Near Chichester test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 15 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 70.8 km practice route near Chichester 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 Portfield Roundabout, Westhampnett Road, Westgate Link Roundabout, Stockbridge Roundabout and Bognor Road Roundabout and 1 more named junctions. 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 shops, churches, named junctions 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 113-step drive on real, named roads (about 70.8 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
24 m
Turn right.
48 m
Turn left onto City Fields Way.
City Fields Way52 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 Road418 m
Turn left to stay on Shopwhyke Road.
Shopwhyke Road1 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Shopwhyke Road.
Shopwhyke Road1 m
Turn right to stay on Shopwhyke Road.
Shopwhyke Road418 m
Turn left onto Longacres Way/B2144.
Longacres Way825 m
Move left onto A27/Arundel Road.
A27477 m
Keep left to stay on A27/Arundel Road.
A27110 m
Enter Portfield Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
Portfield Roundabout214 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A273.4 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.
A273.0 km
Turn left onto Nyton Road/B2233.
Nyton Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road799 m
Turn left to stay on Church Road.
Church Road107 m
Turn left onto Oving Road.
Oving Road534 m
Turn left onto Nyton Road/B2233.
Nyton Road1.4 km
Move left onto A27/Arundel Road.
A271.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A273.3 km
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.
Westhampnett Road434 m
Turn right onto Spitalfield Lane/B2178.
Spitalfield Lane457 m
Turn left onto Adelaide Road.
Adelaide Road180 m
Turn left onto Melbourne Road.
Melbourne Road199 m
Turn left onto Spitalfield Lane/B2178.
Spitalfield Lane537 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oaklands Way/A286.
55 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oaklands Way/A286.
Oaklands Way226 m
Enter Northgate and take the 3rd exit onto Orchard Street/A286.
Northgate97 m
Exit the roundabout onto Orchard Street/A286.
Orchard Street530 m
Enter Westgate Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Westgate.
Westgate Roundabout61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Westgate.
Westgate663 m
Turn left onto Westgate Link Road.
Westgate Link Road62 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Via Ravenna/A259.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Via Ravenna/A259. Continue on Via Ravenna.
Via Ravenna601 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Via Ravenna/A259.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Via Ravenna/A259.
Via Ravenna183 m
Enter Westgate Link Roundabout and take the 8th exit onto Via Ravenna/A259.
Westgate Link Roundabout280 m
Exit the roundabout onto Via Ravenna/A259.
Via Ravenna186 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Via Ravenna.
33 m
Exit the roundabout onto Via Ravenna.
Via Ravenna608 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cathedral Way/A259.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cathedral Way/A259.
Cathedral Way404 m
Enter Fishbourne Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Terminus Road.
Fishbourne Roundabout4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Terminus Road.
Terminus Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Stockbridge Road/A286.
Stockbridge Road303 m
Enter Stockbridge Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stockbridge Road/A286.
Stockbridge Roundabout69 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stockbridge Road/A286.
Stockbridge Road36 m
Turn right to stay on Stockbridge Road/A286.
Stockbridge Road35 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 2nd exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Whyke Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto 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.
A273.4 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.
A273.3 km
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.
A285995 m
Move left onto Needlemakers/A285. Continue on Needlemakers.
Needlemakers108 m
Move left onto Needlemakers/A259. Continue on A259.
A259476 m
Turn right onto Whyke Road/B2145.
Whyke Road733 m
Turn left onto Willowbed Drive.
Willowbed Drive203 m
Turn left to stay on Willowbed Drive.
Willowbed Drive39 m
Turn right to stay on Willowbed Drive.
Willowbed Drive195 m
Turn right onto Whyke Road/B2145.
Whyke Road732 m
Turn right onto Bognor Road/A259. Continue on A259.
A259820 m
Turn right onto Quarry Lane.
Quarry Lane162 m
Turn right to stay on Quarry Lane.
Quarry Lane648 m
Turn right onto Whyke Road/B2145.
Whyke Road526 m
Turn right onto Bognor Road/A259.
Bognor Road461 m
Turn left onto Florence Road.
Florence Road458 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 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. Continue on B2144.
B2144783 m
Turn right onto Drayton Lane/B2144.
Drayton Lane763 m
Turn left onto Oving Road.
Oving Road1.8 km
Turn right onto Colworth Lane.
Colworth Lane444 m
Turn left onto Woodhorn Lane.
Woodhorn Lane469 m
Turn left to stay on Woodhorn Lane.
Woodhorn Lane475 m
Turn left onto Oving Road.
Oving Road970 m
Move left onto High Street.
High Street1.2 km
Turn right onto Drayton Lane/B2144.
Drayton Lane763 m
Turn left onto Shopwhyke Road/B2144.
Shopwhyke Road548 m
Turn left to stay on Shopwhyke Road.
Shopwhyke Road153 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chichester · Route 13 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.
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 Portfield Roundabout, Westgate Link Roundabout, Stockbridge Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 39.9 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.
Chichester Bike Project
Start near Chichester Bike Project.
Kamsons.
Continue to Kamsons..
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Portfield Roundabout
Continue to Portfield Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Amicus School
Continue to Amicus School.
St Mary's Church
Continue to St Mary's Church.
Swanfield Chapel
Continue to Swanfield Chapel.
Westhampnett Road
Continue to Westhampnett Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Church of St Bartholomew
Continue to Church of St Bartholomew.
Revelation Family Church
Continue to Revelation Family Church.
Westgate Link Roundabout
Continue to Westgate Link Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Richmond
Continue to Richmond.
Stockbridge Roundabout
Continue to Stockbridge Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Bognor Road Roundabout
Continue to Bognor Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Whyke Roundabout
Continue to Whyke Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Helterskelter Records
Continue to Helterskelter Records.
Crown Inn
Continue to Crown Inn.
St Mary’s Church
Continue to St Mary’s Church.
Mazda
Continue to Mazda.
Brewers
Finish back near Brewers, completing the loop.
10 roundabouts · 11 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 12 turns
8 roundabouts · 16 turns · 2 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 20 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 70.8 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chichester test centre, not an official DVSA route.