How would you negotiate this bit of road?

Looks quite do-able. Remember if you are close to full lock on your tow vehicle the back end of the trailer will move out more.

I presume that you got the caravan in there in the first place without a crane . . . ?

Don't panic

 swing to the right as you make the first left turn ..... the caravan will follow the car ... honest. Don'rt be frightened to use  ALL the road, if someone comes the other way, they'll have to wait or give way to you. 

It's a 2 berth single axle 2001 Abbey Freestyle 470SE btw. The man who was with me said it was too much of a dog leg coming in from the A24 so we turned up Vale Drive, along Hillview Road, turned right at the end, went up Hillview Rise then left along Parham Road and then down Greatham Road!!! - I had to drive between parked cars on either side and it was not a good experience.

I am convinced it is simpler just to go straight out!!

If it looks simpler - it probably IS !

 With a modest sized caravan like yours I do not see any problem. There is no lamp post or anything else in the way so just take the left hand turn fairly wide to allow for any cut in and the right turn onto the main road looks straight forward. The big problem might be the volume of traffic if you want to go right onto the main road, but just take your time and wait for a suitable space. If anybody wants to turn in they will probably need to let you out.

Rosie.  I live not too far away from you so I have just been up to have a look at the junction.  Whilst agreeing it may be a little tight if turning south on to the A24 it is certainly doable and should be no problem if going north.  However, if at all worried why not just go up Greatham along Parham and down Hill View to the A24?  That is what I would do.

Looks do able  to me. I have been known to avoid some difficult areas but this one looks OK. As MM says use all of the road. You will never avoid all problem areas, and you will come across others more challenging than this. Even when you think you have checked everything out you can get caught out. This holiday I reviewed a tight approach through a French village and was fairly happy. However, they had closed a road for resurfacing and we had to make an almost 180 degree turn off the main road. Just take it slow and steady, keep checking your mirrors and I am sure you will be OK.

Rosie.  I see you have recently posted 3 questions which have all been answered.  However, I would be happy to pop over if you have any more when you get back - not until mid July as off to Italy until then.  Re route out, use my suggestion as it will also keep you away from Vale School and it is only a couple hundred yards further than the tight (ish) bend.

Italy - silly me! Enjoy!! It was just all the parked cars on either side of the road that scared me about Parham. However that was very kind of you to take the trouble to look at the 'dogleg'

xx

We did it!!

My neighbour helped me hitch it up - it was facing down a grassy incline so we backed the car up to it as we didn't know how the motor mover would behave on wet grass.

Drove out - two gardeners stopped what they were doing and stared as I negotiated the corner but I got out ok. Drove to the compound and unhitched and then came the motor mover! Wow, I could have played with that all day! I let my neighbour play with it as well - 2 big kids!

Anyway it is safely parked up and I am now breathing. Thanks again to everybody who pitched (no pun intended) in with their advice xxx