Near Crawley test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts, 7 turns and 1 signalled junction across 19 navigation steps.
This is an independent 30.2 km practice route near Crawley test centre, taking roughly 30 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, Bewbush Manor Roundabout, Breezehurst 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 18 catalogued landmarks, including named junctions, shops, pubs and churches, 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 74-step drive on real, named roads (about 30.2 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 Road80 m
Make a sharp right.
55 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road/A2219.
Brighton Road37 m
Turn right onto Southgate Avenue/A2004.
Southgate Avenue64 m
Enter Southgate Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brighton Road/A23.
Southgate Roundabout15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Road/A23.
Brighton Road1.6 km
Enter Pease Pottage Interchange and take the 2nd exit towards Pease Pottage/Services.
Pease Pottage Interchange167 m
Exit the roundabout towards Pease Pottage/Services.
Brighton Road227 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brighton Road.
73 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Road.
Brighton Road172 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Horsham Road.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road.
Horsham Road204 m
Turn left to stay on Horsham Road.
Horsham Road3.3 km
Turn right onto Tower Road.
Tower Road1.6 km
Move left.
35 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit.
117 m
Exit the roundabout.
44 m
Move left onto Tower Road.
Tower Road1.6 km
Turn left onto Forest Road.
Forest Road3.3 km
Turn right onto Horsham Road.
Horsham Road205 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brighton Road.
5 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 2nd exit onto A264.
Pease Pottage Interchange158 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264.
A264304 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264.
A2642.2 km
Enter Bewbush Manor Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Bewbush Manor Roundabout90 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road986 m
Enter Breezehurst Roundabout and take the 1st exit.
Breezehurst Roundabout18 m
Exit the roundabout.
44 m
Move left onto Breezehurst Drive.
Breezehurst Drive671 m
Turn left onto Douster Crescent.
Douster Crescent74 m
Turn left to stay on Douster Crescent.
Douster Crescent59 m
Turn left to stay on Douster Crescent.
Douster Crescent54 m
Turn right onto Breezehurst Drive.
Breezehurst Drive306 m
Turn right onto Salvington Road.
Salvington Road66 m
Turn left to stay on Salvington Road.
Salvington Road135 m
Turn left onto Chailey Close.
Chailey Close51 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Chailey Close.
Chailey Close51 m
Turn right onto Salvington Road.
Salvington Road135 m
Turn right to stay on Salvington Road.
Salvington Road65 m
Turn left onto Breezehurst Drive.
Breezehurst Drive534 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bewbush Drive.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bewbush Drive.
Bewbush Drive690 m
Turn left onto Mowbray Drive.
Mowbray Drive799 m
Turn left onto Rother Crescent.
Rother Crescent917 m
Turn left onto Gossops Drive.
Gossops Drive713 m
Turn right onto Dower Walk.
Dower Walk418 m
Turn left onto Buckswood Drive.
Buckswood Drive460 m
Turn left to stay on Buckswood Drive.
Buckswood Drive149 m
Turn right to stay on Buckswood Drive.
Buckswood Drive413 m
Turn right onto Dower Walk.
Dower Walk418 m
Turn left onto Gossops Drive.
Gossops Drive674 m
Turn left onto Buckswood Drive.
Buckswood Drive1.0 km
Turn left onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road150 m
Enter Cheals Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Cheals Roundabout105 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 14 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.
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, Bewbush Manor Roundabout, Breezehurst Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 3.3 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 18 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Southgate Roundabout
Start near Southgate Roundabout.
West Cornwall Pasty Company
Continue to West Cornwall Pasty Company.
Black Swan
Continue to Black Swan.
WHSmith
Continue to WHSmith.
Colgate Memorial Hall
Continue to Colgate Memorial Hall.
Dragon
Continue to Dragon.
St. Saviour's Church
Continue to St. Saviour's Church.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
M&S Foodhall
Continue to M&S Foodhall.
Bewbush Manor Roundabout
Continue to Bewbush Manor Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Breezehurst Roundabout
Continue to Breezehurst Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Fish R Us
Continue to Fish R Us.
Papa John's
Continue to Papa John's.
St Alban's
Continue to St Alban's.
Windmill
Continue to Windmill.
Cheals Roundabout
Continue to Cheals Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Squires Garden Centre
Finish back near Squires Garden Centre, 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 30.2 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Crawley test centre, not an official DVSA route.