Near Crawley test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 17 roundabouts, 9 turns and 1 signalled junction across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 79.7 km practice route near Crawley test centre, taking roughly 45 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 Hazelwick Avenue, Ifield Roundabout, Cheals Roundabout and Broadfield 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 pubs, named junctions, shops 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 152-step drive on real, named roads (about 79.7 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. Continue on A2219.
A22191.5 km
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 3rd exit onto Northgate Avenue/A2004.
81 m
Exit the roundabout onto Northgate Avenue/A2004.
Northgate Avenue1.5 km
Turn left 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 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 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 Road496 m
Turn right onto Stanhope Road.
Stanhope Road31 m
Turn right onto Brougham Lane.
Brougham Lane77 m
Turn left onto Hansom Way.
Hansom Way234 m
Turn right onto Brougham Lane.
Brougham Lane43 m
Turn left onto Stanhope Road.
Stanhope Road31 m
Turn left onto Horsham Road.
Horsham Road495 m
Turn right to stay on 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 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 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 3rd exit onto Bewbush Drive.
Broadfield Roundabout155 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bewbush Drive.
Bewbush Drive616 m
Turn right onto Mowbray Drive.
Mowbray Drive470 m
Turn right onto Buckswood Drive.
Buckswood Drive665 m
Turn left onto Kingscote Hill.
Kingscote Hill423 m
Turn right onto Buckswood Drive.
Buckswood Drive216 m
Turn right onto Kingscote Hill.
Kingscote Hill72 m
Turn left onto Chatfields.
Chatfields149 m
Turn left.
3 m
Make a right U-turn.
3 m
Turn right onto Chatfields.
Chatfields149 m
Turn left onto Kingscote Hill.
Kingscote Hill351 m
Turn right onto Buckswood Drive.
Buckswood Drive548 m
Turn right onto Dower Walk.
Dower Walk171 m
Turn left to stay on Dower Walk.
Dower Walk124 m
Turn left to stay on Dower Walk.
Dower Walk22 m
Turn right to stay on Dower Walk.
Dower Walk62 m
Turn left onto Buckswood Drive.
Buckswood Drive707 m
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 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 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 Road496 m
Turn right onto Stanhope Road.
Stanhope Road31 m
Turn right onto Brougham Lane.
Brougham Lane77 m
Turn left onto Hansom Way.
Hansom Way234 m
Turn right onto Brougham Lane.
Brougham Lane43 m
Turn left onto Stanhope Road.
Stanhope Road31 m
Turn left onto Horsham Road.
Horsham Road495 m
Turn right to stay on 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 4th exit onto M23.
Pease Pottage Interchange325 m
Exit the roundabout onto M23.
M237.2 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 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.
A237.3 km
Take the Warninglid exit.
A2368 m
Turn left to take the ramp.
Staplefield Lane116 m
Turn left towards Cuckfield/Haywards Heath/Staplefield.
Sloughgreen Lane1.7 km
Turn right onto Staplefield Road/B2114.
B21142.0 km
Move right onto Whitemans Green/B2036. Continue on B2036.
B2036960 m
Turn left onto Broad Street.
Broad Street541 m
Turn left onto London Lane/B2184.
London Lane28 m
Turn left to stay on London Lane/B2184.
London Lane546 m
Turn right onto London Road/B2036. Continue on B2036.
B2036601 m
Turn right onto Whitemans Green/B2036. Continue on B2036.
B203610.6 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 2nd exit towards Town Centre/ Pound Hill/ Horley.
Balcome Road Roundabout65 m
Exit the roundabout towards Town Centre/ Pound Hill/ Horley.
Balcombe Road569 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Balcombe Road/B2036.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Balcombe Road/B2036.
Balcombe Road412 m
Turn left onto Worth Road.
Worth Road852 m
Turn left onto Haslett Avenue East/A2220.
Haslett Avenue East310 m
Keep right to stay on Haslett Avenue East.
Haslett Avenue East61 m
Turn right onto Hazelwick Avenue.
Hazelwick Avenue72 m
Turn left onto Hazelwick Road.
Hazelwick Road358 m
Turn left onto North Road.
North Road302 m
Turn right onto Three Bridges Road.
Three Bridges Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Haslett Avenue East/A2220.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto Haslett Avenue East/A2220.
Haslett Avenue East121 m
Turn left onto Southgate Avenue/A2004.
Southgate Avenue108 m
Turn right onto Station Way/A2220.
Station Way101 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Station Way/A2220.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Way/A2220. Continue on Station Way.
Station Way436 m
Turn left.
27 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road/A2219.
Brighton Road69 m
Turn left onto East Park.
East Park218 m
Turn right onto Malthouse Road.
Malthouse Road356 m
Turn left onto Brewer Road.
Brewer Road125 m
Turn right 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 left onto Malthouse Road.
Malthouse Road89 m
Turn right onto Southgate Road.
Southgate Road231 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road/A2219.
Brighton Road755 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Crawley · Route 3 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 Ifield Roundabout, Cheals Roundabout, Broadfield Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 12.4 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 (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.
New Moon
Start near New Moon.
Railway
Continue to Railway.
Hazelwick Avenue
Continue to Hazelwick Avenue, taking the junction with good observation.
Holland & Barrett
Continue to Holland & Barrett.
Ifield Roundabout
Continue to Ifield Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Cheals Roundabout
Continue to Cheals Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Black Swan
Continue to Black Swan.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Broadfield Roundabout
Continue to Broadfield Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Squires Garden Centre
Continue to Squires Garden Centre.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Hursts
Continue to Hursts.
Rose & Crown
Continue to Rose & Crown.
Balcombe
Continue to Balcombe.
St Mary, Balcombe
Continue to St Mary, Balcombe.
Coaching Halt
Continue to Coaching Halt.
Cowdray Arms
Continue to Cowdray Arms.
St Barnabas'
Continue to St Barnabas'.
Three Bridges
Continue to Three Bridges.
Crawley
Finish back near Crawley, 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 79.7 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Crawley test centre, not an official DVSA route.