Near Lancing test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 22 roundabouts and 14 turns across 39 navigation steps.
This is an independent 23.2 km practice loop near Lancing test centre, taking roughly 31 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.
On this route you’ll practise independent driving 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 shops, pubs, schools and parks, 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 39-step drive on real, named roads (about 23.2 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 left onto Western Road.
Western Road157 m
Turn right onto Brighton Road/A259.
Brighton Road2.5 km
Turn right onto High Street/A259.
High Street246 m
Enter Union Place Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto High Street/A259.
Union Place Roundabout19 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Street/A259.
High Street61 m
Enter High Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto North Street/A259.
High Street Roundabout6 m
Exit the roundabout onto North Street/A259.
North Street245 m
Enter Chapel Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Chapel Road/A24.
Chapel Road Roundabout24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chapel Road/A24.
Chapel Road158 m
Enter Teville Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Chapel Road/A24.
Teville Road Roundabout45 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chapel Road/A24.
Chapel Road164 m
Enter Chapel Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto North Street/A259.
Chapel Road Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto North Street/A259.
North Street250 m
Enter High Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto High Street/A259.
High Street Roundabout20 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Street/A259.
High Street60 m
Enter Union Place Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto High Street/A259.
Union Place Roundabout19 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Street/A259. Continue on A259.
A2596.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brighton Road/A259.
99 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Road/A259. Continue on A259.
A259767 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Norfolk Bridge/A259.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Norfolk Bridge/A259. Continue on A259.
A259763 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Brighton Road/A259.
68 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brighton Road/A259.
Brighton Road5.9 km
Turn left onto Steyne Gardens.
Steyne Gardens193 m
Turn right onto Marine Parade.
Marine Parade246 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Marine Parade.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Marine Parade.
Marine Parade171 m
Turn left onto The Steyne.
The Steyne182 m
Keep right to stay on The Steyne.
The Steyne21 m
Turn right onto Brighton Road/A259.
Brighton Road2.5 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 · Roundabout 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near 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.
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.
Alverstone Autos
Continue to Alverstone Autos.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
Beer No Evil
Continue to Beer No Evil.
Egremont
Continue to Egremont.
Seadown School
Continue to Seadown School.
Angels
Continue to Angels.
New Amsterdam
Continue to New Amsterdam.
Corner House
Continue to Corner House.
South Coast Dog Grooming Academy
Continue to South Coast Dog Grooming Academy.
Lancing Beach Green
Continue to Lancing Beach Green.
You First
Continue to You First.
TSM Ltd
Continue to TSM Ltd.
Leaneys of Lancing Ltd
Continue to Leaneys of Lancing Ltd.
Buzz Tattoo
Continue to Buzz Tattoo.
Piston Broke
Continue to Piston Broke.
West Beach
Continue to West Beach.
St Demiana and Pope Kyrillos VI Coptic Church
Continue to St Demiana and Pope Kyrillos VI Coptic Church.
Slicks
Continue to Slicks.
Noble Rose Tattooing
Finish back near Noble Rose Tattooing, completing the loop.
4 roundabouts · 32 turns
20 roundabouts · 11 turns
4 roundabouts · 28 turns
4 roundabouts · 20 turns
This route is 23.2 km and takes about 31 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Lancing test centre, not an official DVSA route.