Near Crawley test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 12 turns and 1 signalled junction across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 37.0 km practice route near Crawley 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 Southgate Roundabout, Hazelwick Avenue, London Road Roundabout, Ifield Roundabout and Cheals 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, 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, named junctions, pubs 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 Crawley 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 114-step drive on real, named roads (about 37.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southwest on The Pavillions.
The Pavillions15 m
Turn left to stay on The Pavillions.
The Pavillions32 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road.
Brighton Road263 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brighton Road.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Road.
Brighton Road168 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brighton Road.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Road.
Brighton Road193 m
Enter Pease Pottage Interchange and take the 3rd exit towards Crawley.
Pease Pottage Interchange244 m
Exit the roundabout towards Crawley.
Brighton Road1.6 km
Enter Southgate Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Southgate Avenue/A2004.
Southgate Roundabout102 m
Exit the roundabout onto Southgate Avenue/A2004.
Southgate Avenue71 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road/A2219.
Brighton Road836 m
Turn right onto Southgate Road.
Southgate Road231 m
Turn left onto Malthouse Road.
Malthouse Road444 m
Turn left onto East Park.
East Park218 m
Turn right onto Brighton Road/A2219. Continue on A2219.
A2219238 m
Keep right to stay on A2219.
A221991 m
Turn left onto Station Way/A2220.
Station Way361 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Station Way/A2220.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Way/A2220.
Station Way93 m
Turn left onto Southgate Avenue/A2004.
Southgate Avenue102 m
Turn right onto Haslett Avenue East/A2220.
Haslett Avenue East133 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Three Bridges Road.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Three Bridges Road.
Three Bridges Road1.2 km
Turn left to stay on Three Bridges Road.
Three Bridges Road83 m
Turn left onto Belvedere Court.
Belvedere Court38 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Belvedere Court.
Belvedere Court38 m
Turn right onto Three Bridges Road.
Three Bridges Road22 m
Turn right onto New Street.
New Street187 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on New Street.
New Street130 m
Turn left onto Mill Road.
Mill Road305 m
Turn left onto Crabbet Road.
Crabbet Road226 m
Turn right onto Hazelwick Road.
Hazelwick Road187 m
Turn left onto North Road.
North Road302 m
Turn left onto Three Bridges Road.
Three Bridges Road182 m
Turn left to stay on Three Bridges Road.
Three Bridges Road61 m
Turn left onto New Street.
New Street57 m
Turn right onto Mill Road.
Mill Road93 m
Turn left onto Hazelwick Road.
Hazelwick Road279 m
Turn right onto North Road.
North Road268 m
Turn left onto Forge Lane.
Forge Lane129 m
Turn left onto Forge Road.
Forge Road88 m
Turn right onto North Road.
North Road13 m
Turn left onto Forge Road.
Forge Road97 m
Turn right onto The Birches.
The Birches197 m
Turn left to stay on The Birches.
The Birches233 m
Turn right onto Mill Road.
Mill Road288 m
Turn right onto Hazelwick Road.
Hazelwick Road92 m
Turn right onto Crabbet Road.
Crabbet Road226 m
Turn left onto Mill Road.
Mill Road75 m
Turn right onto The Birches.
The Birches34 m
Turn left onto Hazelwick Avenue.
Hazelwick Avenue152 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hazelwick Avenue.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hazelwick Avenue.
Hazelwick Avenue248 m
Keep left to stay on Hazelwick Avenue.
Hazelwick Avenue282 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A2011.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Avenue/A2011.
Crawley Avenue1.2 km
Enter Tushmore Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto London Road/A2219.
Tushmore Roundabout10 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A2219.
London Road542 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto London Road/A2219.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A2219.
London Road92 m
Enter London Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto High Street/A2219.
London Road Roundabout14 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Street/A2219.
High Street59 m
Turn left onto Northgate Road.
Northgate Road233 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Northgate Road.
Northgate Road233 m
Turn right onto High Street/A2219.
High Street56 m
Enter London Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A2219.
London Road Roundabout35 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A2219.
London Road91 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto London Road/A2219.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/A2219.
London Road317 m
Turn right onto Barnfield Road.
Barnfield Road559 m
Turn left onto Woodfield Road.
Woodfield Road160 m
Turn left onto Woodfield Close.
Woodfield Close95 m
Turn right.
31 m
Make a right U-turn.
31 m
Turn left onto Woodfield Close.
Woodfield Close95 m
Turn right onto Woodfield Road.
Woodfield Road161 m
Turn right onto Barnfield Road.
Barnfield Road559 m
Turn right onto London Road/A2219.
London Road163 m
Turn left onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Crawley Avenue824 m
Enter Ifield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Ifield Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Crawley Avenue2.1 km
Enter Cheals Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Cheals Roundabout59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Crawley Avenue914 m
Enter Southgate Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brighton Road/A23.
Southgate Roundabout56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Road/A23.
Brighton Road1.6 km
Enter Pease Pottage Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto A23.
Pease Pottage Interchange256 m
Exit the roundabout onto A23.
A23379 m
Move left to stay on A23.
A231.2 km
Take the Handcross exit towards Handcross.
362 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brighton Road/B2114.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Road/B2114. Continue on B2114.
B21141.4 km
Move right onto High Street/B2110.
High Street467 m
Move right onto Horsham Road/B2110.
Horsham Road277 m
Turn left towards London/ Crawley/ Gatwick.
Horsham Road120 m
Stay straight to take the A23 ramp.
A233.8 km
Take exit 11 onto A23/A264 towards Crawley/Horsham/Broadfield/Pease Pottage.
A23354 m
Enter Pease Pottage Interchange and take the 2nd exit towards Crawley.
Pease Pottage Interchange91 m
Exit the roundabout towards Crawley.
Brighton Road1.6 km
Enter Southgate Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Southgate Roundabout52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Crawley Avenue916 m
Enter Cheals Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Cheals Roundabout93 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Alpha Road.
Alpha Road232 m
Turn left onto Ifield Road.
Ifield Road121 m
Turn left onto Leopold Road.
Leopold Road144 m
Turn left onto Albany Road.
Albany Road201 m
Turn right onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road1.0 km
Enter Cheals Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Cheals Roundabout12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Crawley Avenue914 m
Enter Southgate Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Southgate Avenue/A2004.
Southgate Roundabout9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Southgate Avenue/A2004.
Southgate Avenue71 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road/A2219.
Brighton Road80 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Crawley · 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around 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 Southgate Roundabout, London Road Roundabout, Ifield Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 6.3 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 (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.
M&S Foodhall
Start near M&S Foodhall.
Southgate Roundabout
Continue to Southgate Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
New Moon
Continue to New Moon.
Crawley
Continue to Crawley.
Railway
Continue to Railway.
Kingdom Hall
Continue to Kingdom Hall.
Three Bridges Free Church
Continue to Three Bridges Free Church.
F&J Supplies
Continue to F&J Supplies.
Hazelwick Avenue
Continue to Hazelwick Avenue, taking the junction with good observation.
London Road Roundabout
Continue to London Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
St Elizabeth
Continue to St Elizabeth.
St. Paul's Church
Continue to St. Paul's Church.
Northgate Car & Finance Center
Continue to Northgate Car & Finance Center.
Ifield Roundabout
Continue to Ifield Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Cheals Roundabout
Continue to Cheals Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Burger King
Continue to Burger King.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Red Lion
Continue to Red Lion.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Swan
Finish back near Swan, completing the loop.
9 roundabouts · 9 turns · 1 set of lights
8 roundabouts · 12 turns
12 roundabouts · 6 turns · 1 set of lights
10 roundabouts · 16 turns
This route is 37.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Crawley test centre, not an official DVSA route.