Near Burgess Hill test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 12 turns and 1 signalled junction across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 51.9 km practice loop near Burgess Hill test centre, taking roughly 40 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.
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, pubs, churches and stations, 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 86-step drive on real, named roads (about 51.9 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.
Station Road138 m
Turn right onto Queens Crescent.
Queens Crescent71 m
Turn left onto Wolstonbury Way.
Wolstonbury Way166 m
Turn left onto Station Road/B2113.
Station Road303 m
Turn left 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. Continue on Keymer Road.
Keymer Road881 m
Turn right onto Greenlands Drive.
Greenlands Drive233 m
Turn right onto Greenlands Close.
Greenlands Close168 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Greenlands Close.
Greenlands Close168 m
Turn left onto Greenlands Drive.
Greenlands Drive233 m
Turn left onto Keymer Road.
Keymer Road881 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 Road2.9 km
Turn right 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 right onto Ockley Lane.
Ockley Lane712 m
Turn left onto Keymer Road/B2116.
Keymer Road70 m
Turn right onto Lodge Lane.
Lodge Lane722 m
Turn right onto New Road/B2112.
New Road1.7 km
Turn left onto Clayton Hill/A273. Continue on A273.
A2731.8 km
Turn right towards London/Henfield.
A273521 m
Turn right towards London/Henfield.
A273217 m
Turn right towards London/Henfield.
A273134 m
Continue towards London/Crawley/Gatwick/Henfield.
A23661 m
Take the Dale Hill exit onto A281 towards Henfield.
West Road400 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto West Road/A281.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto West Road/A281.
West Road1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Henfield Road/A281.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Henfield Road/A281. Continue on A281.
A2816.3 km
Turn right onto Golden Square/A281. Continue on A281.
A281694 m
Turn right.
12 m
Turn left onto Manor Way.
Manor Way153 m
Turn left to stay on Manor Way.
Manor Way20 m
Turn left onto London Road/A281. Continue on A281.
A281844 m
Turn left onto Golden Square/A281. Continue on A281.
A2814.5 km
Move left onto Brighton Road/B2117.
Brighton Road3.8 km
Turn right onto High Street/B2116. Continue on B2116.
B21163.1 km
Turn left onto Grand Avenue.
Grand Avenue648 m
Turn left 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 Lane3.2 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 2nd exit onto Charles Avenue.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Charles Avenue.
Charles Avenue308 m
Turn right onto Albert Drive.
Albert Drive462 m
Move left onto Victoria Gardens.
Victoria Gardens186 m
Turn left onto Consort Way.
Consort Way501 m
Turn right onto Albert Drive.
Albert Drive137 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Burgess Hill · Route 4 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.
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
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 0.5 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.
Potters
Continue to Potters.
St Wilfrid's
Continue to St Wilfrid's.
Burgess Hill
Continue to Burgess Hill.
Rosanne Florists
Continue to Rosanne Florists.
Greyhound
Continue to Greyhound.
St Edward The Confessor
Continue to St Edward The Confessor.
Plough Inn PH
Continue to Plough Inn PH.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Rushfields Garden Centre
Continue to Rushfields Garden Centre.
Henfield Evangelical Free Church
Continue to Henfield Evangelical Free Church.
Hartleys
Continue to Hartleys.
Ginger Fox
Continue to Ginger Fox.
Hurst Butchers
Continue to Hurst Butchers.
Poacher
Continue to Poacher.
Hassocks
Continue to Hassocks.
United Reformed Church
Continue to United Reformed Church.
Polar Audio
Continue to Polar Audio.
Grovelands Open Space
Continue to Grovelands Open Space.
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 51.9 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Burgess Hill test centre, not an official DVSA route.