Cherry Hinton Chicanes

On my first ever caravan trip, from Norfolk to the Cotswolds, I decided to go in stages, to get used to towing, and living in a caravan. My first stop was Cambridge Cherry Hinton.  I took the A11, and then turned off onto the A14, signposted Cambridge- all well so far.  On the map, the CC site was on Limekiln Road, on the far side of Cherry Hinton. So, I turned off at the signpost to the village. I found to my great concern that since I had last been to Cherry Hinton, a few years before, the High Street had been littered with traffic calming measures, especially with wide islands restricting the road width. Once I had negotiated the first one, I realised I was forced to continue, as there was nowhere to turn off, and I was hopeless at reversing. By the time I had got to the far end of the High Street, I was a nervous wreck- more by luck than anything else I had not damaged the caravan.  Yes, the CC handbook did have a warning, but I couldn’t stop to check where to turn off to avoid the High Street. Ever since then, I have continued on the A11 past the A14 turning, and taken the Fulbourn turn, which takes you straight to the junction at the end of the High Street without problems.