Near Burgess Hill test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 17 roundabouts, 12 turns and 1 signalled junction across 35 navigation steps.
This is an independent 78.9 km practice loop near Burgess Hill test centre, taking roughly 55 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 Brighton Road Roundabout, Tyler's Green Roundabout, Birch Hotel Roundabout, Highbank Roundabout and London 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, 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, named junctions 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 161-step drive on real, named roads (about 78.8 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 Avenue166 m
Keep left to stay on Charles Avenue.
Charles Avenue561 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.
A273458 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 2nd exit.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto A23.
A236.8 km
Move left onto Brighton Road.
Brighton Road215 m
Turn left to stay on Brighton Road.
Brighton Road84 m
Turn left to stay on Brighton Road.
Brighton Road13 m
Turn left to stay on Brighton Road.
Brighton Road10 m
Turn left to stay on Brighton Road.
Brighton Road56 m
Keep right to stay on Brighton Road.
Brighton Road90 m
Turn right to take the ramp.
A239.3 km
Take the Bolney exit towards Petersfield/Haywards Heath/Cuckfield/Burgess Hill.
A23169 m
Enter Brighton Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A272/(A2300)/Petersfield.
Brighton Road Roundabout26 m
Exit the roundabout towards A272/(A2300)/Petersfield.
A272184 m
Turn right towards Petersfield.
A272764 m
Keep right to stay on A272/Cowfold Road.
A272285 m
Keep left to stay on A272/Cowfold Road.
A2721.4 km
Keep left to stay on Spronketts Lane.
Spronketts Lane107 m
Keep left to stay on Spronketts Lane.
Spronketts Lane450 m
Turn left onto Bull's Lane.
Bull's Lane20 m
Turn left.
32 m
Move right onto Spronkett's Lane.
Spronkett's Lane462 m
Keep left to take Spronketts Lane.
Spronketts Lane284 m
Turn left onto A272/Cowfold Road.
A2721.2 km
Keep left to stay on A272/Cowfold Road.
A272123 m
Keep left to stay on A272/Cowfold Road.
A272638 m
Keep left to stay on A272/Cowfold Road.
A272536 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A23.
74 m
Exit the roundabout onto A23/Brighton Road.
A231.9 km
Take the Hickstead exit.
310 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dumbrells Farm Way/A2300.
Dumbrells Farm Way1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Cuckfield Road.
92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road3.8 km
Turn left onto Marchants Road.
Marchants Road106 m
Turn right onto St. Christopher's Road.
St. Christopher's Road113 m
Turn left onto Marchants Road.
Marchants Road96 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 2nd exit onto Cuckfield Road.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road463 m
Keep straight to stay on Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road120 m
Keep left to stay on Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road2.7 km
Keep left to take A272/Cuckfield Road.
A272615 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A272/Cuckfield Bypass.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A272/Cuckfield Bypass.
A2721.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A272/Tylers Green.
33 m
Exit the roundabout onto A272/Tylers Green.
A272486 m
Enter Tyler's Green Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Butlers Green Road/B2272.
Tyler's Green Roundabout30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Butlers Green Road/B2272.
Butlers Green Road523 m
Keep straight to stay on B2272.
B2272682 m
Keep left to take B2028.
B2028703 m
Enter Commercial Square and take the 3rd exit onto Sydney Road/B2028.
Commercial Square54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sydney Road/B2028.
Sydney Road509 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B2028.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto B2028.
B20281.5 km
Turn right onto Lewes Road/B2111.
Lewes Road362 m
Turn left onto Eastern Road.
Eastern Road46 m
Turn left onto Luxford Road.
Luxford Road64 m
Turn left onto Harvest Close.
Harvest Close133 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Harvest Close.
Harvest Close133 m
Turn right onto Luxford Road.
Luxford Road64 m
Turn right onto Eastern Road.
Eastern Road46 m
Turn left onto Lewes Road/B2111. Continue on B2111.
B2111418 m
Keep left to stay on B2111.
B2111999 m
Keep left to take Bedales Hill/B2111.
Bedales Hill446 m
Turn right onto A272/Lewes Road.
A2721.1 km
Keep straight to stay on A272/Lewes Road.
A272702 m
Enter The Birch Hotel Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A272/Rocky Lane.
The Birch Hotel Roundabout10 m
Exit the roundabout onto A272/Rocky Lane.
A2721.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A272/Rocky Lane.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto A272/Rocky Lane.
A27249 m
Keep left to stay on A272/Rocky Lane.
A272582 m
Enter Sandrocks Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A272/Rocky Lane.
Sandrocks Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A272/Rocky Lane.
A272129 m
Keep left to stay on A272.
A272286 m
Enter Highbank Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rocky Lane.
Highbank Roundabout13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rocky Lane.
Rocky Lane814 m
Turn right onto Valebridge Road.
Valebridge Road1.5 km
Move right onto Leylands Road.
Leylands Road129 m
Keep left to stay on Leylands Road.
Leylands Road1.3 km
Turn left onto London Road/B2036.
London Road1.7 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 Road59 m
Keep right to stay on London Road/B2036.
London Road711 m
Keep left to stay on London Road/B2036.
London Road63 m
Turn right onto Leylands Road.
Leylands Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Leylands Park.
Leylands Park195 m
Turn left onto Maple Drive.
Maple Drive248 m
Turn left to stay on Maple Drive.
Maple Drive57 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Maple Drive.
Maple Drive57 m
Turn left to stay on Maple Drive.
Maple Drive312 m
Turn left onto Petworth Drive.
Petworth Drive194 m
Turn left 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 left to stay on Petworth Drive.
Petworth Drive104 m
Turn left onto Leylands Road.
Leylands Road455 m
Keep left to stay on Leylands Road.
Leylands Road113 m
Turn right onto Noel Rise.
Noel Rise103 m
Keep left to stay on Noel Rise.
Noel Rise408 m
Turn right onto St Wilfrids Road.
St Wilfrids Road76 m
Turn left onto Mill Road.
Mill Road302 m
Turn right onto Crescent Road.
Crescent Road523 m
Turn right onto Lower Church Road.
Lower Church Road91 m
Move left to stay on Lower Church Road.
Lower Church Road5 m
Turn right onto St Johns Road.
St Johns Road143 m
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road467 m
Turn right onto Mill Road.
Mill Road123 m
Turn right onto Crescent Road.
Crescent Road523 m
Move left onto Civic Way.
Civic Way143 m
Keep left to stay on Civic Way.
Civic Way107 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Queen Elizabeth Avenue/B2113.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queen Elizabeth Avenue/B2113.
Queen Elizabeth Avenue380 m
Turn left onto London Road/B2036.
London Road120 m
Turn left onto Station Road.
Station Road536 m
Turn left onto Station Road/B2113.
Station Road26 m
Keep right to stay on Station Road/B2113.
Station Road61 m
Enter Queen Elizabeth Avenue and take the 2nd exit.
Queen Elizabeth Avenue91 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road/B2113.
Station Road88 m
Turn right to stay on Station Road.
Station Road376 m
Turn left onto Potters Lane.
Potters Lane105 m
Keep right to stay on Potters Lane.
Potters Lane124 m
Keep right to stay on Potters Lane.
Potters Lane120 m
Keep left to stay on Potters Lane.
Potters Lane100 m
Keep right to stay on Potters Lane.
Potters Lane20 m
Turn left onto Holmesdale Road.
Holmesdale Road375 m
Turn left onto Chanctonbury Road.
Chanctonbury Road177 m
Turn left to stay on Chanctonbury Road.
Chanctonbury Road256 m
Turn right to stay on Chanctonbury Road.
Chanctonbury Road964 m
Turn left onto London Road/B2036.
London Road60 m
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 Road59 m
Keep right to stay on London Road/B2036.
London Road12 m
Turn left onto Victoria Way.
Victoria Way427 m
Turn right onto Consort Way.
Consort Way412 m
Turn right onto Jubilee Road.
Jubilee Road161 m
Turn right onto Charles Avenue.
Charles Avenue591 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 Way611 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto York Road.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto York Road.
York Road560 m
Keep left to take Charles Avenue.
Charles Avenue108 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Burgess Hill · Route 5 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near 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 Brighton Road Roundabout, Tyler's Green Roundabout, Birch Hotel Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 20.5 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 (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.
Little Waitrose
Continue to Little Waitrose.
Maidenhead Aquatics
Continue to Maidenhead Aquatics.
Brighton Road Roundabout
Continue to Brighton Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Sportsman
Continue to Sportsman.
Tyler's Green Roundabout
Continue to Tyler's Green Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
St Richards Church
Continue to St Richards Church.
Evangelical Free Church
Continue to Evangelical Free Church.
Birch Hotel Roundabout
Continue to Birch Hotel Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Highbank Roundabout
Continue to Highbank Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Wivelsfield
Continue to Wivelsfield.
Centre Church
Continue to Centre Church.
London Road
Continue to London Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Windmill
Continue to Windmill.
St John the Evangelist
Continue to St John the Evangelist.
St Wilfrid's
Continue to St Wilfrid's.
Woodlands Meed School
Continue to Woodlands Meed School.
Howdens Joinery
Continue to Howdens Joinery.
Brickworks
Continue to Brickworks.
3Step Designs
Finish back near 3Step Designs, completing the loop.
20 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 6 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 13 turns · 2 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 19 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 78.9 km and takes about 55 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Burgess Hill test centre, not an official DVSA route.