Near Crawley test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts and 12 turns across 22 navigation steps.
This is an independent 150.2 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 Breezehurst Roundabout, Broadfield Roundabout, Bewbush Manor Roundabout, Moorhead Roundabout and Hazelwick Avenue. 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 pubs, churches, shops and named junctions, 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 237-step drive on real, named roads (about 150.1 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 3rd exit onto Brighton Road.
55 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Road.
Brighton Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brighton Road/B2114.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Road/B2114. Continue on B2114.
B21141.4 km
Turn left onto High Beeches Lane/B2110. Continue on B2110.
B21104.3 km
Turn right onto Crawley Lane.
Crawley Lane1.7 km
Turn right onto London Road/B2036.
London Road344 m
Turn right onto Redbridge Lane.
Redbridge Lane2.4 km
Move left onto High Beeches Lane/B2110.
High Beeches Lane2.3 km
Turn left 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 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 Road126 m
Turn right onto Wakehurst Drive.
Wakehurst Drive481 m
Turn right onto Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close60 m
Turn left to stay on Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close76 m
Turn left to stay on Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close11 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close11 m
Turn right to stay on Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close76 m
Turn right to stay on Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close60 m
Turn left onto Wakehurst Drive.
Wakehurst Drive482 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road/A2219.
Brighton Road126 m
Turn right onto Southgate Avenue/A2004.
Southgate Avenue64 m
Enter Southgate Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Southgate Roundabout111 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Crawley Avenue916 m
Enter Cheals Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Cheals Roundabout4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road402 m
Enter Broadfield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Broadfield Roundabout76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road525 m
Enter Breezehurst Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Breezehurst Roundabout79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road995 m
Enter Bewbush Manor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Horsham Road.
Bewbush Manor Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Horsham Road. Continue on A264.
A264935 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road.
A2641.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road. Continue on A264.
A2642.1 km
Enter Moorhead Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Crawley Road/B2195.
Moorhead Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Road/B2195.
Crawley Road824 m
Turn right onto Shepherds Way.
Shepherds Way195 m
Turn left onto Greenfields Road.
Greenfields Road120 m
Turn right to stay on Greenfields Road.
Greenfields Road29 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Greenfields Road.
Greenfields Road29 m
Turn left to stay on Greenfields Road.
Greenfields Road120 m
Turn right onto Shepherds Way.
Shepherds Way195 m
Turn left onto Crawley Road/B2195.
Crawley Road828 m
Enter Moorhead Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264.
Moorhead Roundabout72 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264.
A2642.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road.
A2641.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road. Continue on A264.
A264939 m
Enter Bewbush Manor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Bewbush Manor Roundabout46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road986 m
Enter Breezehurst Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Breezehurst Roundabout68 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road507 m
Enter Broadfield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Broadfield Roundabout60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road403 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 Road126 m
Turn right onto Wakehurst Drive.
Wakehurst Drive481 m
Turn right onto Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close60 m
Turn left to stay on Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close76 m
Turn left to stay on Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close11 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close11 m
Turn right to stay on Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close76 m
Turn right to stay on Shepherd Close.
Shepherd Close60 m
Turn left onto Wakehurst Drive.
Wakehurst Drive482 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road/A2219.
Brighton Road126 m
Turn right onto Southgate Avenue/A2004.
Southgate Avenue64 m
Enter Southgate Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Southgate Roundabout111 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Crawley Avenue916 m
Enter Cheals Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Cheals Roundabout4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road402 m
Enter Broadfield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Broadfield Roundabout76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road525 m
Enter Breezehurst Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Breezehurst Roundabout79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road995 m
Enter Bewbush Manor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Horsham Road.
Bewbush Manor Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Horsham Road. Continue on A264.
A264935 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road.
A2641.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road. Continue on A264.
A2642.1 km
Enter Moorhead Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Crawley Road/B2195.
Moorhead Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Road/B2195.
Crawley Road509 m
Turn right onto Lambs Farm Road.
Lambs Farm Road751 m
Turn left onto Greenfields Road.
Greenfields Road272 m
Turn left to stay on Greenfields Road.
Greenfields Road29 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Greenfields Road.
Greenfields Road29 m
Turn left to stay on Greenfields Road.
Greenfields Road38 m
Turn right onto Coppice Road.
Coppice Road104 m
Turn right onto Bostock Avenue.
Bostock Avenue303 m
Turn left onto Crawley Road.
Crawley Road131 m
Turn left onto Crawley Road/B2195.
Crawley Road1.1 km
Enter Moorhead Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264.
Moorhead Roundabout72 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264.
A2642.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road.
A2641.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road. Continue on A264.
A264939 m
Enter Bewbush Manor Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A264.
Bewbush Manor Roundabout83 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264.
A2642.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264.
A264287 m
Enter Pease Pottage Interchange and take the 4th exit onto A23.
Pease Pottage Interchange350 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
Turn left onto High Beeches Lane/B2110. Continue on B2110.
B21104.3 km
Turn right onto Crawley Lane.
Crawley Lane1.7 km
Turn left onto London Road/B2036. Continue on B2036.
B20364.4 km
Enter Balcome Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Balcombe Road/B2036.
Balcome Road Roundabout38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Balcombe Road/B2036.
Balcombe Road491 m
Enter Balcome Road Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto M23.
Balcome Road Roundabout131 m
Exit the roundabout onto M23.
M232.8 km
Take exit 10 onto A264/A2011 towards Crawley/E. Grinstead.
M23349 m
Enter Crawley Interchange and take the 1st exit towards A2011/Crawley/Manor Royal.
Crawley Interchange30 m
Exit the roundabout towards A2011/Crawley/Manor Royal.
Crawley Avenue2.0 km
Enter Hazelwick Avenue and take the 3rd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A2011.
Hazelwick Avenue157 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Avenue/A2011.
Crawley Avenue1.2 km
Enter Tushmore Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Tushmore Roundabout57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Crawley Avenue800 m
Enter Ifield Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ifield Avenue.
Ifield Roundabout96 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ifield Avenue.
Ifield Avenue72 m
Turn left onto Ifield Drive.
Ifield Drive1.3 km
Turn right onto Rudgwick Road.
Rudgwick Road79 m
Turn right onto Rusper Road.
Rusper Road420 m
Turn right onto Parham Road.
Parham Road284 m
Turn right onto Ifield Drive.
Ifield Drive660 m
Turn left onto Overdene Drive.
Overdene Drive569 m
Turn left onto Gossops Drive.
Gossops Drive259 m
Turn right onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Crawley Avenue753 m
Enter Cheals Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Cheals Roundabout92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road402 m
Enter Broadfield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Broadfield Roundabout76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road525 m
Enter Breezehurst Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Breezehurst Roundabout79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road995 m
Enter Bewbush Manor Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Horsham Road.
Bewbush Manor Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Horsham Road. Continue on A264.
A264935 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road.
A2641.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road. Continue on A264.
A2642.1 km
Enter Moorhead Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Crawley Road/B2195.
Moorhead Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Road/B2195.
Crawley Road509 m
Turn right onto Lambs Farm Road.
Lambs Farm Road751 m
Turn left onto Greenfields Road.
Greenfields Road391 m
Turn right onto Shepherds Way.
Shepherds Way195 m
Turn left onto Crawley Road/B2195.
Crawley Road828 m
Enter Moorhead Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264.
Moorhead Roundabout72 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264.
A2642.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road.
A2641.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264/Crawley Road.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264/Crawley Road. Continue on A264.
A264939 m
Enter Bewbush Manor Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A264.
Bewbush Manor Roundabout83 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264.
A2642.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A264.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A264.
A264287 m
Enter Pease Pottage Interchange and take the 4th exit onto A23.
Pease Pottage Interchange350 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
Turn left onto High Beeches Lane/B2110. Continue on B2110.
B21104.3 km
Turn right onto Crawley Lane.
Crawley Lane1.7 km
Turn right onto London Road/B2036.
London Road344 m
Turn right onto Redbridge Lane.
Redbridge Lane2.4 km
Move left onto High Beeches Lane/B2110.
High Beeches Lane2.3 km
Turn right onto London Road/B2114. Continue on B2114.
B21141.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Brighton Road.
45 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Road.
Brighton Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Horsham Road.
7 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 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
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Crawley · Route 16 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 Breezehurst Roundabout, Broadfield Roundabout, Bewbush Manor Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 42.0 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.
Black Swan
Start near Black Swan.
St. Saviour's Church
Continue to St. Saviour's Church.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
M&S Foodhall
Continue to M&S Foodhall.
St Mary, Balcombe
Continue to St Mary, Balcombe.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Red Lion
Continue to Red Lion.
Breezehurst Roundabout
Continue to Breezehurst Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Broadfield Roundabout
Continue to Broadfield Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Bewbush Manor Roundabout
Continue to Bewbush Manor Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Moorhead Roundabout
Continue to Moorhead Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Norfolk Arms
Continue to Norfolk Arms.
Squires Garden Centre
Continue to Squires Garden Centre.
Pizza Plus
Continue to Pizza Plus.
All Saints' Church
Continue to All Saints' Church.
Cowdray Arms
Continue to Cowdray Arms.
Coaching Halt
Continue to Coaching Halt.
Hazelwick Avenue
Continue to Hazelwick Avenue, taking the junction with good observation.
Elim Church Crawley
Continue to Elim Church Crawley.
Pelham Buckle
Finish back near Pelham Buckle, completing the loop.
9 roundabouts · 9 turns · 1 set of lights
12 roundabouts · 6 turns · 1 set of lights
10 roundabouts · 16 turns
11 roundabouts · 11 turns
This route is 150.2 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.