal spot but got a ride in 50min―Anonymous
52.61875, -1.20461
I arrived at the spot, on a monday at 10:30. Given this gas station being fairly big and having a high traffic frequency I was astonished that I only after more than two-and-a-half hours, the first vehicle stopped to pick me up. I am not sure, if this was due to the rain, or the spot being located in Britain. Tough Time!―Anonymous
52.3911, -1.48335
I asked the people at the petrol station for a lift. The majority of them were locals. So I had to wait for 40 min until someone took me directly to Oxford.―Anonymous