Near Eastbourne test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 16 turns and 1 signalled junction across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 42.1 km practice route near Eastbourne test centre, taking roughly 40 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 Seaside Roundabout, Birch Roundabout, Lottbridge Roundabout, Shinewater Roundabout and Broadwater 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, 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 churches, named junctions, shops and schools, 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 Eastbourne 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 118-step drive on real, named roads (about 42.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east on Wartling Road.
Wartling Road128 m
Turn right to stay on Wartling Road.
Wartling Road81 m
Enter Sovereign Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lottbridge Drove.
Sovereign Roundabout19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lottbridge Drove.
Lottbridge Drove502 m
Enter Seaside Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside422 m
Turn left onto Rye Street.
Rye Street178 m
Turn left onto Wartling Road.
Wartling Road124 m
Turn left onto Winchelsea Road.
Winchelsea Road249 m
Turn left onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside625 m
Turn left onto Beach Road/B2106.
Beach Road234 m
Turn right onto Sidley Road/B2106.
Sidley Road158 m
Turn left onto Royal Parade.
Royal Parade50 m
Turn left to stay on Royal Parade.
Royal Parade167 m
Turn left onto Beach Road.
Beach Road93 m
Turn left onto Sidley Road/B2106. Continue on B2106.
B2106224 m
Turn left onto Beamsley Road/B2106.
Beamsley Road17 m
Turn right onto Royal Parade/B2106.
Royal Parade113 m
Turn right onto Addingham Road.
Addingham Road230 m
Turn right onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside1.3 km
Enter Seaside Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside Roundabout38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside311 m
Turn left onto Winston Crescent.
Winston Crescent39 m
Turn right to stay on Winston Crescent.
Winston Crescent38 m
Turn right onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside362 m
Enter Seaside Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside Roundabout36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside1.8 km
Turn right onto Pevensey Road.
Pevensey Road52 m
Move right onto Langney Road.
Langney Road325 m
Turn left onto Cavendish Place.
Cavendish Place62 m
Turn left onto Pevensey Road.
Pevensey Road153 m
Turn left onto Bourne Street.
Bourne Street314 m
Turn right onto Cavendish Avenue.
Cavendish Avenue297 m
Move left onto Firle Road.
Firle Road98 m
Turn right onto Whitley Road/A2021.
Whitley Road430 m
Turn left onto Annington Road.
Annington Road146 m
Turn left onto Ringwood Road.
Ringwood Road90 m
Turn right onto St. Philip's Avenue.
St. Philip's Avenue155 m
Turn right onto Woodgate Road.
Woodgate Road219 m
Turn left onto Baillie Avenue.
Baillie Avenue137 m
Turn left onto Roselands Avenue.
Roselands Avenue93 m
Turn left onto Fitzmaurice Avenue.
Fitzmaurice Avenue188 m
Turn left onto Woodgate Road.
Woodgate Road290 m
Turn left onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside938 m
Enter Seaside Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside Roundabout38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside311 m
Turn left onto Winston Crescent.
Winston Crescent39 m
Turn right to stay on Winston Crescent.
Winston Crescent38 m
Turn right onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside362 m
Enter Seaside Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lottbridge Drove/A2290.
Seaside Roundabout64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lottbridge Drove/A2290.
Lottbridge Drove199 m
Enter Birch Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lottbridge Drove/A2290.
Birch Roundabout24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lottbridge Drove/A2290.
Lottbridge Drove1.3 km
Enter Lottbridge Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Lottbridge Drove/A2290.
Lottbridge Roundabout160 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lottbridge Drove/A2290.
Lottbridge Drove1.3 km
Enter Birch Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Lottbridge Drove/A2290.
Birch Roundabout70 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lottbridge Drove/A2290.
Lottbridge Drove1.3 km
Enter Lottbridge Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A22/Highfield Link.
Lottbridge Roundabout122 m
Exit the roundabout onto A22/Highfield Link.
A22564 m
Enter Shinewater Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A22/Golden Jubilee Way.
Shinewater Roundabout54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A22/Golden Jubilee Way.
A222.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A22/Golden Jubilee Way.
126 m
Exit the roundabout onto A22/Golden Jubilee Way.
A222.6 km
Enter Shinewater Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A22/Highfield Link.
Shinewater Roundabout55 m
Exit the roundabout onto A22/Highfield Link.
A22587 m
Enter Lottbridge Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cross Levels Way/A2280.
Lottbridge Roundabout58 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cross Levels Way/A2280.
Cross Levels Way787 m
Enter Broadwater Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cross Levels Way/A2280.
Broadwater Roundabout47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cross Levels Way/A2280.
Cross Levels Way1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cross Levels Way/A2280.
86 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cross Levels Way/A2280.
Cross Levels Way168 m
Enter Rodmill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rodmill Drive.
Rodmill Roundabout32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rodmill Drive.
Rodmill Drive419 m
Turn right to stay on Rodmill Drive.
Rodmill Drive159 m
Turn left onto Willingdon Road/A2270. Continue on A2270.
A22701.3 km
Turn right onto The Goffs/A259.
The Goffs74 m
Turn left onto Southfields Road.
Southfields Road138 m
Turn right onto Dittons Road.
Dittons Road222 m
Turn left onto Saffrons Road.
Saffrons Road348 m
Turn left onto Old Orchard Road.
Old Orchard Road268 m
Turn right onto Southfields Road.
Southfields Road43 m
Enter Station Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Terminus Road/A259.
Station Roundabout22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Terminus Road/A259. Continue on A259.
A259537 m
Turn right onto Susan's Road/A259. Continue on A259.
A259680 m
Turn right onto Colonnade Road.
Colonnade Road47 m
Turn right.
1 m
Make a right U-turn.
1 m
Turn left onto Lion Lane.
Lion Lane47 m
Turn right onto Seaside Road/A259. Continue on A259.
A2592.1 km
Enter Seaside Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside Roundabout38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Seaside/A259. Continue on A259.
A259871 m
Enter Langney Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Langney Rise/B2104.
Langney Roundabout55 m
Exit the roundabout onto Langney Rise/B2104.
Langney Rise1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Langney Rise/B2104.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Langney Rise/B2104.
Langney Rise1.4 km
Enter Langney Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Princes Road.
Langney Roundabout55 m
Exit the roundabout onto Princes Road.
Princes Road510 m
Turn left.
18 m
Turn right onto Princes Road.
Princes Road187 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Princes Road.
Princes Road407 m
Turn right onto Ramsay Way.
Ramsay Way592 m
Turn right onto Beatty Road.
Beatty Road91 m
Turn right onto Mountbatten Drive.
Mountbatten Drive290 m
Turn left onto Drake Avenue.
Drake Avenue155 m
Turn left onto Cunningham Drive.
Cunningham Drive289 m
Turn left onto Beatty Road.
Beatty Road493 m
Turn left onto Ramsay Way.
Ramsay Way593 m
Turn left onto Princes Road.
Princes Road202 m
Turn left.
18 m
Turn right onto Princes Road.
Princes Road187 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Princes Road.
Princes Road348 m
Turn left onto Wallis Avenue.
Wallis Avenue223 m
Turn left onto St Anthony's Avenue/A259. Continue on A259.
A259565 m
Enter Seaside Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside Roundabout36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Seaside/A259.
Seaside422 m
Turn left onto Rye Street.
Rye Street178 m
Turn left onto Wartling Road.
Wartling Road85 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Eastbourne · Route 6 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Seaside Roundabout, Birch Roundabout, Lottbridge Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 6.9 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, 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.
St Andrew
Start near St Andrew.
New Hope Baptist Church
Continue to New Hope Baptist Church.
Seaside Roundabout
Continue to Seaside Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
StyleFX
Continue to StyleFX.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Roselands Infants' School
Continue to Roselands Infants' School.
Birch Roundabout
Continue to Birch Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Lottbridge Roundabout
Continue to Lottbridge Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Screwfix
Continue to Screwfix.
Nissan Yeomans
Continue to Nissan Yeomans.
Shinewater Park
Continue to Shinewater Park.
Shinewater Roundabout
Continue to Shinewater Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Broadwater Roundabout
Continue to Broadwater Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
cemetery chapel
Continue to cemetery chapel.
St Michael & All Angels, Eastbourne
Continue to St Michael & All Angels, Eastbourne.
Emmanuel Church Eastbourne
Continue to Emmanuel Church Eastbourne.
Eastbourne
Continue to Eastbourne.
Greek Orthodox Church of St. Panteleimon & St. Theodore
Continue to Greek Orthodox Church of St. Panteleimon & St. Theodore.
Catholic Church Christ the King
Continue to Catholic Church Christ the King.
News Rack
Finish back near News Rack, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 9 turns · 2 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 13 turns · 2 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 18 turns · 2 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 42.1 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Eastbourne test centre, not an official DVSA route.