Near Lee on the Solent test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 14 turns and 1 signalled junction across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 26.4 km practice route near Lee on the Solent test centre, taking roughly 35 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 roundabout approach & exit, national-speed roads, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres 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 schools, shops, pubs and churches, 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 Lee on the Solent 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 70-step drive on real, named roads (about 26.4 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
16 m
Turn left.
41 m
Turn left onto Daedalus Drive.
Daedalus Drive732 m
Turn right onto Broom Way/B3385.
Broom Way145 m
Turn right onto Chark Lane.
Chark Lane256 m
Turn left onto Bayntun Drive.
Bayntun Drive74 m
Turn left onto Redmill Drive.
Redmill Drive47 m
Turn left to stay on Redmill Drive.
Redmill Drive341 m
Move right to stay on Redmill Drive.
Redmill Drive177 m
Turn right onto Prowse Close.
Prowse Close54 m
Turn left onto Redmill Drive.
Redmill Drive47 m
Turn right onto Bayntun Drive.
Bayntun Drive74 m
Turn right onto Chark Lane.
Chark Lane256 m
Turn left onto Broom Way/B3385.
Broom Way1.1 km
Move left to stay on Broom Way/B3385.
Broom Way808 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Gosport Road.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road.
Gosport Road834 m
Turn left onto Eric Road.
Eric Road282 m
Turn left onto Stubbington Lane.
Stubbington Lane1.1 km
Turn right onto Sea Lane.
Sea Lane171 m
Turn right onto Crofton Avenue.
Crofton Avenue101 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Crofton Avenue.
Crofton Avenue101 m
Turn right onto Salterns Road.
Salterns Road101 m
Turn right to stay on Salterns Road.
Salterns Road868 m
Move right onto Crofton Lane.
Crofton Lane87 m
Turn right onto Seafield Park Road.
Seafield Park Road226 m
Turn right.
42 m
Turn left onto Seafield Park Road.
Seafield Park Road213 m
Turn left onto Crofton Lane.
Crofton Lane87 m
Move left onto Salterns Road.
Salterns Road868 m
Turn left to stay on Salterns Road.
Salterns Road101 m
Turn right onto Crofton Avenue.
Crofton Avenue194 m
Turn left onto Stubbington Lane.
Stubbington Lane171 m
Turn left onto Sea Lane.
Sea Lane272 m
Turn right onto Salterns Road.
Salterns Road868 m
Move right onto Crofton Lane.
Crofton Lane128 m
Turn left onto Hill Head Road.
Hill Head Road559 m
Turn right onto Old Street.
Old Street731 m
Turn left to stay on Old Street.
Old Street360 m
Turn right onto Fury Way.
Fury Way187 m
Turn left onto Plymouth Drive.
Plymouth Drive484 m
Turn right onto Cuckoo Lane.
Cuckoo Lane816 m
Turn left onto Bells Lane.
Bells Lane446 m
Turn left onto Stubbington Lane.
Stubbington Lane243 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gosport Road.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road.
Gosport Road282 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Gosport Road.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road.
Gosport Road1.8 km
Move right onto Titchfield Road.
Titchfield Road35 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Titchfield Road.
Titchfield Road1.8 km
Move left onto Gosport Road.
Gosport Road22 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gosport Road.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road.
Gosport Road282 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stubbington Lane.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stubbington Lane.
Stubbington Lane2.6 km
Turn left onto Osborne Road.
Osborne Road123 m
Move left onto Victoria Square.
Victoria Square100 m
Turn left onto Richmond Road.
Richmond Road156 m
Turn left onto Montserrat Road.
Montserrat Road182 m
Turn left onto Osborne Road.
Osborne Road34 m
Turn right onto Victoria Square.
Victoria Square102 m
Turn left onto Milvil Road.
Milvil Road177 m
Turn right onto Court Road.
Court Road91 m
Turn right onto Swanage Road.
Swanage Road179 m
Turn left onto Britten Road.
Britten Road110 m
Turn left onto Manor Way/B3385. Continue on B3385.
B33852.0 km
Enter Peel Common Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Broom Way/B3385.
Peel Common Roundabout223 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broom Way/B3385.
Broom Way1.2 km
Turn right onto Chark Lane.
Chark Lane143 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Lee on the Solent · 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.
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
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (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.
CEMAST
Start near CEMAST.
Asda On The Move
Continue to Asda On The Move.
Golden Bowler
Continue to Golden Bowler.
Wah Ying
Continue to Wah Ying.
Cuckoo Pint
Continue to Cuckoo Pint.
Welcome
Continue to Welcome.
Grandé Wines
Continue to Grandé Wines.
Immaculate Conception
Continue to Immaculate Conception.
Martin's
Continue to Martin's.
Red Lion
Continue to Red Lion.
Rowans Hospice
Continue to Rowans Hospice.
Village Pets
Continue to Village Pets.
Crofton Club
Continue to Crofton Club.
Stubbington Baptist Church
Continue to Stubbington Baptist Church.
Shack
Continue to Shack.
XW255
Continue to XW255.
Lee-on-Solent World War II Memorial
Continue to Lee-on-Solent World War II Memorial.
Budgens
Continue to Budgens.
Bun Penny
Continue to Bun Penny.
Church of St Faith
Finish back near Church of St Faith, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 18 turns · 5 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 20 turns · 5 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 14 turns · 2 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 13 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 26.4 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Lee on the Solent test centre, not an official DVSA route.