Near Chichester test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts, 11 turns and 1 signalled junction across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 120.9 km practice route near Chichester test centre, taking roughly 35 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 Whyke Roundabout and Portfield 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, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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, shops, pubs and schools, 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 Chichester 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 247-step drive on real, named roads (about 123.4 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east.
24 m
Turn left.
42 m
Turn left onto City Fields Way.
City Fields Way102 m
Turn right onto Meadow Way.
Meadow Way196 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A272.8 km
Turn left onto Longacres Way/B2144.
Longacres Way930 m
Turn right onto Shopwhyke Road.
Shopwhyke Road449 m
Turn right onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A27438 m
Enter Portfield Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Portfield Roundabout202 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A27141 m
Turn left onto Western Road/B2144.
Western Road314 m
Turn right onto Longacres Way/B2144.
Longacres Way236 m
Turn right onto Shopwhyke Road.
Shopwhyke Road418 m
Turn left to stay on Shopwhyke Road.
Shopwhyke Road4 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Shopwhyke Road.
Shopwhyke Road4 m
Turn right to stay on Shopwhyke Road.
Shopwhyke Road418 m
Turn right onto Shopwhyke Road/B2144.
Shopwhyke Road235 m
Keep right to stay on Shopwhyke Road/B2144.
Shopwhyke Road312 m
Turn right onto Drayton Lane/B2144.
Drayton Lane1.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Chichester A259/Portsmouth (A27).
67 m
Exit the roundabout towards Chichester A259/Portsmouth (A27).
A2591.6 km
Enter Bognor Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A259.
Bognor Road Roundabout79 m
Exit the roundabout onto A259.
A259607 m
Turn left onto York Road.
York Road506 m
Turn right onto Bognor Road/A259. Continue on A259.
A259927 m
Enter Bognor Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Vinnetrow Road.
Bognor Road Roundabout85 m
Exit the roundabout onto Vinnetrow Road.
Vinnetrow Road1.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Vinnetrow Road.
82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Vinnetrow Road.
Vinnetrow Road1.7 km
Enter Bognor Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
Bognor Road Roundabout1.4 km
Enter Portfield Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
Portfield Roundabout144 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A27125 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27157 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27156 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27113 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27277 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27124 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27234 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27112 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27157 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27123 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27153 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A271.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A274.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
108 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A274.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A273.0 km
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27170 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A2792 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27110 m
Enter Portfield Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Portfield Roundabout7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A2754 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Chichester Bypass.
A271.2 km
Enter Bognor Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Portsmouth/A27.
Bognor Road Roundabout60 m
Exit the roundabout towards Portsmouth/A27.
A2719 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Chichester Bypass towards Portsmouth/A27.
A271.1 km
Enter Whyke Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Whyke Roundabout53 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A271.2 km
Enter Stockbridge Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Stockbridge Road/A286.
Stockbridge Roundabout234 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stockbridge Road/A286.
Stockbridge Road283 m
Turn left onto Grosvenor Road.
Grosvenor Road380 m
Turn right onto Belgrave Crescent.
Belgrave Crescent444 m
Turn left onto Grosvenor Road.
Grosvenor Road129 m
Turn right onto Stockbridge Road/A286.
Stockbridge Road282 m
Enter Stockbridge Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Stockbridge Roundabout144 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A271.1 km
Enter Whyke Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto B2145.
Whyke Roundabout95 m
Exit the roundabout onto B2145.
B2145901 m
Keep right to stay on B2145.
B2145226 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B2166.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto B2166.
B2166237 m
Keep right to stay on B2166.
B2166140 m
Keep right to stay on B2166.
B2166111 m
Keep right to stay on B2166.
B216696 m
Move right onto Church Road.
Church Road12 m
Keep left to stay on Church Road.
Church Road130 m
Turn right.
81 m
Keep left at the fork.
62 m
Turn left onto Post Office Lane.
Post Office Lane145 m
Move right to stay on Post Office Lane.
Post Office Lane362 m
Move left onto Fisher Lane.
Fisher Lane24 m
Keep right to stay on Fisher Lane.
Fisher Lane977 m
Move left onto Manor Lane.
Manor Lane471 m
Keep left to stay on Manor Lane.
Manor Lane124 m
Keep left to stay on Manor Lane.
Manor Lane130 m
Keep left to stay on Manor Lane.
Manor Lane110 m
Keep right to stay on Manor Lane.
Manor Lane75 m
Move left onto Punches Lane.
Punches Lane349 m
Move left.
49 m
Keep right at the fork.
107 m
Keep left at the fork.
111 m
Keep left at the fork.
224 m
Move right onto Runcton Lane.
Runcton Lane1.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Vinnetrow Road.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Vinnetrow Road.
Vinnetrow Road1.7 km
Enter Bognor Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Bognor Road Roundabout102 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A271.3 km
Enter Portfield Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
Portfield Roundabout144 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A27125 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27157 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27156 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27113 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27277 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27124 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27107 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27127 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27112 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27157 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27123 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27153 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A271.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A274.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A27665 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A271.8 km
Turn right onto Yapton Lane/B2132. Continue on Yapton Lane.
Yapton Lane1.4 km
Keep right to take Yapton Lane/B2132.
Yapton Lane2.5 km
Turn right onto Main Road/B2233.
Main Road237 m
Turn left onto Drove Lane.
Drove Lane1.5 km
Turn right.
439 m
Make a right U-turn.
439 m
Turn left onto Drove Lane.
Drove Lane1.5 km
Turn right onto Main Road/B2233.
Main Road207 m
Keep left to stay on Main Road/B2233.
Main Road534 m
Keep right to stay on Main Road/B2233.
Main Road9 m
Turn right onto Bilsham Road/B2132.
Bilsham Road2.0 km
Turn right onto Grevatt's Lane/A259.
Grevatt's Lane71 m
Turn left onto Yapton Road/B2132.
Yapton Road204 m
Keep right to stay on Yapton Road/B2132.
Yapton Road356 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Yapton Road/B2132.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Yapton Road/B2132.
Yapton Road32 m
Keep left to stay on Yapton Road/B2132.
Yapton Road270 m
Turn right onto Middleton Road/B2132.
Middleton Road1.2 km
Keep left to stay on Middleton Road/B2132.
Middleton Road121 m
Turn left onto Felpham Way/B2259.
Felpham Way1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Felpham Way/B2259.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Felpham Way/B2259.
Felpham Way594 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Bognor Regis/Chichester/B2259.
39 m
Exit the roundabout towards Bognor Regis/Chichester/B2259.
Upper Bognor Road245 m
Keep right to stay on Upper Bognor Road/B2259.
Upper Bognor Road45 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Upper Bognor Road/B2259.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upper Bognor Road/B2259. Continue on B2259.
B2259812 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Bersted/Pagham/A2259.
92 m
Exit the roundabout towards Bersted/Pagham/A2259.
Chichester Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Central Avenue.
Central Avenue295 m
Turn left onto Central Drive.
Central Drive14 m
Turn right to stay on Central Drive.
Central Drive143 m
Turn left onto Chalcraft Lane.
Chalcraft Lane32 m
Keep left to stay on Chalcraft Lane.
Chalcraft Lane184 m
Turn left onto Stroud Green Drive.
Stroud Green Drive85 m
Turn left to stay on Stroud Green Drive.
Stroud Green Drive126 m
Turn left onto Birdham Close.
Birdham Close119 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Birdham Close.
Birdham Close119 m
Turn right onto Stroud Green Drive.
Stroud Green Drive126 m
Turn right to stay on Stroud Green Drive.
Stroud Green Drive85 m
Turn right onto Chalcraft Lane.
Chalcraft Lane184 m
Keep right to stay on Chalcraft Lane.
Chalcraft Lane453 m
Turn left onto Chichester Road/B2259.
Chichester Road105 m
Keep left to stay on Chichester Road/B2259.
Chichester Road618 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Chichester/A259/Portsmouth/(A27).
26 m
Exit the roundabout towards Chichester/A259/Portsmouth/(A27).
A2598 m
Keep right to stay on A259/Chichester Road towards Chichester/A259/Portsmouth/(A27).
A259243 m
Keep right to stay on A259/Chichester Road.
A259299 m
Keep straight to stay on A259/Chichester Road.
A2591.1 km
Keep right to stay on A259/Chichester Road.
A259145 m
Keep right to stay on A259/Chichester Road.
A2591.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Chichester A259/Portsmouth (A27).
29 m
Exit the roundabout towards Chichester A259/Portsmouth (A27).
A2591.6 km
Enter Bognor Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Portsmouth/A27.
Bognor Road Roundabout25 m
Exit the roundabout towards Portsmouth/A27.
A2763 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Chichester Bypass towards Portsmouth/A27.
A271.0 km
Enter Whyke Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Whyke Roundabout53 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A271.2 km
Enter Stockbridge Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Stockbridge Roundabout188 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A271.1 km
Enter Whyke Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Whyke Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A2727 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Chichester Bypass.
A271.1 km
Enter Bognor Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Bognor Road Roundabout57 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A271.3 km
Enter Portfield Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
Portfield Roundabout144 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A27125 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27157 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27156 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27113 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27277 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27124 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27107 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27127 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27112 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27280 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27153 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A271.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A274.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
108 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A274.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A273.0 km
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27170 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A2792 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27110 m
Enter Portfield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Portfield Way/A285.
Portfield Roundabout89 m
Exit the roundabout onto Portfield Way/A285.
Portfield Way273 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Chichester/Midhurst/A285.
12 m
Exit the roundabout towards Chichester/Midhurst/A285.
Westhampnett Road102 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards City Centre/ Hospital/ A & E.
1 m
Exit the roundabout towards City Centre/ Hospital/ A & E.
A285919 m
Keep left to take St. Pancras/A285.
St. Pancras75 m
Move left onto Needlemakers/A285. Continue on Needlemakers.
Needlemakers585 m
Turn right onto Whyke Road/B2145.
Whyke Road149 m
Keep left to stay on Whyke Road/B2145.
Whyke Road206 m
Keep left to stay on Whyke Road/B2145.
Whyke Road119 m
Keep left to stay on Whyke Road/B2145.
Whyke Road50 m
Turn left onto Quarry Lane.
Quarry Lane50 m
Keep right to stay on Quarry Lane.
Quarry Lane597 m
Turn left to stay on Quarry Lane.
Quarry Lane162 m
Turn left onto A259.
A259826 m
Turn right onto Blackberry Lane.
Blackberry Lane408 m
Turn left onto Florence Road.
Florence Road299 m
Turn right onto Oving Road/B2144.
Oving Road484 m
Move left onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A27415 m
Enter Portfield Roundabout and take the 4th exit.
Portfield Roundabout202 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A2784 m
Keep right to stay on A27/Chichester Bypass.
A2756 m
Turn left onto Western Road/B2144.
Western Road314 m
Turn right onto Longacres Way/B2144. Continue on B2144.
B2144783 m
Turn right onto Drayton Lane/B2144.
Drayton Lane764 m
Turn left onto Oving Road.
Oving Road205 m
Keep right to stay on Oving Road.
Oving Road190 m
Keep right to stay on Oving Road.
Oving Road716 m
Keep right to take High Street.
High Street125 m
Move right onto Oving Road.
Oving Road587 m
Turn right onto Colworth Lane.
Colworth Lane445 m
Turn left onto Woodhorn Lane.
Woodhorn Lane469 m
Turn left to stay on Woodhorn Lane.
Woodhorn Lane386 m
Keep left to stay on Woodhorn Lane.
Woodhorn Lane88 m
Turn left onto Oving Road.
Oving Road970 m
Move left onto High Street.
High Street2.0 km
Turn left onto Shopwhyke Road/B2144.
Shopwhyke Road548 m
Turn left to stay on Shopwhyke Road.
Shopwhyke Road154 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chichester · Route 11 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.
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 Whyke Roundabout, Portfield Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 62.6 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.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Start near Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Walnut Tree
Continue to Walnut Tree.
Wickham Arms
Continue to Wickham Arms.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Amicus School
Continue to Amicus School.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Whyke Roundabout
Continue to Whyke Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Brethren's Meeting Room
Continue to Brethren's Meeting Room.
Yapton Evangelical Free Church
Continue to Yapton Evangelical Free Church.
Community Centre
Continue to Community Centre.
Felpham Methodist Church
Continue to Felpham Methodist Church.
Downview Road
Continue to Downview Road.
First Steps Child Care
Continue to First Steps Child Care.
Royal Oak
Continue to Royal Oak.
Portfield Roundabout
Continue to Portfield Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Swanfield Chapel
Continue to Swanfield Chapel.
Crown Inn
Continue to Crown Inn.
Four Chesnuts
Finish back near Four Chesnuts, completing the loop.
13 roundabouts · 12 turns
8 roundabouts · 16 turns · 2 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 20 turns · 2 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 17 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 120.9 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chichester test centre, not an official DVSA route.