Near Burgess Hill test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 19 turns and 1 signalled junction across 35 navigation steps.
This is an independent 61.7 km practice loop near Burgess Hill test centre, taking roughly 50 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 London Road Roundabout, Fairplace Hill North Roundabout and Fairplace Hill South Roundabout. 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, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, 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 parks, shops, pubs 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 115-step drive on real, named roads (about 61.7 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 Avenue728 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
51 m
Exit the roundabout onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
Jane Murray Way615 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A273.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto A273.
A273459 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto West End Farm Avenue.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto West End Farm Avenue.
West End Farm Avenue503 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
Dumbrells Farm Way810 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
Dumbrells Farm Way1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
102 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
Dumbrells Farm Way1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cuckfield Road.
92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Mill Lane.
Mill Lane489 m
Move right onto Northend Lane.
Northend Lane1.2 km
Enter London Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Hurstpierpoint/ Albourne/ Henfield/ Brighton.
London Road Roundabout21 m
Exit the roundabout towards Hurstpierpoint/ Albourne/ Henfield/ Brighton.
London Road603 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto London Road/B2118.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/B2118.
London Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Albourne Road/B2116. Continue on B2116.
B21163.6 km
Turn left onto London Road/A273.
London Road2.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto London Road/B2036.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/B2036.
London Road814 m
Turn left to stay on London Road/B2036.
London Road1.5 km
Enter Fairplace Hill South Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A273.
Fairplace Hill South Roundabout21 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A273.
London Road61 m
Enter Fairplace Hill North Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cuckfield Road/B2036.
Fairplace Hill North Roundabout13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cuckfield Road/B2036. Continue on B2036.
B2036926 m
Keep right to take Cuckfield Road/B2036.
Cuckfield Road140 m
Turn left to stay on Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road16 m
Turn left to stay on Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road138 m
Move right onto Cuckfield Road/B2036. Continue on B2036.
B2036925 m
Enter Fairplace Hill North Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto London Road/A273.
Fairplace Hill North Roundabout28 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A273.
London Road64 m
Enter Fairplace Hill South Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Marchants Way.
Fairplace Hill South Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Marchants Way.
Marchants Way220 m
Turn left.
50 m
Turn left.
86 m
Turn right onto Marchants Way.
Marchants Way135 m
Enter Fairplace Hill South Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Sussex Way/A273.
Fairplace Hill South Roundabout20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sussex Way/A273.
Sussex Way581 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
Jane Murray Way505 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
98 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
Dumbrells Farm Way362 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
Dumbrells Farm Way810 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cuckfield Road.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road4.0 km
Turn left onto Trinity Road.
Trinity Road247 m
Turn left onto Marchants Road.
Marchants Road409 m
Turn right onto Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road3.8 km
Move left to stay on Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road17 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
87 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
Dumbrells Farm Way824 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
Dumbrells Farm Way365 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
Jane Murray Way500 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sussex Way/A273.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sussex Way/A273.
Sussex Way583 m
Enter Fairplace Hill South Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto London Road/A273.
Fairplace Hill South Roundabout7 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A273.
London Road61 m
Enter Fairplace Hill North Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cuckfield Road/B2036.
Fairplace Hill North Roundabout13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cuckfield Road/B2036. Continue on B2036.
B2036926 m
Keep right to stay on B2036.
B20362.1 km
Turn left onto Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road9 m
Turn left to stay on Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road2.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cuckfield Road.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road4.1 km
Turn left onto High Street/B2116. Continue on B2116.
B2116870 m
Turn left onto Highfield Drive.
Highfield Drive137 m
Turn left to stay on Highfield Drive.
Highfield Drive221 m
Turn right to stay on Highfield Drive.
Highfield Drive249 m
Turn right onto Wickham Drive.
Wickham Drive36 m
Turn left onto Spinney Close.
Spinney Close239 m
Move left onto Highfield Drive.
Highfield Drive72 m
Turn right onto Cherrington Close.
Cherrington Close64 m
Turn right to stay on Cherrington Close.
Cherrington Close10 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Cherrington Close.
Cherrington Close10 m
Turn left to stay on Cherrington Close.
Cherrington Close64 m
Turn left onto Highfield Drive.
Highfield Drive72 m
Turn left to stay on Highfield Drive.
Highfield Drive221 m
Turn right to stay on Highfield Drive.
Highfield Drive249 m
Turn left onto Wickham Drive.
Wickham Drive53 m
Turn right onto College Lane.
College Lane367 m
Turn left onto Wickham Hill/B2116. Continue on B2116.
B2116990 m
Move left onto London Road/A273.
London Road28 m
Make a sharp right to stay on London Road/A273.
London Road23 m
Turn right onto Hurst Road/B2116. Continue on B2116.
B21161.0 km
Turn right onto College Lane.
College Lane1.1 km
Turn right.
94 m
Turn left onto College Lane.
College Lane1.1 km
Turn left onto Wickham Hill/B2116. Continue on B2116.
B2116990 m
Turn left onto London Road/A273.
London Road2.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto London Road/B2036.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/B2036.
London Road814 m
Turn left to stay on London Road/B2036.
London Road72 m
Turn left onto Victoria Way.
Victoria Way354 m
Turn right onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road701 m
Move right onto Victoria Avenue.
Victoria Avenue54 m
Move right to stay on Victoria Avenue.
Victoria Avenue120 m
Make a sharp left to stay on Victoria Avenue.
Victoria Avenue164 m
Move left onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road701 m
Turn right onto Victoria Gardens.
Victoria Gardens73 m
Turn right onto Consort Way.
Consort Way501 m
Turn right onto Albert Drive.
Albert Drive137 m
Turn left onto Charles Avenue.
Charles Avenue58 m
Turn right onto William Way.
William Way173 m
Turn right to stay on William Way.
William Way74 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Burgess Hill · Route 15 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.
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 London Road Roundabout, Fairplace Hill North Roundabout, Fairplace Hill South Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 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.
Malthouse Lane Meadows
Start near Malthouse Lane Meadows.
Little Waitrose
Continue to Little Waitrose.
Sportsman
Continue to Sportsman.
Duke Of York
Continue to Duke Of York.
London Road Roundabout
Continue to London Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Holy Trinity Church
Continue to Holy Trinity Church.
New Inn
Continue to New Inn.
Friars Oak
Continue to Friars Oak.
St Francis of Assisi
Continue to St Francis of Assisi.
Brewers Arms
Continue to Brewers Arms.
Methodist Church
Continue to Methodist Church.
Fairplace Hill North Roundabout
Continue to Fairplace Hill North Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Fairplace Hill South Roundabout
Continue to Fairplace Hill South Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Bennett's MOT & Service Centre Ltd
Continue to Bennett's MOT & Service Centre Ltd.
Hurstpierpoint Library
Continue to Hurstpierpoint Library.
Hurst Butchers
Continue to Hurst Butchers.
Howdens Joinery
Continue to Howdens Joinery.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.
King's Church Mid-Sussex
Continue to King's Church Mid-Sussex.
Brickworks
Finish back near Brickworks, completing the loop.
20 turns · 1 set of lights
17 roundabouts · 12 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 6 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 13 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 61.7 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Burgess Hill test centre, not an official DVSA route.