Near Lee on the Solent test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 20 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 23.7 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 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 shops, schools, 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 82-step drive on real, named roads (about 23.7 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 Way953 m
Turn left onto Cherque Way.
Cherque Way180 m
Turn left onto Shoot Lane.
Shoot Lane32 m
Turn left onto Cherque Lane.
Cherque Lane222 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Cherque Lane.
Cherque Lane222 m
Turn right onto Shoot Lane.
Shoot Lane33 m
Turn left onto Cherque Way.
Cherque Way438 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Fitzroy Drive.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fitzroy Drive.
Fitzroy Drive189 m
Turn left onto Longdon Drive.
Longdon Drive109 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Longdon Drive.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Longdon Drive.
Longdon Drive111 m
Turn left onto Fitzroy Drive.
Fitzroy Drive282 m
Turn right to stay on Fitzroy Drive.
Fitzroy Drive77 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Fitzroy Drive.
Fitzroy Drive77 m
Turn left to stay on Fitzroy Drive.
Fitzroy Drive282 m
Turn right onto Longdon Drive.
Longdon Drive109 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Twyford Drive.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Twyford Drive.
Twyford Drive721 m
Turn left onto Derwent Road.
Derwent Road212 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Derwent Road.
Derwent Road212 m
Turn right onto Fell Drive.
Fell Drive722 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Fell Drive.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fell Drive.
Fell Drive492 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 left onto Manor Way/B3385.
Manor Way135 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street242 m
Turn right onto Beach Road.
Beach Road90 m
Turn right onto Marine Parade East/B3333. Continue on B3333.
B3333335 m
Turn right onto Milvil Road/B3333.
Milvil Road91 m
Turn right onto High Street/B3333.
High Street171 m
Turn right onto Pier Street/B3385.
Pier Street93 m
Turn right onto Marine Parade West/B3333.
Marine Parade West2.6 km
Turn right 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 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.
Rowner Road350 m
Turn left onto Rowallan Avenue.
Rowallan Avenue303 m
Turn left onto Brune Lane.
Brune Lane244 m
Turn left onto Edgecombe Crescent.
Edgecombe Crescent319 m
Turn left onto Rowallan Avenue.
Rowallan Avenue182 m
Turn right onto Brune Lane.
Brune Lane159 m
Move left onto Shoot Lane.
Shoot Lane931 m
Turn right onto Cherque Lane.
Cherque Lane222 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Cherque Lane.
Cherque Lane222 m
Turn right onto Shoot Lane.
Shoot Lane33 m
Turn right onto Cherque Way.
Cherque Way116 m
Turn right onto Broom Way/B3385.
Broom Way1.0 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 4 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.
Budgens
Start near Budgens.
CEMAST
Continue to CEMAST.
Lee on Solent Community Association Social Club
Continue to Lee on Solent Community Association Social Club.
Solents Finest Fish & Chips
Continue to Solents Finest Fish & Chips.
T&J (Solent)
Continue to T&J (Solent).
Lee-on-the-Solent Methodist Church
Continue to Lee-on-the-Solent Methodist Church.
Seafire Taproom
Continue to Seafire Taproom.
Tipsy Turtle
Continue to Tipsy Turtle.
Revitalise
Continue to Revitalise.
Smart Fish Bar
Continue to Smart Fish Bar.
World of Beauty
Continue to World of Beauty.
Lee-on-Solent World War II Memorial
Continue to Lee-on-Solent World War II Memorial.
XW255
Continue to XW255.
Golden Bowler
Continue to Golden Bowler.
Shack
Continue to Shack.
Asda On The Move
Continue to Asda On The Move.
Green Dragon
Continue to Green Dragon.
Jumbo Chinese Takeaway
Continue to Jumbo Chinese Takeaway.
Sultan Grill
Continue to Sultan Grill.
Rowner Health Centre
Finish back near Rowner Health Centre, 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 23.7 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.