Near Redhill Aerodrome test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 13 roundabouts and 18 turns across 33 navigation steps.
This is an independent 22.0 km practice loop near Redhill Aerodrome test centre, taking roughly 28 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 Balcombe Road. 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 independent driving 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 churches, shops, named junctions and pubs, 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 Redhill Aerodrome 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:
The full 33-step drive on real, named roads (about 22.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
141 m
Turn left.
83 m
Turn right.
36 m
Turn left onto Kings Mill Lane.
Kings Mill Lane1.2 km
Turn left onto Mason's Bridge Road.
Mason's Bridge Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Honeycrock Lane.
Honeycrock Lane1.0 km
Turn left onto Brighton Road/A23. Continue on A23.
A232.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Balcombe Road/B2036.
82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Balcombe Road/B2036.
Balcombe Road748 m
Turn left onto Smallfield Road.
Smallfield Road432 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Smallfield Road.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Smallfield Road.
Smallfield Road399 m
Keep right to stay on Smallfield Road.
Smallfield Road32 m
Turn right onto Balcombe Road/B2036.
Balcombe Road748 m
Enter Brighton Road and take the 3rd exit onto Bonehurst Road/A23.
Brighton Road140 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bonehurst Road/A23. Continue on A23.
A236.5 km
Enter Belfry Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto High Street/A23.
Belfry Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Street/A23.
High Street403 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A25. Continue on A25.
A25390 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A25.
75 m
Exit the roundabout onto A25.
A2528 m
Turn left onto Station Road/A25. Continue on A25.
A25745 m
Enter Lombard Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Princess Way/A23.
Lombard Roundabout40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Princess Way/A23.
Princess Way305 m
Enter The Stations Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Redstone Hill/A25.
The Stations Roundabout14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Redstone Hill/A25. Continue on A25.
A251.9 km
Make a sharp right onto Fullers Wood Lane.
Fullers Wood Lane711 m
Turn right onto Clay Lane.
Clay Lane911 m
Turn right onto Kings Mill Lane.
Kings Mill Lane989 m
Turn left.
36 m
Turn left.
83 m
Turn right.
141 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Redhill Aerodrome · Roundabout practice loop 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.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Christ the King
Start near Christ the King.
Vines of Redhill
Continue to Vines of Redhill.
Balcombe Road
Continue to Balcombe Road, taking the junction with good observation.
King's Head
Continue to King's Head.
first4vans.com
Continue to first4vans.com.
Halt and Pull
Continue to Halt and Pull.
Primrose, The Future of Care
Continue to Primrose, The Future of Care.
Albert's Fish Bar;V8petank
Continue to Albert's Fish Bar;V8petank.
Bella Donna
Continue to Bella Donna.
Church Road
Continue to Church Road.
Cutting
Continue to Cutting.
Garland
Continue to Garland.
High Street
Continue to High Street.
Station Road
Continue to Station Road.
Red Lion
Continue to Red Lion.
Queensway
Continue to Queensway.
Redhill Bus Station
Continue to Redhill Bus Station.
Sun
Continue to Sun.
Home Cottage
Continue to Home Cottage.
Redhill
Finish back near Redhill, completing the loop.
40 turns
8 roundabouts · 18 turns
4 roundabouts · 20 turns
6 roundabouts · 19 turns
This route is 22.0 km and takes about 28 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Redhill Aerodrome test centre, not an official DVSA route.