Hitchhiking from Wanstead
Hitchhiking to Wanstead
Recent reviews mentioning Wanstead
51.43901, 0.05095
Fastest pickup ever . 1.5 mins straight to Maidstone services, now onto France!!―Anonymous
51.0213, 1.54041
(on the Dover -> Calais ferry) we paid £30 and joined the ferry as foot passengers. there were lots of people driving off the ferry. we were 3 people and did not find a lift for all of us, but split into 2 and 1, and both groups found lifts to London. we asked almost everyone on the ferry and found 2-3 offers.―Alifeee
52.17531, 0.1471
Nice place (but not that much cars),good place for parking,and I’m lucky get a ride after 20mins,maybe normally could be longer but worth to try I’m there is the Sunday morning 10.30―Anonymous
50.57195, 2.38081
traffic is not crazy, but this is still my pick of choice to get to england from france. i've had varying luck ranging from rides in 2h to, this time, getting there at 18:30 and only getting a lift at 10:00, with only 4h spent sleeping. i strongly recommend asking around, maybe with a sign.not huge amounts of traffic but very solid proportion of UK cars (seasonally dependent). i've found that many english cars can be downright mean and are often full, but don't get discouraged! there are also some nice ones worth waiting for.
easy enough to give up and go to calais if you're in a rush.
indoor bits close at 22:00 but i believe the one opposite stays open.
someone called the cops and staff lady vouched for me so they apologised and left me alone
―atlas
51.87169, 0.19588
Had been waiting outside petrol station for a couple hours before we realised that 90% of the traffic was entering not leaving the services. Switched spots and got offered a few lifts until eventually we got one into london within half an hour―ActingOutColours
51.40485, 0.39537
Quickly found a ride into southwest London from here―daganzebuaatramper
51.57765, 0.0425
Have done thid spot a couple times and with a 'Cambridge' sign we(Male & Female) seem to get lifts faster than it took to make the sign―ActingOutColours
54.45259, -2.60588
I've stopped here twice while hitchhiking south from Scotland to London. First time got a ride to Birmingham, and the second time to London. Both pretty quickly. Plus the services are comfortable, with free toilets, charging sockets etc. I would definitely stop here again when looking for a longer-distance ride.―mossenmoons
51.57617, 0.04762
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51.57209, 0.01877
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51.5284, -0.01682
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51.43894, 0.05135
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51.45328, 0.0267
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51.43908, 0.05081
Good spot to leave London in direction of Dover―Anonymous
51.57617, 0.04762
REDBRIDGE ROUNDABOUT A12 towards Chelmsford, Colchester and Ipswich. Big parking space, with lots of traffic going by. Might take a few rides to get out of London from here, but a great starting point and it's easily accessible by tube (Redbridge station).―Anonymous
51.57209, 0.01877
It's worked a few times, but there are far better spots to get out of London on the A12. Try Redbridge roundabout further down.―Anonymous
51.43881, 0.05184
gas station on the corner of Court rd and Sidcup rd, leads to the m20, had a ride within 10 minutes―Anonymous
51.5284, -0.01682
There is a round about with stop lights. On this corner you will find a McDonalds. There are some cars coming from here from the centre of London to the A12/11.Try it out and let me know
-Czar
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51.45328, 0.0267
There are some better petrol stations further on the way to the M20―Anonymous
51.43894, 0.05135
I asked 20 cars to find one going on the M20 (Dover).―Anonymous