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Eastbourne Driving Test Routes

10 practice routes from 1 Coastguard Cottages, 84 Wartling Road, Eastbourne — step-by-step directions, roundabout breakdowns, and current app routes for your test.

10Routes
258Steps
71Left Turns
67Right Turns
75Roundabouts
22Lights
55 routes practised this month
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Original Published Test Routes

Step-by-step directions for all 10 original DVSA-published routes from 1 Coastguard Cottages, 84 Wartling Road, Eastbourne.

S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Wartling Rd
At roundabout, turn left
3
Lottbridge Drove
At roundabout, turn left
4
Seaside
At traffic lights, turn right
5
Whitley Rd
At roundabout, turn left
6
Upper Ave
At roundabout, turn right
7
The Ave
At traffic lights, turn right
8
Upperton Rd
Turn left
9
The Goffs
At traffic lights, turn left
10
Summerdown Rd
Take the 2nd right
11
Old Camp Rd
At end of road, turn right
12
Summerdown Rd
Turn right
13
Compton Drive
At end of road, turn right
14
Summerdown Rd
Turn right
15
Paradise Drive
Turn right
16
Links Rd
At end of road, turn right
17
Carlisle Rd
Turn left
18
Beachy Head Rd / Meads Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
19
Blackwater Rd
At end of road, turn left
20
Cornfield Terrace
At roundabout, 4th exit, turn right
21
Trinity Trees
At traffic lights, turn right
22
Cavendish Place
At end of road, turn left
23
Royal Parade
At roundabout, turn left
24
Wartling Rd
F
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Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Wartling Rd
At roundabout, turn right
3
Royal Parade
Turn right
4
Terminus Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
5
Trinity Trees
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn left
6
Cornfield Terrace
Turn right
7
Blackwater Rd
At end of road, turn left
8
Meads Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
9
Beachy Head Rd
Take the 2nd right
10
Carlisle Rd
Take the 3rd left
11
Link Rd
At end of road, turn left
12
Paradise Drive
Road continues
13
Compton Drive
At end of road, turn right
14
Summerdown Rd
Turn left
15
Paradise Drive
At end of road, turn right
16
Compton Place Rd
Turn left
17
Dittons Rd
At end of road, turn right
18
Southfields Rd
At roundabout, 1st exit, turn left
19
Station Parade
At traffic lights, turn right
20
The Avenue / Upper Ave
At roundabout, turn right
21
Whitley Rd
Take the 3rd left
22
St Philips Ave
Take the 2nd right
23
Woodgate Rd
At end of road, turn left
24
Seaside
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
25
Lottbridge Drove
At roundabout, turn right
26
Wartling Rd
F
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Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Wartling Rd
At roundabout, turn right
3
Royal Parade
Turn right
4
Channel View Rd
Take the 3rd left
5
Sidley Rd
Take the 2nd right
6
Beach Rd
At end of road, turn left
7
Seaside
At roundabout, 3rd exit, go ahead
8
South St
Turn left
9
Furness Rd
Turn left
10
Grange Rd
Take the 2nd right
11
Carlisle road
At end of road, turn left
12
Meads Rd
Turn right
13
Carlisle Rd
Take the 3rd right
14
Paradise Drive
Road continues
15
Summerdown Rd
At traffic lights, go ahead
16
Victoria Drive
Take the 4th left
17
Broomfield St
Turn left
18
Victoria Drive
Turn right
19
Eldon Rd
At end of road, turn left
20
Willingdon Rd
Turn right
21
Rodmill Drive
At roundabout, 3rd exit
22
Cross Levels Way
At roundabout, turn right
23
Lottbridge Drove
At roundabout, turn right
24
Wartling Rd
F
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Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Wartling Rd
At roundabout, turn left
3
Lottbridge Drove
At roundabout, turn left
4
Cross Levels Way
At roundabout, turn right
5
Rodmill Drive
At end of road, turn left
6
Willingdon Rd
Turn right
7
Eldon Rd
Take the 2nd right
8
Baldwin Ave
Turn right
9
Eldon Rd
At end of road, turn left
10
Victoria Drive
Take the 4th right
11
Northiam Rd
Take the 2nd left
12
Longlands Rd
Turn left
13
Broomfield St
Turn left
14
Longlands Rd
At end of road, turn left
15
East Dean Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
16
Summerdown Rd
Take the 3rd left
17
Paradise Drive
At end of road, turn right
18
Compton Place Rd
Take the 2nd left
19
Meads Rd / South St
Turn left
20
Gildridge Rd
Take the 4th right
21
Hyde Gardens
At end of road, turn right
22
Cornfield Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
23
Trinity Trees / Seaside Rd
Road continues
24
Seaside
At traffic lights, turn right
25
Beach Rd
At end of road, turn left
26
Royal Parade
At roundabout, turn left
27
Wartling Rd
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Wartling Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
3
Princes Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
4
Langney Rise
Take the 4th right
5
The Risings
Turn right
6
Wordsworth Drive
At end of road, turn right
7
The Risings
At end of road, turn left
8
Priory Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
9
Pennine Way
At end of road, turn right
10
Friday St / Lion Hill
At end of road, turn left
11
Rattle Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
12
Dittons Rd
At roundabout, turn left
13
Golden Jubilee Way
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
14
Highfield Link
Slip Rd
15
Lottbridge Drove
At roundabout, turn right
16
Seaside
At traffic lights, turn right
17
Whitley Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
18
Firle Rd
At end of road, turn left
19
Seaside Rd
Take the 3rd right
20
Addingham Rd
At end of road, turn left
21
Royal Parade
At roundabout, turn left
22
Wartling Rd
F
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Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Wartling Rd
At roundabout, turn right
3
Royal Parade
Turn right
4
Addingham Rd
At end of road, turn left
5
Seaside
Turn right
6
Langney Rd
Take the 3rd right
7
Bourne St
Turn right
8
Cavendish Ave / Firle Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
9
Whitley Rd
Take the 2nd left
10
St Philips Ave
Take the 2nd right
11
Woodgate Rd
Take the 2nd left
12
Baillie Ave
At end of road, turn left
13
Woodgate Rd
At end of road, turn left
14
Seaside
At roundabout, turn left
15
Lottbridge Drove
At roundabout, turn right
16
Highfield Link
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
17
Golden Jubilee
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
18
Dittons Rd
Take the 3rd right
19
Lion Hill / Friday St
At roundabout, turn left
20
Willingdon Drove
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
21
Langney Rise
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
22
Princes Rd
Turn left
23
Ramsey Way
Turn right
24
Cunningham Drive
At end of road, turn right
25
Beatty Rd
Turn left
26
Princes Rd
At roundabout, 4th exit, turn right
27
Wartling Rd
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Wartling Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit
3
Princes Rd
Turn right
4
Beatty Rd
Take the 4th left
5
Mountbatten Drive
Take the 2nd left
6
Fraser Ave
Turn left
7
Mountbatten Drive
At end of road, turn right
8
Cunningham Drive
At end of road, turn left
9
Ramsey Way
At end of road, turn right
10
Princes Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
11
Langney Rise
Turn right
12
Priory Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
13
Pennine Way
At end of road, turn left
14
Friday St
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
15
Willingdon Drive
At roundabout, turn left
16
Highfield Link
Turn left
17
Lottbridge Drive
At roundabout, turn right
18
Seaside Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
19
Cavendish Place
At traffic lights, turn right
20
Langney Place
At end of road, turn left
21
Seaside
Turn right
22
St Aubyns Rd
At end of road, turn left
23
Royal Parade
At roundabout, 1st exit, turn left
24
Wartling Rd
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Wartling Rd
At roundabout, turn right
3
Royal Parade
Turn right
4
Addingham Rd
At end of road, turn left
5
Seaside Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
6
Cavendish Place
At traffic lights, turn right
7
Cavendish Ave / Firle Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
8
Whitley Rd
Take the 2nd left
9
St Philips Ave
Take the 2nd right
10
Woodgate Rd
Turn left
11
Fitzmaurice Ave
Turn left
12
Woodgate Rd
Turn left
13
Bailey Ave
Turn left
14
Woodgate Rd
At end of road, turn left
15
Seaside
At roundabout, go ahead
16
St Anthonys Ave
At roundabout, turn left
17
Langney Rise
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
18
Hide Hollow
At roundabout, turn left
19
Pennine Way
At end of road, turn left
20
Friday St
At roundabout, turn left
21
Willingdon Drove
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
22
Langney Rise
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
23
Princes Rd
At roundabout, 4th exit, turn right
24
Wartling Rd
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Wartling Rd
At roundabout, turn left
3
Lottbridge Drove
At roundabout, turn left
4
Seaside
Turn right
5
Roselands Ave
Go ahead
6
Harding Ave
At end of road, turn left
7
Astaire Ave
Turn left
8
Hunloke Ave
Turn left
9
Astaire Ave
Turn left
10
Brookmead Close
Turn left
11
Astaire Ave
At end of road, turn left
12
Ringwood Rd
Turn right
13
Courtlands Rd
At end of road, turn right
14
Waterworks Rd
At traffic lights, turn right
15
Whitley Rd
At traffic lights, turn left
16
Firle Rd
Road continues
17
Cavendish Ave
Road continues
18
Ashford road
At traffic lights, turn right
19
Cavendish Place
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
20
Upper Ave
Turn left
21
Lewes Rd / Kings Drive
At roundabout, 4th exit, turn right
22
Cross Levels Way
At roundabout, turn left
23
Highfield Link
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
24
Willingdon Drove
At roundabout, turn right
25
Langney Rise
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
26
Princes Rd
At roundabout, 4th exit, turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Wartling Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn left
3
Princes Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
4
Langney Rise
Turn right
5
Priory Rd
Take the 2nd right
6
Wordsworth Drive
At end of road, turn left
7
Priory Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
8
Pennine Way
At end of road, turn right
9
Friday St
At end of road, turn left
10
Dittons Rd
At roundabout, turn left
11
Golden Jubilee Way
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
12
Highfield Link
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
13
Cross Levels Way
At roundabout, turn right
14
Kings Drive
Turn right
15
Enys Rd / Carew Rd
At end of road, turn left
16
Upper Ave
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
17
Cavendish Place
At traffic lights, turn left
18
Ashford Rd
Turn right
19
Bourne St
Take the 2nd left
20
Langney Rd
At end of road, turn left
21
Seaside
At traffic lights, turn right
22
Beach Rd
At end of road, turn left
23
Royal Parade
At roundabout, turn left
24
Wartling Rd
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.

Route & Road Guide

Road Type Split

Approximate breakdown based on road names and instructions across all 10 routes.

Residential
100%

What to Expect at Eastbourne

  • Roundabouts are a defining feature — averaging 7.5 per route. Route 6 is the most demanding with 9, including Wartling Rd.
  • Pass rate 51% — 3.1 points above the national average of 47.9%. One of the more achievable centres, though solid local route knowledge is still the best preparation.
  • Key roads to know: Seaside, Wartling Rd and Royal Parade — these appear across the most routes and are the most likely to feature on your test.
  • 22 traffic light encounters across all routes — worth practising smooth stops and confident pull-aways before your test.

Tricky Spots on the Eastbourne Test

Junctions and road sections that appear frequently and catch learners out.

1
Lottbridge Drove multi-roundabout sequence
Lottbridge Drove appears on seven routes and almost always involves navigating two or three roundabouts in quick succession. Routes describe "roundabout ahead, roundabout right" or "2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout right 5th exit" — count each one carefully and don't carry momentum from the previous junction into the next.
2
Cross Levels Way triple roundabout
Cross Levels Way is used on four routes and features three roundabouts in immediate succession. The instructions describe "roundabout left, roundabout ahead, roundabout right" — three different exits in a row. This is one of the most technically demanding sections on any Eastbourne test, so know your exits before you reach it.
3
Beachy Head Road / Meads Road double mini roundabout
Routes 1 and 2 use the Beachy Head Road and Meads Road double mini roundabout. The instructions describe "2 x mini roundabout ahead, 3rd right" and "2 x mini roundabout ahead 2nd exit" — two compact junctions close together where the exits differ. Approach slowly enough to read each one individually.
4
Sedlescombe Road / Langney Rise / Princes Road roundabout network (north)
The northern residential roundabout network — covering Langney Rise, Princes Road, Priory Road and Willingdon Drove — is used on six routes. Several routes navigate three or four of these roundabouts in sequence on the outbound leg. They are closely spaced and look similar — count exits using the signs rather than relying on memory.
5
Royal Parade / Cornfield Terrace / Trinity Trees town centre
Royal Parade, Cornfield Terrace and Trinity Trees are used on nine or more routes and form the main seafront and town centre section. The roundabout at Cornfield Terrace and the traffic lights at Trinity Trees come in quick succession — get your lane right early on Royal Parade before you reach them.

Most Frequent Roads

These roads appear across the most routes — be sure to practise them.

RoadRoutesFrequencyTypical Feature
Seaside 10 / 10
Right turn
Wartling Rd 10 / 10
Roundabout
Royal Parade 9 / 10
Roundabout
Lottbridge Drove 7 / 10
Roundabout
Langney Rise 6 / 10
Roundabout
Princes Rd 6 / 10
Roundabout
Whitley Rd 6 / 10
Left turn
Cavendish Place 5 / 10
Left turn
Highfield Link 5 / 10
Roundabout
Cross Levels Way 4 / 10
Roundabout

Roundabout Analysis

The routes include 75 roundabouts across 10 routes — these are the most important.

Wartling Rd
High
Roundabout features in 10 of 10 routes
Lottbridge Drove
High
Roundabout features in 7 of 10 routes
Princes Rd
High
Roundabout features in 6 of 10 routes
Royal Parade
High
Roundabout features in 5 of 10 routes
Cross Levels Way
Medium
Roundabout features in 4 of 10 routes
Seaside
Medium
Roundabout features in 4 of 10 routes
Highfield Link
Medium
Roundabout features in 3 of 10 routes
Langney Rise
Medium
Roundabout features in 3 of 10 routes

Eastbourne Test Centre

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Address
Eastbourne Driving Test Centre
1 Coastguard Cottages, 84 Wartling Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7PT
Phone
0300 200 1122 DVSA general enquiries
Amenities
Disabled Access Parking Toilets
Tests Offered
ADI part 2 ADI part 3 Car Motorcycle module 2
Opening Hours
  • Mon 8:00–16:00
  • Tue 8:00–16:00
  • Wed 8:00–16:00
  • Thu 8:00–16:00
  • Fri 8:00–16:00
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed
Pass Rate
51.0%
vs 47.9% national average
Waiting Time
13.3 wks
Latest DVSA data
Routes Available
10
ADI part 2, ADI part 3, Car, Motorcycle module 2
Avg Route Length
26
Steps (23–28 range)
Current Routes

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