Hitchhiking from London Colney
Hitchhiking to London Colney
Recent reviews mentioning London Colney
52.61929, -1.20565
First person I asked at 6:30 in the morning agreed to take me to London.―treetoadman
50.85391, 4.65821
Walked here from Leuven, asked around, two of them were going to Brussels and the third one happened to be a couple living near London, so I got a ride from here through Eurotunnel all the way to north of London. And they ended up being worried that I will get stuck hitchhiking out of the London bubble, so they bought be a crazy expensive train ticket to Manchester, so I got to my friend’s place by the evening! ☺️―anettlee17
51.64381, -0.25492
Either this is an excellent spot, it I just had excellent luck. But I waited five minutes, and the second car already stopped, and I got a ride all the way to Leeds. I had a sign saying "A1 - North".―mossenmoons
51.68706, -0.22638
The junction is very large. Depending on where you want to go, it may or may not be easy to get a lift from the service station. If you want the A1 North, it will be difficult. The traffic around the junction and on the exit roads is moving too fast to safely hitch. Maybe try these if there's a traffic jam―Anonymous
51.6356, -0.28204
London Gateway services. Whether or not this is a good space depends on where you're coming from. If you have just started your trip out of London going north then avoid this spot if possible. It's so close to London that people are unlikely to stop here - their journey has only just begun so why stop. Staples Corner is probably a better bet.―Anonymous
51.63075, -0.26421
People were very distrustful, but ok, it was after dark and we were two guys. Generally, you should be okay because there's quite a lot of people to ask.―Anonymous
51.68706, -0.22638
the worst place I have ever been, there is no real good spot to stand, it took me over 2 hours to get a ride. the ride was from a nice taxidriver who dropt me of on the M25, not even on a service station―Anonymous
51.68706, -0.22638
I stood few meters back on the corner of petrol station so that cars came out on my right and passed by (slowed down) on my left. Went to St Albans (west) (had my sign) and nobody seemed to go there - got picked up by a guy who had just come from there and was kind enough to make a big detour. However I saw many drivers pointing east and many of the drivers questioned in the petrol station before that mentioned Cambridge. So that direction might be much luckier.―Agzas
51.68706, -0.22638
The service area layout forces a lot of traffic through the Waitrose parking lot. Standing near where cars turned to leave it seemed like the best approach. Got a ride to Dartford/Thurrock after maybe 40 minutes.―Ednaxe
51.6356, -0.28204
I just hitched this August 8th North to Leeds and I agree most people were going to London but others were going to Northampton and things like that, so it was okay to get to a better service station. Bloody far to walk with a backpack from Edgware tube though. Staples Corner better I agree.―Ben.lawson.merhaba
51.63075, -0.26421
Had to sleep here when I was hitchhiking from Poland last year, fortunately the staff at the service station allowed me to "sleep" indoor cause the weather was awful. It took me 6 hours to get a ride North.―Wild board
51.63075, -0.26421
Solid place, not too far from Edgware. I hitched at the exit because I didn't feel like asking drivers. Only problem here is that the station serves both directions.―Uncle sam01
51.68859, -0.22354
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51.71766, -0.27813
Direction London - got a ride within 10 minutes (had a sign, but maybe was just lucky). The guy said he stopped because the roundabout slows the speed down enough.Should be also able to go the other direction of M25. The cars passing by were enough (end of the weekend, May, 7pm)
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51.75635, -0.42837
Excellent spot ! Petrol stations are always the good place to hitchhike ;)―Anonymous
52.61929, -1.20565
Second car I asked took me to the outskirts of London.―raspberrysoda
53.04847, -0.77855
got stuck here overnight due to bad luck, workers were lovely and let me nap, got a ride down eventually―Anonymous
51.57164, -0.23119
We actually took time to find the good spot and this one was not bad, but not the best..All the cars go to the M1, but drive quite fast/small place to park next to the garage. Good luck !
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51.62254, -0.25483
Regularly, as a student, 1966-69.―Anonymous