Near Lancing test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts and 28 turns across 36 navigation steps.
This is an independent 13.0 km practice loop near Lancing test centre, taking roughly 17 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 Ham Road. 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 independent driving. 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 shops, churches, schools 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 Lancing 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:
The full 36-step drive on real, named roads (about 13.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
39 m
Turn left onto Chartwell Road.
Chartwell Road955 m
Turn left onto Winston Road.
Winston Road211 m
Turn right onto Western Road.
Western Road2.3 km
Turn right onto A27/Upper Brighton Road.
A27497 m
Move left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road30 m
Turn left onto Meadowview Road.
Meadowview Road98 m
Turn left to stay on Meadowview Road.
Meadowview Road55 m
Turn right onto Bramber Close.
Bramber Close159 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Bramber Close.
Bramber Close159 m
Turn right onto Meadowview Road.
Meadowview Road356 m
Turn left onto Halewick Lane.
Halewick Lane281 m
Turn right onto A27/Upper Brighton Road.
A272.2 km
Turn left onto Sompting Road.
Sompting Road717 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dominion Road/B2223.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dominion Road/B2223. Continue on B2223.
B22231.2 km
Turn left onto Ham Way.
Ham Way226 m
Turn right onto Oakleigh Road.
Oakleigh Road78 m
Turn right onto Oakleigh Close.
Oakleigh Close80 m
Turn right onto Oakleigh Court.
Oakleigh Court16 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Oakleigh Court.
Oakleigh Court16 m
Turn left onto Oakleigh Close.
Oakleigh Close80 m
Turn right onto Oakleigh Road.
Oakleigh Road70 m
Turn right onto Pages Lane.
Pages Lane186 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ham Road/B2223.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ham Road/B2223.
Ham Road424 m
Turn left onto Church Walk.
Church Walk73 m
Turn right onto Devonport Road.
Devonport Road326 m
Turn right onto Ophir Road.
Ophir Road168 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road/A259.
Brighton Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Western Road.
Western Road145 m
Turn right onto Winston Road.
Winston Road210 m
Turn left onto Marlborough Road.
Marlborough Road136 m
Turn right onto Chartwell Road.
Chartwell Road231 m
Turn left.
48 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Lancing · Residential practice loop 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.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
ABC Translations
Start near ABC Translations.
Towbex LTD
Continue to Towbex LTD.
Lancing Fire Station
Continue to Lancing Fire Station.
Alverstone Autos
Continue to Alverstone Autos.
R & G Autocare
Continue to R & G Autocare.
Sompting Mini Market
Continue to Sompting Mini Market.
H.D. Tribe Ltd
Continue to H.D. Tribe Ltd.
Lancing Local
Continue to Lancing Local.
Welcome
Continue to Welcome.
G J Meaker Fencing
Continue to G J Meaker Fencing.
Wren Kitchens
Continue to Wren Kitchens.
City Plumbing
Continue to City Plumbing.
Broadwater Baptist Church
Continue to Broadwater Baptist Church.
Whytemead Primary School
Continue to Whytemead Primary School.
GNT Roosters
Continue to GNT Roosters.
East Worthing
Continue to East Worthing.
News Plus
Continue to News Plus.
Ham Road
Continue to Ham Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Smugglers Return
Continue to Smugglers Return.
Pret A Manger
Finish back near Pret A Manger, completing the loop.
22 roundabouts · 14 turns
4 roundabouts · 32 turns
20 roundabouts · 11 turns
4 roundabouts · 20 turns
This route is 13.0 km and takes about 17 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Lancing test centre, not an official DVSA route.