Near Burgess Hill test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 13 roundabouts, 13 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 67.5 km practice loop near Burgess Hill test centre, taking roughly 45 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 Highbank 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, 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 parks, stations, churches and pubs, 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 92-step drive on real, named roads (about 67.6 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 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 2nd exit onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
Jane Murray Way840 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Jane Murray Way/A273.
Jane Murray Way669 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/B2036.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/B2036.
London Road694 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road536 m
Turn right onto Station Road/B2113. Continue on B2113.
B2113487 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 Road3.0 km
Turn right onto Grand Avenue.
Grand Avenue455 m
Turn left onto Adastra Avenue.
Adastra Avenue348 m
Turn left onto Oldlands Avenue.
Oldlands Avenue126 m
Turn left onto Grand Avenue.
Grand Avenue202 m
Turn right onto Mackie Avenue.
Mackie Avenue563 m
Turn right onto Farnham Avenue.
Farnham Avenue196 m
Turn right onto Manor Avenue.
Manor Avenue238 m
Turn left onto Mackie Avenue.
Mackie Avenue107 m
Turn right onto Grand Avenue.
Grand Avenue137 m
Turn left onto Adastra Avenue.
Adastra Avenue475 m
Turn left onto Ockley Lane.
Ockley Lane313 m
Turn left onto Ockley Way.
Ockley Way75 m
Turn right to stay on Ockley Way.
Ockley Way201 m
Turn left to stay on Ockley Way.
Ockley Way23 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Ockley Way.
Ockley Way23 m
Turn right to stay on Ockley Way.
Ockley Way201 m
Turn left to stay on Ockley Way.
Ockley Way75 m
Turn left onto Ockley Lane.
Ockley Lane2.4 km
Turn right 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.
A271.7 km
Take the A2038 exit towards Hove.
A27385 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dyke Road Avenue.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dyke Road Avenue.
Dyke Road Avenue3.3 km
Turn left onto Old Shoreham Road/A270.
Old Shoreham Road46 m
Turn left onto Chatsworth Road.
Chatsworth Road296 m
Turn left onto Port Hall Road.
Port Hall Road83 m
Turn right onto Dyke Road.
Dyke Road3.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Devil's Dyke Road/A2038.
86 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 2nd exit onto Ditchling Road/B2112.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ditchling Road/B2112.
Ditchling Road1.4 km
Turn left onto Janes Lane.
Janes Lane1.7 km
Turn right onto Valebridge Road.
Valebridge Road1.4 km
Turn left to stay on Valebridge Road.
Valebridge Road815 m
Enter Highbank Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Rocky Lane.
Highbank Roundabout101 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rocky Lane.
Rocky Lane815 m
Turn right onto Valebridge Road.
Valebridge Road1.5 km
Move right onto Leylands Road.
Leylands Road889 m
Turn right onto Petworth Drive.
Petworth Drive104 m
Turn right to stay on Petworth Drive.
Petworth Drive53 m
Move right.
12 m
Make a right U-turn.
12 m
Move left onto Petworth Drive.
Petworth Drive53 m
Turn right to stay on Petworth Drive.
Petworth Drive51 m
Turn left onto Bramber Way.
Bramber Way298 m
Turn right onto Maple Drive.
Maple Drive584 m
Turn right to stay on Maple Drive.
Maple Drive63 m
Turn left.
3 m
Make a right U-turn.
3 m
Turn right onto Maple Drive.
Maple Drive63 m
Turn left to stay on Maple Drive.
Maple Drive879 m
Turn left onto London Road/B2036.
London Road2.0 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 left to stay on London Road/B2036.
London Road791 m
Turn left onto West Street.
West Street793 m
Enter Royal George Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Royal George Road.
Royal George Road Roundabout7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Royal George Road.
Royal George Road520 m
Turn right onto Condor Way.
Condor Way269 m
Turn left onto Victoria Avenue.
Victoria Avenue164 m
Move left onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road701 m
Turn right onto Victoria Gardens.
Victoria Gardens259 m
Move right onto Albert Drive.
Albert Drive462 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Burgess Hill · Route 2 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, Highbank Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 8.7 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.
Malthouse Lane Meadows
Start near Malthouse Lane Meadows.
Burgess Hill
Continue to Burgess Hill.
St Wilfrid's
Continue to St Wilfrid's.
Thatched Inn
Continue to Thatched Inn.
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.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
Al Quds Mosque
Continue to Al Quds Mosque.
Church of the Good Shepherd
Continue to Church of the Good Shepherd.
Bull
Continue to Bull.
Garage
Continue to Garage.
Highbank Roundabout
Continue to Highbank Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Wivelsfield
Continue to Wivelsfield.
Methodist Church
Continue to Methodist Church.
Brewers Arms
Continue to Brewers Arms.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.
St Edward the Confessor
Continue to St Edward the Confessor.
King's Church Mid-Sussex
Finish back near King's Church Mid-Sussex, 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
8 roundabouts · 19 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 67.5 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Burgess Hill test centre, not an official DVSA route.