Near Worthing test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 28 roundabouts and 20 turns across 46 navigation steps.
This is an independent 13.5 km practice loop near Worthing test centre, taking roughly 18 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 Strand Parade Roundabout, Boulevard, Teville Road Roundabout and Durrington 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 roundabout approach & exit and independent driving. 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 named junctions, 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 Worthing 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 46-step drive on real, named roads (about 13.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south.
84 m
Move right onto Field Place.
Field Place134 m
Turn right onto Bolsover Road.
Bolsover Road7 m
Enter Strand Parade Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto The Boulevard.
Strand Parade Roundabout65 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Boulevard.
The Boulevard514 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Boulevard.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Boulevard.
The Boulevard319 m
Enter Durrington Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Littlehampton Road/A2032.
Durrington Roundabout107 m
Exit the roundabout onto Littlehampton Road/A2032.
Littlehampton Road550 m
Turn left onto Roedean Road.
Roedean Road96 m
Turn right to stay on Roedean Road.
Roedean Road161 m
Turn right onto Salvington Gardens.
Salvington Gardens284 m
Turn right onto Stone Lane.
Stone Lane179 m
Turn left onto Littlehampton Road/A2032. Continue on Littlehampton Road.
Littlehampton Road559 m
Turn right onto Rectory Road.
Rectory Road40 m
Move left onto Rectory Road/A2031. Continue on A2031.
A20311.3 km
Turn left onto Tarring Road/A2031. Continue on A2031.
A20311.4 km
Enter Teville Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Chapel Road/A24.
Teville Road Roundabout25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chapel Road/A24.
Chapel Road164 m
Enter Chapel Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto North Street/A259.
Chapel Road Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto North Street/A259.
North Street250 m
Enter High Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lyndhurst Road.
High Street Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lyndhurst Road.
Lyndhurst Road225 m
Turn left onto Park Road.
Park Road438 m
Turn left onto Newland Road.
Newland Road314 m
Enter Newland Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Broadwater Road/A24.
Newland Road Roundabout8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broadwater Road/A24.
Broadwater Road46 m
Enter Teville Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Teville Road/A2031.
Teville Road Roundabout26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Teville Road/A2031. Continue on A2031.
A20311.4 km
Turn right onto South Street/A2031. Continue on A2031.
A20311.3 km
Turn left onto Littlehampton Road/A2032.
Littlehampton Road1.4 km
Enter Durrington Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Durrington Lane.
Durrington Roundabout114 m
Exit the roundabout onto Durrington Lane.
Durrington Lane238 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Columbia Drive.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Columbia Drive.
Columbia Drive49 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Columbia Drive.
Columbia Drive61 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Durrington Lane.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Durrington Lane.
Durrington Lane234 m
Enter Durrington Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Boulevard.
Durrington Roundabout58 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Boulevard.
The Boulevard319 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Boulevard.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto The Boulevard.
The Boulevard517 m
Enter Strand Parade Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Field Place.
Strand Parade Roundabout8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Field Place.
Field Place134 m
Move left.
84 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Worthing · Residential + A-road 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.
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 Strand Parade Roundabout, Teville Road Roundabout, Durrington Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Strand Parade Roundabout
Start near Strand Parade Roundabout.
Boulevard
Continue to Boulevard, taking the junction with good observation.
North Star
Continue to North Star.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
Fox & Finch Alehouse
Continue to Fox & Finch Alehouse.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
South Coast Care
Continue to South Coast Care.
Grizzly Bear
Continue to Grizzly Bear.
Razor
Continue to Razor.
RS Vacuum Supplies
Continue to RS Vacuum Supplies.
Greys Furnishings
Continue to Greys Furnishings.
St Matthew
Continue to St Matthew.
Wesleyan Chapel
Continue to Wesleyan Chapel.
Teville Road Roundabout
Continue to Teville Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
New Amsterdam
Continue to New Amsterdam.
Selden Arms
Continue to Selden Arms.
Toad in the Hole
Continue to Toad in the Hole.
Green Man Ale & Cider House
Continue to Green Man Ale & Cider House.
West Worthing Baptist Church
Continue to West Worthing Baptist Church.
Durrington Roundabout
Finish back near Durrington Roundabout, completing the loop.
36 roundabouts · 4 turns
39 roundabouts · 8 turns
16 roundabouts · 16 turns
14 roundabouts · 16 turns
This route is 13.5 km and takes about 18 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Worthing test centre, not an official DVSA route.