Near Burgess Hill test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 15 roundabouts, 12 turns and 1 signalled junction across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 53.0 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 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 churches, parks, stations 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 94-step drive on real, named roads (about 52.9 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 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 Road174 m
Turn right onto Condor Way.
Condor Way269 m
Turn right onto Victoria Avenue.
Victoria Avenue116 m
Turn left onto Royal George Road.
Royal George Road349 m
Enter Royal George Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Sussex Way.
Royal George Road Roundabout29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sussex Way.
Sussex Way515 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Sussex Way.
92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sussex Way.
Sussex Way519 m
Enter Royal George Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto West Street.
Royal George Road Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto West Street.
West Street404 m
Turn left onto Dunstall Avenue.
Dunstall Avenue474 m
Turn right onto Dunstall Farm Road.
Dunstall Farm Road335 m
Turn right onto St. Marys Road.
St. Marys Road76 m
Turn left onto Dunstall Avenue.
Dunstall Avenue104 m
Turn left onto West Street.
West Street393 m
Turn right onto London Road/B2036.
London Road1.6 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 Road835 m
Turn right onto Leylands Road.
Leylands Road1.5 km
Turn right to stay on Leylands Road.
Leylands Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Inholmes Park Road.
Inholmes Park Road279 m
Turn left onto Ravenswood Road.
Ravenswood Road314 m
Turn right onto Junction Road.
Junction Road372 m
Turn right onto Cants Lane.
Cants Lane741 m
Turn right onto Kings Way.
Kings Way1.3 km
Turn right onto Folders Lane/B2113.
Folders Lane656 m
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.
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 1st exit onto London Road/A273.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A273.
London Road1.7 km
Turn right onto The Fairway.
The Fairway64 m
Turn left onto St Andrews Place.
St Andrews Place123 m
Make a right U-turn onto St. Andrews Place.
St. Andrews Place123 m
Turn right onto The Fairway.
The Fairway64 m
Turn right onto London Road/A273.
London Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Hurst Road/B2116. Continue on B2116.
B21162.2 km
Turn right onto Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road123 m
Turn left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road187 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Manor Road.
Manor Road188 m
Turn left onto Cuckfield Road.
Cuckfield Road3.9 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 3rd exit onto London Road/B2036.
Fairplace Hill South Roundabout37 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/B2036.
London Road648 m
Turn left onto Leylands Road.
Leylands Road1.5 km
Move left onto Valebridge Road.
Valebridge Road53 m
Turn right onto Janes Lane.
Janes Lane1.7 km
Turn right onto Ditchling Road/B2112.
Ditchling Road1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Common Lane/B2112.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Common Lane/B2112. Continue on B2112.
B21123.0 km
Turn right onto West Street/B2116. Continue on B2116.
B21161.3 km
Turn right onto Ockley Lane.
Ockley Lane3.1 km
Turn right onto Folders Lane/B2113.
Folders Lane1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Folders Lane/B2113.
65 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.
B2113487 m
Turn left onto 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 4th exit onto Queen Elizabeth Avenue/B2113.
78 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queen Elizabeth Avenue/B2113.
Queen Elizabeth Avenue380 m
Turn left onto London Road/B2036.
London Road822 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 6 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 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.
King's Church Mid-Sussex
Start near King's Church Mid-Sussex.
St Edward the Confessor
Continue to St Edward the Confessor.
Methodist Church
Continue to Methodist Church.
Grovelands Open Space
Continue to Grovelands Open Space.
Wivelsfield
Continue to Wivelsfield.
Watermill Inn
Continue to Watermill Inn.
St Andrew's Church
Continue to St Andrew's Church.
Burgess Hill
Continue to Burgess Hill.
St Wilfrid's
Continue to St Wilfrid's.
St Francis of Assisi
Continue to St Francis of Assisi.
PDH Hassocks
Continue to PDH Hassocks.
Poacher
Continue to Poacher.
Sportsman
Continue to Sportsman.
Fairplace Hill South Roundabout
Continue to Fairplace Hill South Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Garage
Continue to Garage.
Friend's Meeting House
Continue to Friend's Meeting House.
St Cosmas & St Damian
Continue to St Cosmas & St Damian.
Top House
Continue to Top House.
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 · 6 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 13 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 53.0 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.