Near Crawley test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 14 roundabouts, 15 turns and 1 signalled junction across 33 navigation steps.
This is an independent 44.2 km practice route near Crawley test centre, taking roughly 50 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 Cheals 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, 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, pubs, churches 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 120-step drive on real, named roads (about 44.2 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 Road836 m
Turn right onto Southgate Road.
Southgate Road231 m
Turn left onto Malthouse Road.
Malthouse Road89 m
Turn right onto Brewer Road.
Brewer Road229 m
Turn left onto Southgate Drive.
Southgate Drive194 m
Turn right onto Southgate Avenue/A2004.
Southgate Avenue477 m
Turn left onto Tilgate Way.
Tilgate Way409 m
Turn right onto Ashdown Drive.
Ashdown Drive189 m
Turn left onto York Road.
York Road133 m
Turn left onto Peterborough Road.
Peterborough Road201 m
Turn left onto Titmus Drive.
Titmus Drive203 m
Turn right onto Ashdown Drive.
Ashdown Drive921 m
Turn left onto Weald Drive.
Weald Drive270 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Furnace Drive.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Furnace Drive.
Furnace Drive562 m
Turn left onto Loppets Road.
Loppets Road477 m
Turn left onto Ashdown Drive.
Ashdown Drive289 m
Turn left onto Sylvan Road.
Sylvan Road439 m
Turn left onto Furnace Drive.
Furnace Drive324 m
Turn left onto Loppets Road.
Loppets Road477 m
Turn left onto Ashdown Drive.
Ashdown Drive289 m
Turn left onto Sylvan Road.
Sylvan Road173 m
Turn right onto Newmarket Road.
Newmarket Road449 m
Turn left onto Furnace Drive.
Furnace Drive660 m
Turn right onto Hawth Avenue.
Hawth Avenue612 m
Enter The Hawth Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Weald Drive.
The Hawth Roundabout98 m
Exit the roundabout onto Weald Drive.
Weald Drive475 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Weald Drive.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Weald Drive.
Weald Drive270 m
Turn left onto St Leonards Drive.
St Leonards Drive86 m
Turn left onto Furnace Farm Road.
Furnace Farm Road233 m
Turn left onto Ashburnham Road.
Ashburnham Road91 m
Turn right onto Weald Drive.
Weald Drive86 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Furnace Drive.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Furnace Drive.
Furnace Drive201 m
Turn right onto The Glade.
The Glade428 m
Turn right onto Weald Drive.
Weald Drive291 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Furnace Drive.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto Furnace Drive.
Furnace Drive717 m
Turn left onto Hawth Avenue.
Hawth Avenue252 m
Turn right to stay on Hawth Avenue.
Hawth Avenue19 m
Move right onto Southgate Avenue/A2004.
Southgate Avenue74 m
Turn left onto Southgate Drive.
Southgate Drive184 m
Turn right onto Brewer Road.
Brewer Road104 m
Turn left onto Hawth Close.
Hawth Close61 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Hawth Close.
Hawth Close61 m
Turn left onto Brewer Road.
Brewer Road125 m
Turn right onto Malthouse Road.
Malthouse Road356 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. Continue on A2004.
A2004384 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Exchange Road.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Exchange Road.
Exchange Road157 m
Turn left onto Kilnmead.
Kilnmead381 m
Keep left to stay on Kilnmead.
Kilnmead19 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto London Road/A2219.
12 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. Continue on A2219.
A2219569 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Pegler Way/A2219.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Pegler Way/A2219. Continue on A2219.
A2219260 m
Keep right to stay on A2219.
A2219173 m
Turn left.
27 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road/A2219.
Brighton Road1.3 km
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 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 Road524 m
Turn right onto Ewhurst Road.
Ewhurst Road332 m
Turn left to stay on Ewhurst Road.
Ewhurst Road284 m
Turn left onto Ifield Avenue.
Ifield Avenue148 m
Enter Ifield Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Ifield Roundabout115 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Crawley Avenue805 m
Enter Tushmore Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A2011.
Tushmore Roundabout91 m
Exit the roundabout onto Crawley Avenue/A2011.
Crawley Avenue1.2 km
Enter Hazelwick Avenue and take the 5th exit onto Crawley Avenue/A2011.
Hazelwick Avenue332 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 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 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 2 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 Cheals 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 (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.
West Cornwall Pasty Company
Start near West Cornwall Pasty Company.
New Moon
Continue to New Moon.
Christchurch
Continue to Christchurch.
St Bernadette's
Continue to St Bernadette's.
Grasshopper
Continue to Grasshopper.
Holy Trinity
Continue to Holy Trinity.
Green Fields Baptist Church
Continue to Green Fields Baptist Church.
New Life Church Crawley
Continue to New Life Church Crawley.
St Andrew's Church
Continue to St Andrew's Church.
Railway
Continue to Railway.
Crawley
Continue to Crawley.
Bar 7 Crawley
Continue to Bar 7 Crawley.
Legends Sports & Music bar
Continue to Legends Sports & Music bar.
Freeman Brothers
Continue to Freeman Brothers.
WHSmith
Continue to WHSmith.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Cheals Roundabout
Continue to Cheals Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Apple Tree
Continue to Apple Tree.
Hazelwick Avenue
Finish back near Hazelwick Avenue, 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 44.2 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Crawley test centre, not an official DVSA route.