Near Hastings test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 28 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 36 navigation steps.
This is an independent 61.6 km practice route near Hastings 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 Conquest Roundabout and Beauport Park 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 named junctions, churches, stations and pubs, 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 157-step drive on real, named roads (about 61.6 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 left onto Charles Road.
Charles Road63 m
Turn right onto Anglesea Terrace.
Anglesea Terrace116 m
Turn left onto London Road/A2102.
London Road365 m
Turn right onto Tower Road.
Tower Road175 m
Turn left onto A21/Bohemia Road.
A213.7 km
Enter Beauport Park Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto The Ridge West/A2100.
Beauport Park Roundabout59 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Ridge West/A2100.
The Ridge West655 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensway/A2690.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensway/A2690.
Queensway104 m
Keep right to stay on Queensway/A2690.
Queensway113 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensway Gateway/A2690.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensway Gateway/A2690.
Queensway Gateway101 m
Keep right to stay on Queensway Gateway/A2690.
Queensway Gateway80 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Whitworth Road/A2690.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Whitworth Road/A2690.
Whitworth Road335 m
Keep left to stay on Whitworth Road/A2690.
Whitworth Road60 m
Turn right onto A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A21158 m
Keep left to stay on A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A21892 m
Keep straight to stay on A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A21137 m
Keep right to stay on A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A21251 m
Keep right to stay on A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A211.3 km
Take the exit.
A2190 m
Move left onto A21/London Road.
A211.8 km
Keep right to stay on A21.
A21320 m
Turn left onto Cornwallis Gardens.
Cornwallis Gardens214 m
Keep left to take Cornwallis Terrace.
Cornwallis Terrace77 m
Turn left onto Braybrooke Terrace.
Braybrooke Terrace266 m
Turn left onto Linton Road.
Linton Road381 m
Turn left onto Amherst Road.
Amherst Road210 m
Keep left to stay on Amherst Road.
Amherst Road469 m
Keep left to stay on Amherst Road.
Amherst Road274 m
Turn right onto A21/Bohemia Road. Continue on A21.
A213.7 km
Enter Beauport Park Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto The Ridge West/A2100.
Beauport Park Roundabout59 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Ridge West/A2100.
The Ridge West656 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensway/A2690.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensway/A2690.
Queensway104 m
Keep right to stay on Queensway/A2690.
Queensway113 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensway Gateway/A2690.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensway Gateway/A2690.
Queensway Gateway101 m
Keep right to stay on Queensway Gateway/A2690.
Queensway Gateway80 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Whitworth Road/A2690.
Whitworth Road335 m
Keep left to stay on Whitworth Road/A2690.
Whitworth Road60 m
Turn right onto A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A21158 m
Keep left to stay on A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A21892 m
Keep straight to stay on A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A21137 m
Keep right to stay on A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A21251 m
Keep right to stay on A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A211.3 km
Keep straight to stay on A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A21574 m
Keep left to take Sedlescombe Road South.
Sedlescombe Road South346 m
Turn right onto Filsham Road.
Filsham Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Collinswood Drive.
Collinswood Drive576 m
Turn left onto Collinstone Road.
Collinstone Road97 m
Turn right onto Filsham Road.
Filsham Road343 m
Turn left onto Gresham Way.
Gresham Way203 m
Turn left onto Westerleigh Close.
Westerleigh Close18 m
Keep straight to stay on Westerleigh Close.
Westerleigh Close69 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Westerleigh Close.
Westerleigh Close87 m
Turn left onto Gresham Way.
Gresham Way210 m
Turn right onto Fern Road.
Fern Road512 m
Turn left onto Gillsman's Hill.
Gillsman's Hill259 m
Move left.
21 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ironlatch Avenue.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ironlatch Avenue.
Ironlatch Avenue94 m
Turn right onto Gillsman's Drive.
Gillsman's Drive133 m
Turn left.
8 m
Make a right U-turn.
8 m
Turn right onto Gillsman's Drive.
Gillsman's Drive133 m
Turn right onto Ironlatch Avenue.
Ironlatch Avenue1.1 km
Keep left to take Blackman Avenue.
Blackman Avenue13 m
Turn left onto Marline Road.
Marline Road181 m
Turn right onto Quebec Road.
Quebec Road188 m
Turn left onto Ormerod Avenue.
Ormerod Avenue146 m
Turn left onto Wishing Tree Road North.
Wishing Tree Road North148 m
Turn right to stay on Wishing Tree Road North.
Wishing Tree Road North13 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Wishing Tree Road North.
Wishing Tree Road North13 m
Turn left to stay on Wishing Tree Road North.
Wishing Tree Road North271 m
Turn right onto Old Church Road.
Old Church Road328 m
Turn right onto Battle Road/B2159.
Battle Road443 m
Keep left to stay on Battle Road/B2159.
Battle Road798 m
Move left onto A21/London Road. Continue on A21.
A21362 m
Keep right to take A21/Bohemia Road.
A21725 m
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road455 m
Turn left onto St John's Road.
St John's Road113 m
Turn left onto Magdalen Road.
Magdalen Road272 m
Turn left onto A21/Bohemia Road.
A212.2 km
Turn left onto Blackman Avenue.
Blackman Avenue309 m
Turn right onto Marline Road.
Marline Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Ingleside.
Ingleside547 m
Turn left onto Napier Road.
Napier Road225 m
Turn right onto Queensway/A2690.
Queensway1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensway/A2690.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensway/A2690.
Queensway132 m
Keep right to stay on Queensway/A2690.
Queensway81 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Ridge West/A2100.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Ridge West/A2100.
The Ridge West94 m
Keep left to stay on A2100.
A2100982 m
Keep left to take The Ridge/B2093.
The Ridge465 m
Enter Conquest Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Ridge/B2093.
Conquest Roundabout43 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Ridge/B2093.
The Ridge59 m
Keep left to stay on The Ridge/B2093.
The Ridge238 m
Keep straight to stay on The Ridge/B2093.
The Ridge1.1 km
Turn left onto Stonestile Lane.
Stonestile Lane331 m
Move right.
76 m
Move left.
15 m
Make a sharp left onto Stonestile Lane.
Stonestile Lane418 m
Turn right onto The Ridge/B2093.
The Ridge122 m
Keep left to stay on The Ridge/B2093.
The Ridge115 m
Keep left to stay on The Ridge/B2093.
The Ridge1.1 km
Enter Conquest Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Ridge/B2093.
Conquest Roundabout45 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Ridge/B2093.
The Ridge938 m
Turn right onto Maplehurst Road/A2100.
Maplehurst Road251 m
Move right onto Westfield Lane/A28.
Westfield Lane450 m
Turn right onto Maplehurst Drive.
Maplehurst Drive168 m
Turn right onto Westfield Lane/A28.
Westfield Lane1.8 km
Keep right to stay on A28.
A28370 m
Turn left onto Vicarage Lane.
Vicarage Lane40 m
Make a sharp left to stay on Vicarage Lane.
Vicarage Lane34 m
Turn right onto Church Lane/A28. Continue on A28.
A28301 m
Keep left to take Westfield Lane/A28.
Westfield Lane2.4 km
Turn left onto A21/Ebden's Hill.
A21952 m
Keep right to take A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A21333 m
Keep straight to stay on A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A21428 m
Keep right to stay on A21/Sedlescombe Road North.
A211.3 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 Road609 m
Turn right onto Anglesea Terrace.
Anglesea Terrace116 m
Turn right onto Charles Road.
Charles Road87 m
Turn right onto Brittany Road.
Brittany Road119 m
Turn left onto London Road/A2102.
London Road247 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 Road541 m
Turn left onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road52 m
Turn right to stay on Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road108 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hastings · Route 14 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.
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 Conquest Roundabout, Beauport Park Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 16.4 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 (20, 30, 40, 60 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.
Conquest Roundabout
Start near Conquest Roundabout.
Calvary Chapel Hastings
Continue to Calvary Chapel Hastings.
St Matthew's Church
Continue to St Matthew's Church.
St Leonards Warrior Square
Continue to St Leonards Warrior Square.
Dripping Spring
Continue to Dripping Spring.
St Leonards-on-Sea Methodist Church
Continue to St Leonards-on-Sea Methodist Church.
Royal Albert
Continue to Royal Albert.
Beauport Park Roundabout
Continue to Beauport Park Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Birchwood Ford
Continue to Birchwood Ford.
Sonrise Church
Continue to Sonrise Church.
Dripping Well
Continue to Dripping Well.
North Star
Continue to North Star.
Ebenezer Baptist Chapel
Continue to Ebenezer Baptist Chapel.
Garage on the Green
Continue to Garage on the Green.
Grade 1
Continue to Grade 1.
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs
Continue to Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the English Martyrs.
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Continue to St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School.
Harrow Inn
Continue to Harrow Inn.
St John the Baptist
Continue to St John the Baptist.
Four Seasons Supermarket
Finish back near Four Seasons Supermarket, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 16 turns · 1 set of lights
22 turns · 3 sets of lights
1 roundabout · 18 turns · 1 set of lights
1 roundabout · 28 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 61.6 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hastings test centre, not an official DVSA route.