Near Lee on the Solent test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 13 turns and 1 signalled junction across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 54.3 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.
Along the way you'll meet Stokes Bay Road, Privett Roundabout and Station Roundabout. 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 multiple roundabouts, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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, churches and named junctions, 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 118-step drive on real, named roads (about 54.3 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 right onto Broom Way/B3385. Continue on B3385.
B33851.1 km
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street867 m
Turn left onto Portsmouth Road.
Portsmouth Road318 m
Turn left onto Portsmouth Road/B3333.
Portsmouth Road256 m
Turn left onto Wootton Road.
Wootton Road398 m
Turn left onto Anglesea Road.
Anglesea Road153 m
Turn left onto Raynes Road.
Raynes Road79 m
Turn right onto Ryde Place.
Ryde Place158 m
Turn left onto Portsmouth Road/B3333. Continue on B3333.
B33331.3 km
Turn right onto Browndown Road.
Browndown Road663 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stokes Bay Road.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stokes Bay Road.
Stokes Bay Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Jellicoe Avenue.
Jellicoe Avenue1.1 km
Turn left onto Privett Road/B3333.
Privett Road822 m
Enter Privett Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Military Road.
Privett Roundabout61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Military Road.
Military Road2.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Fareham Road/A32.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fareham Road/A32.
Fareham Road104 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Fareham Road/A32.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fareham Road/A32. Continue on A32.
A323.9 km
Move right onto Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road588 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Gosport Road/A32.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road330 m
Move left to stay on Gosport Road.
Gosport Road58 m
Enter Quay Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Portland Street.
Quay Street Roundabout32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Portland Street.
Portland Street103 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hartland's Road.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hartland's Road.
Hartland's Road186 m
Turn left onto West Street.
West Street203 m
Turn right onto Trinity Street.
Trinity Street209 m
Turn right onto Osborn Road.
Osborn Road297 m
Turn right onto Palmerston Avenue.
Palmerston Avenue157 m
Turn left onto Stevenson Court.
Stevenson Court11 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Stevenson Court.
Stevenson Court11 m
Turn right to stay on Stevenson Court.
Stevenson Court157 m
Turn left onto Osborn Road.
Osborn Road178 m
Turn left onto Osborn Road South.
Osborn Road South236 m
Turn left onto West Street.
West Street117 m
Turn right onto Hartland's Road.
Hartland's Road175 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Portland Street.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Portland Street.
Portland Street31 m
Turn right to stay on Portland Street.
Portland Street76 m
Enter Quay Street Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Gosport Road/A32.
Quay Street Roundabout73 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road394 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gosport Road/A32.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road431 m
Move left to stay on Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road97 m
Keep left to stay on A32.
A323.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Fareham Road/A32.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fareham Road/A32.
Fareham Road112 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Military Road.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Military Road.
Military Road2.1 km
Turn left to stay on Military Road.
Military Road17 m
Enter Privett Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Privett Road/B3333.
Privett Roundabout7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Privett Road/B3333.
Privett Road824 m
Turn right onto Jellicoe Avenue.
Jellicoe Avenue550 m
Turn right onto Vectis Road.
Vectis Road565 m
Turn left to stay on Vectis Road.
Vectis Road20 m
Turn right onto Western Way.
Western Way113 m
Turn right onto Gomer Lane.
Gomer Lane525 m
Enter Privett Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Military Road.
Privett Roundabout34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Military Road.
Military Road2.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Fareham Road/A32.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fareham Road/A32.
Fareham Road104 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Fareham Road/A32.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fareham Road/A32. Continue on A32.
A323.9 km
Move right onto Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road588 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Gosport Road/A32.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road330 m
Move left to stay on Gosport Road.
Gosport Road58 m
Enter Quay Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Western Way/A27.
Quay Street Roundabout2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Western Way/A27.
Western Way902 m
Enter Station Roundabout and take the 6th exit onto Western Way/A27.
Station Roundabout143 m
Exit the roundabout onto Western Way/A27.
Western Way879 m
Enter Quay Street Roundabout and take the 6th exit onto Gosport Road/A32.
Quay Street Roundabout103 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road394 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gosport Road/A32.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road431 m
Move left to stay on Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road97 m
Keep left to stay on A32.
A323.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Fareham Road/A32.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fareham Road/A32.
Fareham Road112 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Military Road.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Military Road.
Military Road2.1 km
Turn left to stay on Military Road.
Military Road17 m
Enter Privett Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gomer Lane.
Privett Roundabout35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gomer Lane.
Gomer Lane430 m
Turn left onto St Helen's Road.
St Helen's Road553 m
Turn left onto Ladram Road.
Ladram Road118 m
Turn right onto Privett Road/B3333.
Privett Road210 m
Turn left.
137 m
Turn left onto Charlesbury Avenue.
Charlesbury Avenue60 m
Turn right onto Privett Road/B3333.
Privett Road462 m
Enter Privett Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Privett Road/B3333.
Privett Roundabout32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Privett Road/B3333.
Privett Road363 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Grange Road.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grange Road.
Grange Road2.1 km
Keep left to stay on Grange Road.
Grange Road65 m
Move left onto Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road777 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 2 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.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Privett Roundabout, Station Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
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.
Budgens
Start near Budgens.
Bun Penny
Continue to Bun Penny.
Inn by the Sea
Continue to Inn by the Sea.
Lee-on-the-Solent Methodist Church
Continue to Lee-on-the-Solent Methodist Church.
Stokes Bay Road
Continue to Stokes Bay Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Elle J Ltd Hair & Beauty
Continue to Elle J Ltd Hair & Beauty.
Privett Roundabout
Continue to Privett Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Hoeford Inn
Continue to Hoeford Inn.
Morrisons Daily
Continue to Morrisons Daily.
Fareham Bus Station
Continue to Fareham Bus Station.
Holy Trinity
Continue to Holy Trinity.
Castle In The Air
Continue to Castle In The Air.
Swift Tyres
Continue to Swift Tyres.
Cocked Hat
Continue to Cocked Hat.
Brethren's Meeting Room
Continue to Brethren's Meeting Room.
Station Roundabout
Continue to Station Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Finsbury's Garage Service Centre
Continue to Finsbury's Garage Service Centre.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Green Dragon
Continue to Green Dragon.
CEMAST
Finish back near CEMAST, 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
5 roundabouts · 15 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 54.3 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.