Near Crawley test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 12 roundabouts, 8 turns and 1 signalled junction across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 70.5 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, Bewbush Manor Roundabout, Breezehurst Roundabout, Broadfield Roundabout and Cheals Roundabout and 3 more named junctions. 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 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 112-step drive on real, named roads (about 70.4 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 Drive849 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Bewbush Drive.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bewbush Drive.
Bewbush Drive1.3 km
Enter Broadfield Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Bewbush Drive.
Broadfield Roundabout214 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 right onto Kingscote Hill.
Kingscote Hill72 m
Turn left onto Buckswood Drive.
Buckswood Drive375 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 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.
London Road366 m
Move left onto Whitemans Green/B2036.
Whitemans Green2.2 km
Move left onto Sloughgreen Lane/B2115. Continue on B2115.
B21152.0 km
Turn right towards A23/(M23)/London/Crawley.
Nursery Lane154 m
Enter Nursery Lane Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A23/London Road.
Nursery Lane Roundabout25 m
Exit the roundabout onto A23.
A237.2 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 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 4th exit onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Broadfield Roundabout196 m
Exit the roundabout onto Horsham Road/A2220.
Horsham Road254 m
Turn left onto Buckswood Drive.
Buckswood Drive1.0 km
Turn right onto Gossops Drive.
Gossops Drive329 m
Turn left onto Rother Crescent.
Rother Crescent917 m
Turn left onto Gossops Drive.
Gossops Drive986 m
Move left.
32 m
Move left onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Crawley Avenue1.3 km
Enter Ifield Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Crawley Avenue/A23.
Ifield Roundabout57 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 4 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 18.5 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.
Southgate Roundabout
Start near Southgate Roundabout.
West Cornwall Pasty Company
Continue to West Cornwall Pasty Company.
Black Swan
Continue to Black Swan.
Dragon
Continue to Dragon.
St. Saviour's Church
Continue to St. Saviour's Church.
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.
Broadfield Roundabout
Continue to Broadfield Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Squires Garden Centre
Continue to Squires Garden Centre.
Cheals Roundabout
Continue to Cheals Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Rose & Crown
Continue to Rose & Crown.
Nursery Lane Roundabout
Continue to Nursery Lane Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
St Alban's
Continue to St Alban's.
Windmill
Continue to Windmill.
Ifield Roundabout
Continue to Ifield Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Hazelwick Avenue
Continue to Hazelwick Avenue, taking the junction with good observation.
McDonald's
Finish back near McDonald's, 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 70.5 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.