Near Chichester test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 20 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 95.1 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 and Bognor Road 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, named junctions, schools and shops, 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 148-step drive on real, named roads (about 95.1 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.
A285990 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road69 m
Move right onto Lewis Road.
Lewis Road81 m
Turn left to stay on Lewis Road.
Lewis Road166 m
Turn right onto Melbourne Road.
Melbourne Road79 m
Turn left onto Adelaide Road.
Adelaide Road180 m
Turn right onto Spitalfield Lane/B2178.
Spitalfield Lane457 m
Turn left onto Westhampnett Road/A285.
Westhampnett Road95 m
Turn right onto St James' Road.
St James' Road935 m
Turn left onto Bognor Road/A259. Continue on A259.
A259466 m
Enter Bognor Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A259/Bognor Road.
Bognor Road Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A259/Bognor Road.
A2591.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A259/Chichester Road.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto A259/Chichester Road.
A2593.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Chichester Road/B2259.
90 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chichester Road/B2259.
Chichester Road728 m
Turn right onto Chalcraft Lane.
Chalcraft Lane842 m
Turn left onto West Meads Drive.
West Meads Drive253 m
Turn right onto Regents Way.
Regents Way161 m
Turn left onto Cambridge Drive.
Cambridge Drive109 m
Turn right onto College Close.
College Close56 m
Turn left.
46 m
Make a right U-turn.
46 m
Turn right onto College Close.
College Close56 m
Turn left onto Cambridge Drive.
Cambridge Drive109 m
Turn right onto Regents Way.
Regents Way161 m
Turn left onto West Meads Drive.
West Meads Drive252 m
Turn right onto Chalcraft Lane.
Chalcraft Lane842 m
Turn left onto Chichester Road/B2259.
Chichester Road724 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Chichester/A259/Portsmouth/(A27).
26 m
Exit the roundabout towards Chichester/A259/Portsmouth/(A27).
A2593.4 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 3rd exit onto A259.
Bognor Road Roundabout79 m
Exit the roundabout onto A259.
A2591.4 km
Move left onto The Hornet/A286. Continue on A286.
A286151 m
Turn right onto St. Pancras/A286.
St. Pancras141 m
Turn left onto New Park Road/A286.
New Park Road451 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Spitalfield Lane/B2178.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Spitalfield Lane/B2178.
Spitalfield Lane83 m
Turn left onto College Lane.
College Lane1.3 km
Turn right onto Winterbourne Road.
Winterbourne Road863 m
Turn left onto Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road138 m
Turn left to stay on Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road58 m
Turn right to stay on Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road24 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road24 m
Turn left to stay on Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road58 m
Turn left to stay on Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road155 m
Turn right onto Fordwater Road.
Fordwater Road701 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Fordwater Road.
Fordwater Road906 m
Move left onto Summersdale Road.
Summersdale Road671 m
Turn right onto Wellington Road.
Wellington Road210 m
Turn right onto Broyle Road/A286. Continue on A286.
A286565 m
Turn right onto The Broadway.
The Broadway79 m
Turn left onto Highland Road.
Highland Road388 m
Turn left onto Summersdale Road.
Summersdale Road89 m
Move left onto The Drive.
The Drive156 m
Turn left onto The Avenue.
The Avenue238 m
Turn left onto The Lane.
The Lane180 m
Turn left onto Highland Road.
Highland Road212 m
Turn left onto Summersdale Road.
Summersdale Road89 m
Move left onto The Drive.
The Drive156 m
Turn left onto The Avenue.
The Avenue411 m
Turn left onto Lavant Road/A286. Continue on A286.
A2861.5 km
Enter Northgate and take the 2nd exit onto Oaklands Way/A286.
Northgate70 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.
A2591.3 km
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 left onto Bognor Road/A259. Continue on A259.
A259164 m
Turn right onto Oving Road/B2144.
Oving Road873 m
Move left onto A27/Chichester Bypass.
A27415 m
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.
A272.8 km
Turn left onto Longacres Way/B2144.
Longacres Way930 m
Turn right onto Shopwhyke Road.
Shopwhyke Road153 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chichester · Route 6 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 Portfield Roundabout, Bognor Road Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 42.4 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.
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.
Bognor Road Roundabout
Continue to Bognor Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Yeomans
Continue to Yeomans.
Royal Oak
Continue to Royal Oak.
T J Interiors Ltd
Continue to T J Interiors Ltd.
St Pancras Church
Continue to St Pancras Church.
Wickham Arms
Continue to Wickham Arms.
Chichester Rugby Football Club
Continue to Chichester Rugby Football Club.
Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital
Continue to Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital.
Bell
Continue to Bell.
St Paul's Church
Continue to St Paul's Church.
Lavant Village Green
Continue to Lavant Village Green.
Richmond Arms
Continue to Richmond Arms.
Pets Corner
Continue to Pets Corner.
Crown Inn
Finish back near Crown Inn, completing the loop.
10 roundabouts · 11 turns · 1 set of lights
13 roundabouts · 12 turns
8 roundabouts · 16 turns · 2 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 17 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 95.1 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.