Near Hastings test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 17 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.5 km practice route near Hastings 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 Conquest 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 roundabout approach & exit, dual-carriageway joins, 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, 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 Hastings 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 87-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast.
95 m
Turn right onto The Ridge/B2093.
The Ridge143 m
Enter Conquest Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Ridge/B2093.
Conquest Roundabout45 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Ridge/B2093.
The Ridge876 m
Turn left onto Harrow Lane.
Harrow Lane1.4 km
Turn left onto A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A211.1 km
Take the exit.
A2190 m
Move left onto A21/London Road.
A21298 m
Turn right onto A21/London Road. Continue on London Road.
London Road65 m
Keep left to take London Road/A2102.
London Road874 m
Turn left onto Hatherley Road.
Hatherley Road62 m
Keep right to stay on Hatherley Road.
Hatherley Road39 m
Turn right onto Stainsby Street.
Stainsby Street73 m
Turn right onto Station Approach.
Station Approach148 m
Turn right onto London Road/A2102.
London Road537 m
Turn left onto Brittany Road.
Brittany Road358 m
Turn left onto Dane Road.
Dane Road89 m
Turn left onto Cumberland Gardens.
Cumberland Gardens166 m
Turn right onto Charles Road.
Charles Road65 m
Keep right to stay on Charles Road.
Charles Road180 m
Turn right onto Dane Road.
Dane Road41 m
Keep right to stay on Dane Road.
Dane Road337 m
Keep right to stay on Dane Road.
Dane Road31 m
Turn right onto Markwick Terrace.
Markwick Terrace114 m
Keep straight to stay on Markwick Terrace.
Markwick Terrace117 m
Turn right onto Charles Road.
Charles Road100 m
Turn left onto Brittany Road.
Brittany Road9 m
Turn right onto Charles Road.
Charles Road332 m
Turn left onto Clyde Road.
Clyde Road145 m
Turn left onto London Road/A2102.
London Road616 m
Turn right onto Tower Road.
Tower Road175 m
Turn left onto A21/Bohemia Road.
A2139 m
Turn left onto Lower South Road.
Lower South Road141 m
Turn left onto London Road/A2102.
London Road320 m
Turn right onto Brittany Road.
Brittany Road358 m
Turn left onto Dane Road.
Dane Road314 m
Turn right onto Charles Road.
Charles Road35 m
Turn right onto Pevensey Road.
Pevensey Road273 m
Turn right onto Upper Maze Hill.
Upper Maze Hill111 m
Turn right.
31 m
Turn left.
10 m
Turn left onto Upper Maze Hill.
Upper Maze Hill132 m
Turn left onto Pevensey Road.
Pevensey Road65 m
Keep right to stay on Pevensey Road.
Pevensey Road248 m
Turn right onto Charles Road.
Charles Road35 m
Turn right to stay on Charles Road.
Charles Road60 m
Make a sharp right onto Pevensey Road.
Pevensey Road484 m
Keep right to stay on Pevensey Road.
Pevensey Road188 m
Turn right onto Boscobel Road North.
Boscobel Road North403 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Boscobel Road North.
Boscobel Road North403 m
Move right onto Boscobel Road.
Boscobel Road263 m
Turn right onto West Hill Road.
West Hill Road569 m
Keep right to stay on West Hill Road.
West Hill Road51 m
Turn right onto St. Vincent's Road.
St. Vincent's Road268 m
Turn right onto Filsham Road.
Filsham Road535 m
Turn right onto Collinstone Road.
Collinstone Road97 m
Turn right onto Collinswood Drive.
Collinswood Drive576 m
Turn left onto Filsham Road.
Filsham Road1.4 km
Turn right.
98 m
Turn left.
21 m
Turn right.
31 m
Turn right.
120 m
Turn left onto A259/Bexhill Road.
A25933 m
Keep left to stay on A259.
A259260 m
Turn left onto Harley Shute Road/B2092.
Harley Shute Road15 m
Move right to stay on Harley Shute Road/B2092.
Harley Shute Road984 m
Turn right onto Edinburgh Road.
Edinburgh Road275 m
Turn right onto William Road.
William Road348 m
Move right onto Conqueror Road.
Conqueror Road203 m
Turn right onto Harley Shute Road/B2092.
Harley Shute Road671 m
Turn right onto Edinburgh Road.
Edinburgh Road275 m
Turn right onto William Road.
William Road348 m
Move right onto Conqueror Road.
Conqueror Road202 m
Turn right onto Harley Shute Road/B2092.
Harley Shute Road1.6 km
Move left to stay on B2092.
B209219 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ironlatch Avenue.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ironlatch Avenue.
Ironlatch Avenue1.2 km
Keep left to take Blackman Avenue.
Blackman Avenue463 m
Keep right to take Ashbrook Road.
Ashbrook Road245 m
Turn left onto A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A2183 m
Turn right onto Harrow Lane.
Harrow Lane838 m
Turn left onto Roundwood Road.
Roundwood Road221 m
Move left to stay on Roundwood Road.
Roundwood Road174 m
Turn right onto Harrow Lane.
Harrow Lane300 m
Turn right onto Hollinghurst Road.
Hollinghurst Road203 m
Turn left onto A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A2157 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hastings · Route 10 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.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Roundabout
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Conquest Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 2.8 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.
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.
Conquest Roundabout
Start near Conquest Roundabout.
Eldridges Animal Feeds
Continue to Eldridges Animal Feeds.
Alexandra Gospel Hall
Continue to Alexandra Gospel Hall.
St Luke's United Reformed Church
Continue to St Luke's United Reformed Church.
St Matthew's Church
Continue to St Matthew's Church.
HKS
Continue to HKS.
MV Hardware
Continue to MV Hardware.
St Leonards Warrior Square
Continue to St Leonards Warrior Square.
Markwick Gardens
Continue to Markwick Gardens.
Dripping Spring
Continue to Dripping Spring.
Tower
Continue to Tower.
St John the Evangelist
Continue to St John the Evangelist.
MBK Wildlife Photography
Continue to MBK Wildlife Photography.
West St Leonards
Continue to West St Leonards.
High Glades Medical Centre
Continue to High Glades Medical Centre.
St Ethelburga
Continue to St Ethelburga.
Costcutter
Continue to Costcutter.
Topps Tiles
Continue to Topps Tiles.
Comet
Continue to Comet.
Jayar Car Parts
Finish back near Jayar Car Parts, completing the loop.
5 roundabouts · 28 turns · 2 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 16 turns · 1 set of lights
22 turns · 3 sets of lights
1 roundabout · 18 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 25.5 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hastings test centre, not an official DVSA route.