Near Lee on the Solent test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 19 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 37.2 km practice route near Lee on the Solent test centre, taking roughly 40 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 multiple roundabouts, 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 102-step drive on real, named roads (about 37.1 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 Way1.2 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 Way1.7 km
Turn left onto Cheltenham Crescent.
Cheltenham Crescent79 m
Turn left onto Leamington Crescent.
Leamington Crescent193 m
Turn right onto Fell Drive.
Fell Drive389 m
Turn right to stay on Fell Drive.
Fell Drive81 m
Turn left onto Russell Road.
Russell Road146 m
Turn right onto Clanwilliam Road.
Clanwilliam Road146 m
Turn right onto Studland Road.
Studland Road85 m
Turn left onto Grove Road.
Grove Road94 m
Turn right onto Manor Way/B3385.
Manor Way312 m
Turn left to stay on Manor Way.
Manor Way41 m
Turn left onto Court Road.
Court Road112 m
Turn left onto Swanage Road.
Swanage Road179 m
Turn left onto Britten Road.
Britten Road110 m
Turn right onto Manor Way/B3385. Continue on B3385.
B3385367 m
Turn right onto Marine Parade West/B3333.
Marine Parade West2.7 km
Turn left onto Bells Lane.
Bells Lane446 m
Turn right onto Cuckoo Lane.
Cuckoo Lane1.5 km
Turn left onto Titchfield Road.
Titchfield Road850 m
Move right to stay on Titchfield Road.
Titchfield Road35 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Titchfield Road.
Titchfield Road1.2 km
Turn left onto St Mary's Road.
St Mary's Road103 m
Turn left to stay on St Mary's Road.
St Mary's Road99 m
Turn right to stay on St Mary's Road.
St Mary's Road306 m
Turn right onto Mays Lane.
Mays Lane238 m
Turn right onto Green Road.
Green Road452 m
Turn left onto St Mary's Road.
St Mary's Road103 m
Turn right onto Titchfield Road.
Titchfield Road1.2 km
Move right to stay on 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 1st exit onto Gosport Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road.
Gosport Road1.0 km
Turn left to stay on Gosport Road.
Gosport Road19 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gosport Road/B3334.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road/B3334. Continue on B3334.
B3334735 m
Enter Peel Common Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rowner Road.
Peel Common Roundabout126 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowner Road.
Rowner Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rowner Road/B3334.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road325 m
Turn right.
43 m
Turn left.
58 m
Turn left onto Rowner Lane.
Rowner Lane40 m
Turn left onto Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road391 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rowner Road/B3334.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowner Road/B3334. Continue on Rowner Road.
Rowner Road1.3 km
Enter Peel Common Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B3334.
Peel Common Roundabout55 m
Exit the roundabout onto B3334.
B3334748 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Gosport Road.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road.
Gosport Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stubbington Lane.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stubbington Lane.
Stubbington Lane243 m
Turn right onto Bells Lane.
Bells Lane446 m
Move left onto Crofton Lane.
Crofton Lane236 m
Turn right onto Carisbrooke Avenue.
Carisbrooke Avenue377 m
Turn left onto Pembroke Crescent.
Pembroke Crescent114 m
Turn right onto Carisbrooke Avenue.
Carisbrooke Avenue316 m
Turn left onto Crofton Lane.
Crofton Lane236 m
Move right onto Bells Lane.
Bells Lane446 m
Turn right onto Stubbington Lane.
Stubbington Lane34 m
Turn left onto Eric Road.
Eric Road282 m
Turn right onto Gosport Road.
Gosport Road808 m
Turn left to stay on Gosport Road.
Gosport Road19 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gosport Road/B3334.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road/B3334. Continue on B3334.
B3334735 m
Enter Peel Common Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rowner Road.
Peel Common Roundabout126 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowner Road.
Rowner Road878 m
Turn left onto Carisbrooke Road.
Carisbrooke Road267 m
Turn right onto Gorran Avenue.
Gorran Avenue372 m
Turn right onto Rowner Lane.
Rowner Lane134 m
Turn right onto Pump Lane.
Pump Lane191 m
Turn right onto Gorran Avenue.
Gorran Avenue279 m
Turn right onto Rowner Lane.
Rowner Lane629 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rowner Road/B3334.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road325 m
Turn right.
43 m
Turn left.
58 m
Turn left onto Rowner Lane.
Rowner Lane40 m
Turn left onto Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road391 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rowner Road/B3334.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowner Road/B3334. Continue on Rowner Road.
Rowner Road1.3 km
Enter Peel Common Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Broom Way/B3385.
Peel Common Roundabout3 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 15 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.
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.
Budgens
Continue to Budgens.
Bun Penny
Continue to Bun Penny.
Seafire Taproom
Continue to Seafire Taproom.
Tipsy Turtle
Continue to Tipsy Turtle.
Golden Bowler
Continue to Golden Bowler.
Shack
Continue to Shack.
Cuckoo Pint
Continue to Cuckoo Pint.
Immaculate Conception
Continue to Immaculate Conception.
Stubbington Baptist Church
Continue to Stubbington Baptist Church.
Crofton Club
Continue to Crofton Club.
Holy Rood Church
Continue to Holy Rood Church.
Red Lion
Continue to Red Lion.
Green Dragon
Continue to Green Dragon.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Stubbington Library
Continue to Stubbington Library.
Dr Kershaw
Continue to Dr Kershaw.
Hill Head Hair & Beauty
Continue to Hill Head Hair & Beauty.
Asda On The Move
Continue to Asda On The Move.
Strands
Finish back near Strands, 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 37.2 km and takes about 40 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.