Hitchhiking from Sevenoaks
Hitchhiking to Sevenoaks
Recent reviews mentioning Sevenoaks
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A decent, high traffic spot to get a lift to Maidstone services―Breno
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Motorway Services direction Eastward, especially good for direction Brighton―Anonymous
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Probably a good spot still to hitch in all direction (North - West) from London but it is more harsh to continue towards the South-East from there.―Anonymous
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I agree with the other post. You can get access to this place from the road that drives paralel to the motorway, the fence is broken at the point where my marker is spotted. There are buses stoping on the road, you should be able to catch one from swanley towards here. Becareful, there is a MacDonalds.―Anonymous
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only local traffic!―Anonymous
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To get to Clacket Lane Service Station from London get a train to Bromley (you can use an Oyster card: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14836.aspx), then bus 246 (timetable here: http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/246Sum.htm)Ask the driver to tell you when you get to Pilgrims Lane, then walk down Pilgrims Lane and Pilgrims Way to Clacket Lane Services. You can see where you're going on a map here: http://www.motorwayservices.info/clacket_lane_services_m25/googlemap Where it says "Clacket Wood" is the service station. There is also a street view of this area on google maps.
Clacket Lane is an excellent place to hitch to Brighton (Westbound) or Dover (Eastbound) and also fairly good for most other directions as it's a busy station. Best thing is to stand outside the main doors into the station and ask everyone that comes out if they are going your way ("excuse me, are you by any chance going to Bighton?")
To get from one side to the other walk down the country lane to the back of the station until you get to the bridge and cross to the other side (couple of km)
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This is actually westbound ;-) - anyway, it's a good spot to get towards Brighton, Portsmouth, Gatwick, Heathrow, possibly Bristol, but NOT Birmingham or anywhere north of London.―Anonymous
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Ideal for getting to Maidstone, had another 15 minute wait asking people filling up. There's also a McDonalds round the corner which is usually if you're a pair.―Unrooted
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Going eastwards (e.g. Dover) make sure you get a lift at least as far as Maidstone services―Joschi
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Asked many people at the parking lot and gas station to get to Maidstone/Folkestone. Everybody kept following the M25. After 2 hours somebody came to me and said he drives to Dover.―Anonymous
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You can talk to the drivers in front of the restaurant. Got a ride in 1h to the M3 (southampton)―Fred57
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Spotted the van ;)―Koendev
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Twice I was hitchhiking from there to the southeast, and never had to wait longer then 10 min.―Marcel Duchamp
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got a ride straight to Dover in 40 mins―Anonymous
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Yes, also got a few fast lifts from there, the spot is naturally perfect. But! There is a NO STOPPING sign and many otherwise willing drivers are probably afraid. There's still the brave ones though :)―LadyDaDa
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