Near Chichester test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 13 roundabouts and 12 turns across 32 navigation steps.
This is an independent 105.7 km practice route near Chichester 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 Stockbridge 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 shops, schools, churches 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 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 147-step drive on real, named roads (about 105.6 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.
A27281 m
Turn left onto Tangmere Road.
Tangmere Road493 m
Turn left onto Meadow Way.
Meadow Way732 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A27/Arundel Road.
92 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 Westhampnett Road and take the 4th exit onto Portfield Way/A285.
Westhampnett Road74 m
Exit the roundabout onto Portfield Way/A285.
Portfield Way248 m
Enter Portfield Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Portfield Way/A285.
Portfield Roundabout209 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 Lane236 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 2nd exit onto West Street.
Westgate Roundabout19 m
Exit the roundabout onto West Street.
West Street207 m
Turn left onto Tower Street.
Tower Street114 m
Turn right to stay on Tower Street.
Tower Street2 m
Move right onto The Woolstaplers.
The Woolstaplers96 m
Turn left onto Chapel Street.
Chapel Street195 m
Turn right onto North Walls.
North Walls150 m
Turn left onto North Street.
North Street50 m
Enter Churchside and take the 5th exit onto Broyle Road/A286.
Churchside259 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broyle Road/A286. Continue on A286.
A2869.8 km
Turn left to stay on A286.
A2868.0 km
Move right onto Chichester Road.
Chichester Road664 m
Turn left onto West Street.
West Street86 m
Turn right onto Wool Lane.
Wool Lane58 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Wool Lane.
Wool Lane58 m
Turn left onto West Street.
West Street102 m
Turn right onto South Street.
South Street665 m
Move left onto A286.
A2868.0 km
Turn right to stay on A286.
A2869.8 km
Enter Northgate and take the 5th exit onto Orchard Street/A286.
Northgate200 m
Exit the roundabout onto Orchard Street/A286.
Orchard Street530 m
Enter Westgate Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto West Street.
Westgate Roundabout19 m
Exit the roundabout onto West Street.
West Street207 m
Turn left onto Tower Street.
Tower Street114 m
Turn right to stay on Tower Street.
Tower Street2 m
Move right onto The Woolstaplers.
The Woolstaplers96 m
Turn right onto Chapel Street.
Chapel Street131 m
Turn right onto West Street.
West Street291 m
Enter Westgate Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Avenue de Chartres/A286.
Westgate Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Avenue de Chartres/A286.
Avenue de Chartres380 m
Enter Westgate Link Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Via Ravenna/A259.
Westgate Link Roundabout74 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 2nd exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Fishbourne Roundabout46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A271.0 km
Keep right to stay on A27/Chichester Bypass.
A2779 m
Enter Stockbridge Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Stockbridge Roundabout83 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.
B21451.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B2166.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto B2166.
B21661.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B2166.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto B2166.
B21664.9 km
Turn left onto Nyetimber Lane.
Nyetimber Lane464 m
Enter Nyetimber Lane Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cardinal's Drive.
Nyetimber Lane Roundabout52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cardinal's Drive.
Cardinal's Drive391 m
Turn left onto Link Way.
Link Way93 m
Turn right onto Kings Drive.
Kings Drive22 m
Turn right onto Payne Close.
Payne Close16 m
Turn right to stay on Payne Close.
Payne Close27 m
Turn left onto Link Way.
Link Way81 m
Turn right onto Cardinal's Drive.
Cardinal's Drive387 m
Enter Nyetimber Lane Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Nyetimber Lane.
Nyetimber Lane Roundabout13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Nyetimber Lane.
Nyetimber Lane461 m
Turn right onto Pagham Road.
Pagham Road4.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B2166.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto B2166.
B21661.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B2145.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto B2145.
B21451.1 km
Enter Whyke Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Whyke Roundabout6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A271.2 km
Enter Stockbridge Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
Stockbridge Roundabout74 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A271.1 km
Enter Fishbourne Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cathedral Way/A259.
Fishbourne Roundabout143 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cathedral Way/A259.
Cathedral Way444 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Westgate Link Road.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Westgate Link Road.
Westgate Link Road62 m
Move left onto Sherborne Road.
Sherborne Road1.2 km
Turn right onto St. Paul's Road/B2178.
St. Paul's Road675 m
Enter Northgate and take the 4th exit onto Oaklands Way/A286.
Northgate182 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oaklands Way/A286.
Oaklands Way221 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Oaklands Way/A286.
111 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oaklands Way/A286.
Oaklands Way226 m
Enter Churchside and take the 6th exit onto Broyle Road/A286.
Churchside302 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broyle Road/A286. Continue on A286.
A2862.7 km
Turn right onto Pook Lane.
Pook Lane2.9 km
Turn left onto Kennel Hill.
Kennel Hill1.4 km
Turn right onto Racecourse Road.
Racecourse Road458 m
Turn right.
65 m
Turn right.
53 m
Make a sharp left.
330 m
Turn right.
204 m
Move left onto Park Road.
Park Road1.5 km
Turn left.
8 m
Turn left.
93 m
Turn right.
347 m
Turn right onto New Barn Hill.
New Barn Hill1.6 km
Turn left onto New Road.
New Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Stane Street/A285. Continue on A285.
A285904 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A285.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A285.
A28566 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A27/Arundel Road.
A272.1 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.
A259938 m
Turn left onto Florence Road.
Florence Road395 m
Turn left onto Pound Farm Road.
Pound Farm Road349 m
Turn left onto Bognor Road/A259.
Bognor Road556 m
Turn left onto Florence Road.
Florence Road293 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chichester · Route 4 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.
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 Stockbridge Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 19.8 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.
Spar
Start near Spar.
Amicus School
Continue to Amicus School.
Swanfield Chapel
Continue to Swanfield Chapel.
Revelation Family Church
Continue to Revelation Family Church.
St Paul's Church
Continue to St Paul's Church.
St. Nicholas
Continue to St. Nicholas.
Selsey Arms
Continue to Selsey Arms.
Blue Bell
Continue to Blue Bell.
St Mary Magdalene and St Denys Church Midhurst
Continue to St Mary Magdalene and St Denys Church Midhurst.
West Dean CofE Primary School
Continue to West Dean CofE Primary School.
Crate & Apple
Continue to Crate & Apple.
Stockbridge Roundabout
Continue to Stockbridge Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Walnut Tree
Continue to Walnut Tree.
Bear Inn
Continue to Bear Inn.
Lion
Continue to Lion.
North Mundham Primary School
Continue to North Mundham Primary School.
Chichester Baptist Church
Continue to Chichester Baptist Church.
Lavant Village Green
Continue to Lavant Village Green.
Richmond Arms
Continue to Richmond Arms.
Four Chesnuts
Finish back near Four Chesnuts, completing the loop.
10 roundabouts · 11 turns · 1 set of lights
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 105.7 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chichester test centre, not an official DVSA route.