Near Burgess Hill test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts and 16 turns across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 36.2 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.
Along the way you'll meet Queen Elizabeth Avenue. 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, 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, pubs, shops 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 36.2 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 Road473 m
Turn left onto Fairfield Road.
Fairfield Road460 m
Turn left onto West Street.
West Street616 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 Road986 m
Turn right onto London Road/B2036.
London Road1.1 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 Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Leylands Park.
Leylands Park195 m
Turn left onto Maple Drive.
Maple Drive560 m
Turn left onto Petworth Drive.
Petworth Drive298 m
Turn right onto Leylands Road.
Leylands Road57 m
Turn left onto St. Peters Road.
St. Peters Road287 m
Turn right to stay on St. Peters Road.
St. Peters Road90 m
Turn right onto Highlands Drive.
Highlands Drive266 m
Turn right onto Leylands Road.
Leylands Road720 m
Turn right onto Noel Rise.
Noel Rise511 m
Turn right onto St Wilfrids Road.
St Wilfrids Road76 m
Turn left onto Mill Road.
Mill Road776 m
Turn left onto Station Road/B2113.
Station Road57 m
Turn left onto Grove Road.
Grove Road370 m
Turn left to stay on Grove Road.
Grove Road81 m
Turn right onto Mill Road.
Mill Road407 m
Turn right onto St Wilfrids Road.
St Wilfrids Road100 m
Turn right to stay on St Wilfrids Road.
St Wilfrids Road151 m
Turn left to stay on St Wilfrids Road.
St Wilfrids Road3 m
Move left onto Blackhouse Lane.
Blackhouse Lane163 m
Turn left onto Noel Rise.
Noel Rise291 m
Turn right onto St Wilfrids Road.
St Wilfrids Road76 m
Turn right onto Mill Road.
Mill Road248 m
Turn right onto Leylands Road.
Leylands Road796 m
Turn right to stay on Leylands Road.
Leylands Road1.5 km
Enter Hoadley's Corner and take the 3rd exit onto Keymer Road/B2113.
Hoadley's Corner52 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 Road2.6 km
Turn left onto Stanford Avenue.
Stanford Avenue377 m
Turn left onto Semley Road.
Semley Road321 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Semley Road.
Semley Road321 m
Turn right onto Stanford Avenue.
Stanford Avenue377 m
Turn right onto London Road/A273.
London Road2.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto London Road/B2036.
65 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 1st exit onto Junction Road.
Hoadley's Corner16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Junction Road.
Junction Road297 m
Turn right onto Inholmes Park Road.
Inholmes Park Road813 m
Turn right onto Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road485 m
Turn right onto Glendale Road.
Glendale Road220 m
Turn right onto Silverdale Road.
Silverdale Road328 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road81 m
Turn right onto Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road354 m
Turn right onto Glendale Road.
Glendale Road220 m
Turn left onto Silverdale Road.
Silverdale Road204 m
Enter Hoadley's Corner and take the 2nd exit onto Keymer Road/B2113.
Hoadley's Corner41 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 8 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
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (30, 40, 60 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.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses
Start near Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.
King's Church Mid-Sussex
Continue to King's Church Mid-Sussex.
Cricketers
Continue to Cricketers.
St Edward the Confessor
Continue to St Edward the Confessor.
Brewers Arms
Continue to Brewers Arms.
Methodist Church
Continue to Methodist Church.
Hi-Q Tyre Services
Continue to Hi-Q Tyre Services.
Centre Church
Continue to Centre Church.
Quench Bar & Kitchen
Continue to Quench Bar & Kitchen.
Wivelsfield
Continue to Wivelsfield.
All Saints' United Reformed Church
Continue to All Saints' United Reformed Church.
Burgess Hill
Continue to Burgess Hill.
St Wilfrid's
Continue to St Wilfrid's.
Garden Sage nursery
Continue to Garden Sage nursery.
St Francis of Assisi
Continue to St Francis of Assisi.
Gardiner Opticians
Continue to Gardiner Opticians.
Big Brand Beds
Continue to Big Brand Beds.
Queen Elizabeth Avenue
Continue to Queen Elizabeth Avenue, taking the junction with good observation.
Malthouse Lane Meadows
Continue to Malthouse Lane Meadows.
City Plumbing
Finish back near City Plumbing, 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 36.2 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.