Near Arbroath test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 19 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 24.3 km practice route near Arbroath 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.
Along the way you'll meet Elliot 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 multiple roundabouts, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, 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 shops, schools, named junctions and parks, 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 Arbroath 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 82-step drive on real, named roads (about 24.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast.
43 m
Turn left.
150 m
Turn left.
125 m
Turn left onto Westway/A933.
Westway1.7 km
Turn right onto Keptie Road/B9095.
Keptie Road759 m
Turn left onto Keptie Road/B9095. Continue on B9095.
B9095425 m
Turn right onto Addison Place/B964. Continue on B964.
B964776 m
Turn right onto Viewfield Road.
Viewfield Road631 m
Turn left.
44 m
Make a right U-turn.
44 m
Turn right onto Viewfield Road.
Viewfield Road406 m
Turn right onto Warslap Avenue.
Warslap Avenue296 m
Turn right onto Bishoploch Road.
Bishoploch Road304 m
Turn left onto Monymusk Road.
Monymusk Road157 m
Turn right onto Duncan Avenue.
Duncan Avenue74 m
Turn right onto Inchcape Road.
Inchcape Road450 m
Turn right onto Warslap Avenue.
Warslap Avenue125 m
Turn right onto Bishoploch Road.
Bishoploch Road304 m
Turn right onto Monymusk Road.
Monymusk Road305 m
Turn left onto Warslap Avenue.
Warslap Avenue244 m
Turn left onto Viewfield Road.
Viewfield Road456 m
Turn left onto Arbirlot Road/B9127.
Arbirlot Road459 m
Turn left onto Westway/A933.
Westway641 m
Turn right onto Peasiehill Road.
Peasiehill Road104 m
Turn left onto Westway Park.
Westway Park131 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Westway Park.
Westway Park131 m
Turn right onto Peasiehill Road.
Peasiehill Road104 m
Turn right onto Westway/A933.
Westway326 m
Turn right onto Dundee Road/A92. Continue on A92.
A92957 m
Enter Elliot Roundabout and take the 4th exit towards A92/Montrose/Arbroath.
Elliot Roundabout138 m
Exit the roundabout towards A92/Montrose/Arbroath.
A92953 m
Turn left onto Westway/A933.
Westway967 m
Turn right onto Arbirlot Road/B9127.
Arbirlot Road692 m
Turn left onto Keptie Road/B9095. Continue on Keptie Road.
Keptie Road953 m
Turn right onto Cairnie Road/A933.
Cairnie Road510 m
Turn right to stay on Cairnie Road.
Cairnie Road13 m
Turn left to stay on Cairnie Road.
Cairnie Road152 m
Turn left to stay on Cairnie Road.
Cairnie Road14 m
Turn right onto Cairnie Road/A933. Continue on A933.
A933494 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Guthrie Port/A933.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Guthrie Port/A933.
Guthrie Port232 m
Enter Guthrie Port Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Burnside Drive/A92.
Guthrie Port Roundabout59 m
Exit the roundabout onto Burnside Drive/A92.
Burnside Drive676 m
Turn left onto East Grimsby.
East Grimsby76 m
Turn left onto Ladybridge Street.
Ladybridge Street76 m
Turn left onto Marketgate.
Marketgate183 m
Turn right onto Gravesend.
Gravesend287 m
Turn right onto Lordburn.
Lordburn133 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street138 m
Move right onto Hamilton Green.
Hamilton Green57 m
Move left onto North Port.
North Port201 m
Turn right onto Fisheracre/A92. Continue on A92.
A92643 m
Turn right.
21 m
Turn left onto Montrose Road.
Montrose Road34 m
Turn right onto Linton Road.
Linton Road208 m
Turn left onto Hamilton Street.
Hamilton Street81 m
Turn left onto Glenisla Drive.
Glenisla Drive196 m
Turn left onto Montrose Road.
Montrose Road104 m
Turn right.
21 m
Turn left onto Montrose Road/A92. Continue on A92.
A92643 m
Turn left onto Barngreen.
Barngreen46 m
Turn left onto Leonard Street.
Leonard Street510 m
Turn left onto Ponderlaw Street.
Ponderlaw Street322 m
Turn left onto Hayshead Road.
Hayshead Road193 m
Turn left onto Ernest Street.
Ernest Street263 m
Turn left onto Walker Place.
Walker Place309 m
Turn right onto Ponderlaw Street.
Ponderlaw Street150 m
Turn left onto Hill Terrace.
Hill Terrace37 m
Move left onto Hill Place.
Hill Place131 m
Turn right onto Hill Street.
Hill Street290 m
Turn right onto Brothock Bridge.
Brothock Bridge24 m
Turn left to stay on Brothock Bridge.
Brothock Bridge71 m
Turn left onto Burnside Drive/A92.
Burnside Drive138 m
Turn left onto East Grimsby.
East Grimsby76 m
Turn left onto Ladybridge Street.
Ladybridge Street76 m
Turn left onto Marketgate.
Marketgate183 m
Turn left onto Brothock Bridge.
Brothock Bridge71 m
Turn right onto Burnside Drive/A92.
Burnside Drive185 m
Turn left onto Catherine Street.
Catherine Street252 m
Turn right onto Keptie Street/B9095. Continue on B9095.
B9095745 m
Turn right onto Keptie Road/B9095.
Keptie Road443 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Arbroath · Route 2 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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 Elliot Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
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.
KFC
Start near KFC.
Main building, D&A College
Continue to Main building, D&A College.
Adam Barber 4
Continue to Adam Barber 4.
Wolseley
Continue to Wolseley.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Elliot Roundabout
Continue to Elliot Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Arbroath Fish Bar
Continue to Arbroath Fish Bar.
Annesley Rest Garden
Continue to Annesley Rest Garden.
Wash Me
Continue to Wash Me.
Knox's Church
Continue to Knox's Church.
Arbroath Bus Station
Continue to Arbroath Bus Station.
Life Church Arbroath
Continue to Life Church Arbroath.
St. Andrew's Parish Church
Continue to St. Andrew's Parish Church.
Spider's Web
Continue to Spider's Web.
Springfield Gospel Hall
Continue to Springfield Gospel Hall.
St Mary the Virgin Scottish Episcopal Church
Continue to St Mary the Virgin Scottish Episcopal Church.
Arbroath ACCESS Office
Continue to Arbroath ACCESS Office.
St John's Methodist Church
Continue to St John's Methodist Church.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Arbroath
Finish back near Arbroath, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 20 turns
2 roundabouts · 17 turns · 2 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 17 turns · 1 set of lights
4 roundabouts · 19 turns
This route is 24.3 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Arbroath test centre, not an official DVSA route.