Near Lee on the Solent test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 20 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 35.0 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 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 116-step drive on real, named roads (about 34.9 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 Drive322 m
Keep right to stay on Redmill Drive.
Redmill Drive18 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 Lane255 m
Turn left onto Broom Way/B3385.
Broom Way1.1 km
Keep right to stay on Broom Way/B3385.
Broom Way95 m
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 Way143 m
Keep right to stay on Broom Way/B3385.
Broom Way810 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 left onto Shoot Lane.
Shoot Lane931 m
Move right onto Brune Lane.
Brune Lane159 m
Turn left onto Rowallan Avenue.
Rowallan Avenue32 m
Turn right onto Brune Lane.
Brune Lane306 m
Turn right onto Rowner Lane.
Rowner Lane397 m
Turn right.
66 m
Keep left at the fork.
184 m
Turn left onto St Nicholas Avenue.
St Nicholas Avenue20 m
Keep right to stay on St Nicholas Avenue.
St Nicholas Avenue635 m
Turn left onto Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road608 m
Keep right to stay on Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road72 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rowner Road/B3334.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road975 m
Keep right to stay on Rowner Road.
Rowner Road341 m
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 Road62 m
Keep left to stay on Gosport Road.
Gosport Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stubbington Lane.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stubbington Lane.
Stubbington Lane225 m
Keep straight to stay on Stubbington Lane.
Stubbington Lane17 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 Avenue103 m
Keep right to stay on Carisbrooke Avenue.
Carisbrooke Avenue212 m
Turn left onto Crofton Lane.
Crofton Lane236 m
Move right onto Bells Lane.
Bells Lane68 m
Keep right to stay on Bells Lane.
Bells Lane377 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.
Gosport Road204 m
Keep left to stay on Gosport Road/B3334.
Gosport Road530 m
Enter Peel Common Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rowner Road.
Peel Common Roundabout126 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowner Road.
Rowner Road343 m
Keep right to take Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road535 m
Turn left onto Carisbrooke Road.
Carisbrooke Road492 m
Turn right onto Brading Avenue.
Brading Avenue908 m
Keep right to stay on Brewers Lane.
Brewers Lane18 m
Turn right to stay on Brewers Lane.
Brewers Lane26 m
Turn right onto Tichborne Way.
Tichborne Way704 m
Turn left to stay on Tichborne Way.
Tichborne Way39 m
Keep left to stay on Tichborne Way.
Tichborne Way224 m
Turn left onto Austerberry Way.
Austerberry Way35 m
Keep right to stay on Austerberry Way.
Austerberry Way98 m
Turn left onto Turner Avenue.
Turner Avenue245 m
Turn right onto Tichborne Way.
Tichborne Way111 m
Turn right to stay on Tichborne Way.
Tichborne Way140 m
Turn right onto Oakdene.
Oakdene324 m
Turn left onto Tichborne Way.
Tichborne Way140 m
Turn left to stay on Tichborne Way.
Tichborne Way39 m
Keep left to stay on Tichborne Way.
Tichborne Way309 m
Turn right onto Charden Road.
Charden Road180 m
Turn left to stay on Charden Road.
Charden Road16 m
Keep straight to stay on Charden Road.
Charden Road35 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Charden Road.
Charden Road52 m
Turn left to stay on Charden Road.
Charden Road207 m
Turn right onto Gorselands Way.
Gorselands Way145 m
Turn right onto Withies Road.
Withies Road268 m
Turn right onto Charden Road.
Charden Road167 m
Turn left onto Gorselands Way.
Gorselands Way112 m
Turn right onto Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road209 m
Keep right to stay on Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road74 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Rowner Road/B3334.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road73 m
Keep right to stay on Rowner Road/B3334.
Rowner Road744 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Grange Road.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grange Road.
Grange Road77 m
Keep left to stay on Grange Road.
Grange Road843 m
Keep left to stay on Grange Road.
Grange Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Privett Road/B3333.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Privett Road/B3333. Continue on B3333.
B33333.6 km
Turn right onto Richmond Road.
Richmond Road382 m
Turn left onto Milvil Road.
Milvil Road76 m
Turn right onto Court Road.
Court Road203 m
Turn right onto Manor Way.
Manor Way41 m
Turn right onto Manor Way/B3385.
Manor Way447 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street300 m
Turn left onto Russell Road.
Russell Road333 m
Turn left onto Grove Road.
Grove Road240 m
Turn right onto Manor Way/B3385. Continue on B3385.
B3385920 m
Keep right to take Broom Way/B3385.
Broom Way1.1 km
Keep right to stay on Broom Way/B3385.
Broom Way95 m
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 Way143 m
Keep right to stay on Broom Way/B3385.
Broom Way1.0 km
Turn right onto Chark Lane.
Chark Lane143 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Lee on the Solent · Route 5 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.
Beautilicious
Continue to Beautilicious.
Best-one
Continue to Best-one.
Green Dragon
Continue to Green Dragon.
Jumbo Chinese Takeaway
Continue to Jumbo Chinese Takeaway.
Holy Rood Church
Continue to Holy Rood Church.
Immaculate Conception
Continue to Immaculate Conception.
Hill Head Hair & Beauty
Continue to Hill Head Hair & Beauty.
Strands
Continue to Strands.
Asda On The Move
Continue to Asda On The Move.
Golden Peach
Continue to Golden Peach.
Manor Hotel
Continue to Manor Hotel.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Wing's Garden
Continue to Wing's Garden.
Old Ship
Continue to Old Ship.
Eco Freaks Emporium
Continue to Eco Freaks Emporium.
Kathy's Seaside Treats Bakery
Continue to Kathy's Seaside Treats Bakery.
Bun Penny
Continue to Bun Penny.
Lee-on-the-Solent Methodist Church
Continue to Lee-on-the-Solent Methodist Church.
Budgens
Finish back near Budgens, 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 35.0 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.