Near Burgess Hill test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 17 turns and 1 signalled junction across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 37.4 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, 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, 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 92-step drive on real, named roads (about 37.4 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 2nd exit onto Silverdale Road.
Hoadley's Corner27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Silverdale Road.
Silverdale Road532 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 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 right onto Silverdale Road.
Silverdale Road328 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road81 m
Turn left onto Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road130 m
Turn left onto Marlborough Drive.
Marlborough Drive813 m
Turn left onto Junction Road.
Junction Road297 m
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 Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Leylands Road.
Leylands Road796 m
Turn left onto Mill Road.
Mill Road248 m
Turn left onto St Wilfrids Road.
St Wilfrids Road76 m
Turn left onto Noel Rise.
Noel Rise291 m
Turn right onto Blackhouse Lane.
Blackhouse Lane163 m
Move right onto St Wilfrids Road.
St Wilfrids Road3 m
Turn right to stay on St Wilfrids Road.
St Wilfrids Road240 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 Road655 m
Turn right onto Leylands Road.
Leylands Road377 m
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
Move right onto Station Road/B2113.
Station Road240 m
Turn left to stay on Station Road.
Station Road536 m
Turn left onto London Road/B2036.
London Road702 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 Road189 m
Turn left onto Portland Road.
Portland Road105 m
Turn right to stay on Portland Road.
Portland Road143 m
Turn left onto Royal George Road.
Royal George Road865 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 Street621 m
Turn right onto Fairfield Road.
Fairfield Road460 m
Turn right onto Royal George Road.
Royal George Road474 m
Turn left onto Victoria Avenue.
Victoria Avenue280 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 9 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.
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.
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.
Top House
Continue to Top House.
All Saints' United Reformed Church
Continue to All Saints' United Reformed Church.
Grovelands Open Space
Continue to Grovelands Open Space.
Friars Oak
Continue to Friars Oak.
St Francis of Assisi
Continue to St Francis of Assisi.
PDH Hassocks
Continue to PDH Hassocks.
Co-operative Food
Continue to Co-operative Food.
Watermill Inn
Continue to Watermill Inn.
Wivelsfield
Continue to Wivelsfield.
Quench Bar & Kitchen
Continue to Quench Bar & Kitchen.
Brewers Arms
Continue to Brewers Arms.
St Edward the Confessor
Continue to St Edward the Confessor.
Cricketers
Continue to Cricketers.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.
King's Church Mid-Sussex
Continue to King's Church Mid-Sussex.
Pepper Drive Park
Finish back near Pepper Drive Park, 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 37.4 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.