Near Basingstoke test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 35 roundabouts and 7 turns across 45 navigation steps.
This is an independent 18.7 km practice loop near Basingstoke test centre, taking roughly 18 min to drive. It is NOT an official DVSA examiner route, the DVSA does not publish those, but it uses the same local roads and junction types an examiner is likely to choose.
Along the way you'll meet Hackwood Road Roundabout, Kempshott Roundabout, Hatch Warren Roundabout, Wallop Drive and Thornycroft Roundabout and 1 more named junctions. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, independent driving and sustained concentration. Driving it a few times before your test builds the muscle memory that frees up attention for observation and decision-making on the day.
The loop is anchored by 20 catalogued landmarks, including churches, named junctions and shops, so you can navigate it from recognisable features rather than a memorised turn list. Rehearsing it in this way means that on test day the area already feels familiar, and your attention is free for the traffic rather than the map.
Whatever the route, your practical test follows the same national shape: an eyesight check, a couple of vehicle-safety questions, around forty minutes of general driving, one reversing manoeuvre chosen by the examiner, and roughly twenty minutes of independent driving following signs or a sat-nav. Practising on roads like these is how you make each of those elements feel routine rather than new.
Treat this route as practice, not a script. The value is not in repeating one fixed sequence but in getting comfortable with the road types, speed changes and junction patterns of the area around Basingstoke test centre, so that whatever order your examiner chooses on the day, none of it is unfamiliar. Drive it a few times, focus on smooth observation and planning, and it becomes one more stretch of road you already know, which is exactly the kind of preparation that turns nerves into confidence.
If you are practising with a supervising driver rather than an instructor, take it steadily: agree the manoeuvre spots in advance, keep to a comfortable pace, and stop to talk through anything that felt rushed. And remember the basics that apply on every road, mirrors before any change of speed or direction, signals in good time, and a following distance that gives you room to react. Those habits travel with you long after the test is passed.
What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.
This route helps you practise:
The full 45-step drive on real, named roads (about 18.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast on Brighton Hill.
Brighton Hill11 m
Turn left onto Sullivan Road.
Sullivan Road119 m
Turn right onto Brighton Way.
Brighton Way412 m
Enter Brighton Hill Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Winchester Road/A30.
Brighton Hill Roundabout189 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winchester Road/A30.
Winchester Road715 m
Enter Winchester Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ringway South/A30.
Winchester Road Roundabout182 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ringway South/A30.
Ringway South1.6 km
Enter Hackwood Road Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Ringway South/A30.
Hackwood Road Roundabout285 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ringway South/A30.
Ringway South1.6 km
Enter Winchester Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Winchester Road/A30.
Winchester Road Roundabout13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winchester Road/A30.
Winchester Road716 m
Enter Brighton Hill Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Winchester Road/A30.
Brighton Hill Roundabout154 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winchester Road/A30.
Winchester Road1.8 km
Enter Kempshott Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Winchester Road/A30.
Kempshott Roundabout82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winchester Road/A30.
Winchester Road798 m
Enter Hatch Warren Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wallop Drive.
Hatch Warren Roundabout10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wallop Drive.
Wallop Drive172 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Wallop Drive.
81 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wallop Drive.
Wallop Drive166 m
Enter Hatch Warren Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Winchester Road/A30.
Hatch Warren Roundabout92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winchester Road/A30.
Winchester Road798 m
Enter Kempshott Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Winchester Road/A30.
Kempshott Roundabout89 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winchester Road/A30.
Winchester Road1.8 km
Enter Brighton Hill Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Winchester Road/A30.
Brighton Hill Roundabout124 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winchester Road/A30.
Winchester Road715 m
Enter Winchester Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ringway West/A340.
Winchester Road Roundabout18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ringway West/A340.
Ringway West1.2 km
Enter Thornycroft Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Churchill Way West/B3400.
Thornycroft Roundabout15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Churchill Way West/B3400.
Churchill Way West684 m
Enter West Ham Roundabout and take the 6th exit onto Churchill Way West/B3400.
West Ham Roundabout286 m
Exit the roundabout onto Churchill Way West/B3400.
Churchill Way West91 m
Move left.
114 m
Turn left onto Milestones Road.
Milestones Road69 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Milestones Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Milestones Road.
Milestones Road165 m
Turn right onto Churchill Way West/B3400.
Churchill Way West514 m
Enter Thornycroft Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ringway West/A340.
Thornycroft Roundabout156 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ringway West/A340.
Ringway West1.2 km
Enter Winchester Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Winchester Road/A30.
Winchester Road Roundabout167 m
Exit the roundabout onto Winchester Road/A30.
Winchester Road716 m
Enter Brighton Hill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brighton Way.
Brighton Hill Roundabout108 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Way.
Brighton Way425 m
Turn left onto Sullivan Road.
Sullivan Road119 m
Turn right onto Brighton Hill.
Brighton Hill6 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Basingstoke · Roundabout practice loop loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.
These are the real named features along the loop, straight from our route catalogue. Use them to recognise where you are and to anticipate the hazard each one brings, not to memorise a fixed order.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Hackwood Road Roundabout, Kempshott Roundabout, Hatch Warren Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
West Basingstoke Baptist Church
Start near West Basingstoke Baptist Church.
Hackwood Road Roundabout
Continue to Hackwood Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Coral
Continue to Coral.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
HSS Hire
Continue to HSS Hire.
Optiplan Kitchens
Continue to Optiplan Kitchens.
Kempshott Roundabout
Continue to Kempshott Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Hatch Warren Roundabout
Continue to Hatch Warren Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Timpson
Continue to Timpson.
Wallop Drive
Continue to Wallop Drive, taking the junction with good observation.
Axminster Tools
Continue to Axminster Tools.
Thornycroft Roundabout
Continue to Thornycroft Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
J Davey Vauxhall
Continue to J Davey Vauxhall.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
Wash Me
Continue to Wash Me.
Basingstoke Fire Station
Continue to Basingstoke Fire Station.
iFLY
Continue to iFLY.
West Ham Roundabout
Continue to West Ham Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Screwfix
Finish back near Screwfix, completing the loop.
30 roundabouts · 24 turns
24 roundabouts · 4 turns
20 roundabouts · 13 turns
20 roundabouts · 19 turns
This route is 18.7 km and takes about 18 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Basingstoke test centre, not an official DVSA route.