Near Lee on the Solent test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 14 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 27.0 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, 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 schools, pubs, shops 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 58-step drive on real, named roads (about 27.0 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 3rd exit onto Rowner Road.
Peel Common Roundabout166 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 Road285 m
Turn left onto Gorselands Way.
Gorselands Way256 m
Turn right onto Withies Road.
Withies Road268 m
Turn left onto Charden Road.
Charden Road40 m
Turn right to stay on Charden Road.
Charden Road52 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Charden Road.
Charden Road52 m
Turn left to stay on Charden Road.
Charden Road40 m
Turn right onto Withies Road.
Withies Road268 m
Turn left onto Gorselands Way.
Gorselands Way145 m
Turn left onto Charden Road.
Charden Road207 m
Turn right to stay on Charden Road.
Charden Road52 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Charden Road.
Charden Road52 m
Turn right to stay on Charden Road.
Charden Road180 m
Turn left onto Tichborne Way.
Tichborne Way348 m
Turn right to stay on Tichborne Way.
Tichborne Way753 m
Turn left onto Fareham Road/A32. Continue on A32.
A322.9 km
Move right onto Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road588 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Gosport Road/A32.
84 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gosport Road/A32.
Gosport Road431 m
Keep right to take Newgate Lane/B3385.
Newgate Lane636 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Newgate Lane/B3385.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Newgate Lane/B3385.
Newgate Lane345 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Newgate Lane/B3385.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Newgate Lane/B3385. Continue on B3385.
B33851.7 km
Enter Peel Common Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rowner Road.
Peel Common Roundabout6 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 Road819 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Grange Road.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grange Road.
Grange Road2.1 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.
B33333.1 km
Turn right onto Milvil Road/B3333.
Milvil Road91 m
Turn right onto High Street/B3333. Continue on High Street.
High Street470 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.
B33852.1 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 8 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.
Green Dragon
Continue to Green Dragon.
Jumbo Chinese Takeaway
Continue to Jumbo Chinese Takeaway.
Manor Hotel
Continue to Manor Hotel.
Gosport Lunch Box
Continue to Gosport Lunch Box.
Morrisons Daily
Continue to Morrisons Daily.
Hoeford Inn
Continue to Hoeford Inn.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Bird in Hand
Continue to Bird in Hand.
HSS Hire
Continue to HSS Hire.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Rowner Express
Continue to Rowner Express.
Sultan Grill
Continue to Sultan Grill.
Wing's Garden
Continue to Wing's Garden.
Old Ship
Continue to Old Ship.
Lee-on-the-Solent Methodist Church
Continue to Lee-on-the-Solent Methodist Church.
Tipsy Turtle
Continue to Tipsy Turtle.
Bun Penny
Finish back near Bun Penny, 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 27.0 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.