Near Burgess Hill test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 13 roundabouts, 6 turns and 1 signalled junction across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 71.8 km practice loop near Burgess Hill test centre, taking roughly 35 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 Mill Road Roundabout and Nevill Road. 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, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and independent driving. 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, stations, shops and named junctions, 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 Burgess Hill 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:
Road mix
The full 87-step drive on real, named roads (about 71.8 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south on William Way.
William Way122 m
Turn left to stay on William Way.
William Way172 m
Turn left onto Charles Avenue.
Charles Avenue136 m
Turn right onto Jubilee Road.
Jubilee Road161 m
Turn left to stay on Jubilee Road.
Jubilee Road412 m
Turn left onto Victoria Gardens.
Victoria Gardens73 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road701 m
Move right onto Victoria Avenue.
Victoria Avenue280 m
Turn right onto Royal George Road.
Royal George Road640 m
Turn right onto London Road/B2036.
London Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto London Road/B2036.
106 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/B2036.
London Road814 m
Turn right onto Queen Elizabeth Avenue/B2113.
Queen Elizabeth Avenue381 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Station Road/B2113.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road/B2113.
Station Road88 m
Turn right to stay on Station Road.
Station Road536 m
Turn right onto London Road/B2036.
London Road120 m
Turn right onto Queen Elizabeth Avenue/B2113.
Queen Elizabeth Avenue381 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Station Road/B2113.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road/B2113. Continue on B2113.
B2113574 m
Enter Hoadley's Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Keymer Road/B2113.
Hoadley's Corner42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Keymer Road/B2113.
Keymer Road506 m
Turn left onto Folders Lane/B2113.
Folders Lane1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Common Lane/B2112.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Common Lane/B2112. Continue on B2112.
B21126.0 km
Turn left onto Clayton Hill/A273. Continue on A273.
A2731.8 km
Stay straight to take the ramp towards Brighton.
A233.2 km
Take the Patcham exit onto A27 towards Lewes/Newhaven/Worthing/Hove.
A27398 m
Turn left to take the A27 ramp towards Worthing/Hove.
A274.3 km
Take the Hangleton exit.
A27394 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A293/Hangleton Link Road.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A293/Hangleton Link Road.
A293666 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A293/Hangleton Link Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A293/Hangleton Link Road.
A293783 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A293/Hangleton Link Road.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto A293/Hangleton Link Road.
A293140 m
Turn left towards A270.
Old Shoreham Road210 m
Turn right onto Carlton Terrace/B2194. Continue on B2194.
B21941.0 km
Turn left onto Kingsway/A259.
Kingsway2.0 km
Turn left onto Hove Street/A2023. Continue on A2023.
A20231.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Nevill Road/A2023.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Nevill Road/A2023.
Nevill Road303 m
Turn left to stay on Nevill Road/A2023.
Nevill Road778 m
Turn right onto King George VI Avenue/A2038.
King George VI Avenue1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Devil's Dyke Road/A2038.
51 m
Exit the roundabout onto Devil's Dyke Road/A2038.
Devil's Dyke Road128 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Brighton & Hove Bypass.
A271.2 km
Take the Patcham exit onto A23 towards London/Gatwick.
A232.9 km
Take the Pyecombe exit towards Hassocks.
A23109 m
Take the ramp on the right towards Hassocks.
A2732.5 km
Turn right onto New Road/B2112. Continue on B2112.
B21126.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Folders Lane/B2113.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Folders Lane/B2113.
Folders Lane1.6 km
Turn left onto Keymer Road.
Keymer Road3.1 km
Turn left onto Keymer Road/B2116. Continue on B2116.
B21161.3 km
Turn left onto High Street/B2112. Continue on B2112.
B21123.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Folders Lane/B2113.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Folders Lane/B2113.
Folders Lane1.6 km
Turn right onto Keymer Road/B2113.
Keymer Road506 m
Enter Hoadley's Corner and take the 1st exit onto Keymer Road/B2113.
Hoadley's Corner26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Keymer Road/B2113. Continue on B2113.
B2113349 m
Turn left onto Queens Crescent.
Queens Crescent71 m
Turn left onto Wolstonbury Way.
Wolstonbury Way166 m
Turn right onto Station Road/B2113. Continue on B2113.
B2113184 m
Enter Hoadley's Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Keymer Road/B2113.
Hoadley's Corner42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Keymer Road/B2113.
Keymer Road3.4 km
Turn left onto Newlands Close.
Newlands Close98 m
Turn left onto Damian Way.
Damian Way248 m
Turn right onto Church Mead.
Church Mead157 m
Turn right onto Newlands Close.
Newlands Close208 m
Turn right onto Ockley Lane.
Ockley Lane3.4 km
Enter Hoadley's Corner and take the 1st exit onto Keymer Road/B2113.
Hoadley's Corner26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Keymer Road/B2113. Continue on B2113.
B2113487 m
Turn left onto Station Road.
Station Road536 m
Turn left onto London Road/B2036.
London Road702 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
Jane Murray Way670 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
Jane Murray Way851 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
Jane Murray Way615 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
70 m
Exit the roundabout onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
Jane Murray Way612 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto York Road.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto York Road.
York Road669 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Burgess Hill · Route 11 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Mill Road Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 13.2 km of this loop is dual carriageway. Build your speed on the slip road, take an effective rearward observation, and merge without forcing other traffic to brake.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
Residential streets
Narrow residential roads mean parked cars, pedestrians and reduced visibility. Cover the brake, keep your speed down and be ready to give way.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses
Start near Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.
Methodist Church
Continue to Methodist Church.
Burgess Hill
Continue to Burgess Hill.
St Wilfrid's
Continue to St Wilfrid's.
Emmanuel Centre
Continue to Emmanuel Centre.
Friend's Meeting House
Continue to Friend's Meeting House.
Wheels 'R' Us
Continue to Wheels 'R' Us.
Mill Road Roundabout
Continue to Mill Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Portslade
Continue to Portslade.
Portslade Station
Continue to Portslade Station.
Salvation Army Citadel
Continue to Salvation Army Citadel.
St. Barnabas Church
Continue to St. Barnabas Church.
Nevill
Continue to Nevill.
Nevill Road
Continue to Nevill Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Bull
Continue to Bull.
St Cosmas & St Damian
Continue to St Cosmas & St Damian.
St Edward The Confessor
Continue to St Edward The Confessor.
W M Collins
Continue to W M Collins.
Malthouse Lane Meadows
Continue to Malthouse Lane Meadows.
3Step Designs
Finish back near 3Step Designs, completing the loop.
20 turns · 1 set of lights
17 roundabouts · 12 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 13 turns · 2 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 19 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 71.8 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Burgess Hill test centre, not an official DVSA route.