Near Lancing test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts and 20 turns across 44 navigation steps.
This is an independent 11.9 km practice loop near Lancing test centre, taking roughly 18 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, stations, churches 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 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 44-step drive on real, named roads (about 13.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
40 m
Turn left onto Chartwell Road.
Chartwell Road790 m
Keep left to take Marlborough Road.
Marlborough Road164 m
Turn left onto Winston Road.
Winston Road211 m
Turn left onto Western Road.
Western Road157 m
Turn right onto Brighton Road/A259.
Brighton Road22 m
Keep left to stay on Brighton Road/A259.
Brighton Road173 m
Keep right to stay on Brighton Road/A259.
Brighton Road120 m
Move right to stay on Brighton Road/A259.
Brighton Road1.0 km
Keep right to take Ham Road/B2223.
Ham Road47 m
Turn right to stay on Ham Road/B2223.
Ham Road661 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ham Road/B2223.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ham Road/B2223. Continue on B2223.
B2223786 m
Turn left onto Angola Road.
Angola Road145 m
Turn right onto Sackville Road.
Sackville Road330 m
Turn left onto Sackville Way.
Sackville Way82 m
Turn left onto King Edward Avenue.
King Edward Avenue218 m
Turn left onto Warner Road.
Warner Road118 m
Turn left onto Sackville Road.
Sackville Road245 m
Turn left onto Sackville Way.
Sackville Way82 m
Turn left onto King Edward Avenue.
King Edward Avenue218 m
Turn left onto Warner Road.
Warner Road203 m
Turn left onto Angola Road.
Angola Road145 m
Turn right onto Dominion Road/B2223. Continue on B2223.
B2223786 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ham Road/B2223.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ham Road/B2223.
Ham Road243 m
Turn left onto Brougham Road.
Brougham Road816 m
Turn left onto Brighton Road/A259.
Brighton Road733 m
Keep right to stay on Brighton Road/A259.
Brighton Road619 m
Turn left onto South Street/A2025. Continue on A2025.
A2025713 m
Keep right to take Grinstead Lane/A2025.
Grinstead Lane297 m
Turn right onto North Farm Road.
North Farm Road209 m
Make a sharp left onto Abbots Way.
Abbots Way31 m
Turn left onto North Farm Road.
North Farm Road203 m
Turn left onto Grinstead Lane/A2025.
Grinstead Lane253 m
Keep left to stay on Grinstead Lane/A2025.
Grinstead Lane757 m
Turn right onto Brighton Road/A259.
Brighton Road691 m
Turn right onto Western Road.
Western Road157 m
Turn right onto Winston Road.
Winston Road211 m
Turn left onto Marlborough Road.
Marlborough Road115 m
Keep left to stay on Marlborough Road.
Marlborough Road20 m
Turn right onto Chartwell Road.
Chartwell Road231 m
Turn left.
47 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Lancing · School-zone 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.
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.
Towbex LTD
Continue to Towbex LTD.
Alverstone Autos
Continue to Alverstone Autos.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
Pret A Manger
Continue to Pret A Manger.
Stu's Barber Shop
Continue to Stu's Barber Shop.
Travel Essentials
Continue to Travel Essentials.
News Plus
Continue to News Plus.
East Worthing
Continue to East Worthing.
St. Stephen's
Continue to St. Stephen's.
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
Continue to Springfield Infant School and Nursery.
Alf's Motorcycles
Continue to Alf's Motorcycles.
Ham Road
Continue to Ham Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Smugglers Return
Continue to Smugglers Return.
Beach Green Hotel
Continue to Beach Green Hotel.
Ocean View Diving Club (Bar)
Continue to Ocean View Diving Club (Bar).
Lancing Methodist Church
Continue to Lancing Methodist Church.
St. Michael & All Angels
Continue to St. Michael & All Angels.
Secondhand Timber Supplies
Continue to Secondhand Timber Supplies.
Headborough Gardens
Finish back near Headborough Gardens, completing the loop.
22 roundabouts · 14 turns
4 roundabouts · 32 turns
20 roundabouts · 11 turns
4 roundabouts · 28 turns
This route is 11.9 km and takes about 18 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Lancing test centre, not an official DVSA route.