Near Bodmin test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts and 18 turns across 34 navigation steps.
This is an independent 35.6 km practice route near Bodmin test centre, taking roughly 45 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 Dunmere Road and Callywith 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, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 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 stations, churches, pubs and shops, 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 Bodmin 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 83-step drive on real, named roads (about 35.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast.
47 m
Turn right onto Beatrice Road.
Beatrice Road46 m
Turn right onto Normandy Way.
Normandy Way407 m
Turn left to stay on Normandy Way.
Normandy Way189 m
Turn right onto Lostwithiel Road/B3268. Continue on B3268.
B32681.1 km
Move left onto Turf Street/A389. Continue on A389.
A389346 m
Turn right onto Berrycoombe Road.
Berrycoombe Road15 m
Turn right onto Pool Street.
Pool Street220 m
Turn left onto Dennison Road/A389.
Dennison Road245 m
Turn right onto Fore Street.
Fore Street556 m
Move left onto Lower Bore Street.
Lower Bore Street115 m
Move left onto Higher Bore Street/A389. Continue on A389.
A389460 m
Turn right onto Dunmere Road/A389.
Dunmere Road598 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dunmere Road/A389.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunmere Road/A389.
Dunmere Road492 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Dunmere Road/A389.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunmere Road/A389.
Dunmere Road490 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dunmere Road/A389.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunmere Road/A389.
Dunmere Road601 m
Turn left towards Town centre.
St Leonards177 m
Turn left onto Midway Road.
Midway Road281 m
Turn right.
76 m
Turn right onto Sandra Way.
Sandra Way185 m
Turn right onto Berrycoombe Hill.
Berrycoombe Hill51 m
Turn right onto Midway Road.
Midway Road55 m
Turn left onto Rosevallon Lane.
Rosevallon Lane95 m
Turn right onto Dunmere Road/A389.
Dunmere Road580 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dunmere Road/A389.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunmere Road/A389.
Dunmere Road492 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Greenvalley Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greenvalley Road.
Greenvalley Road301 m
Move left onto Boundary Road.
Boundary Road620 m
Turn right onto Westheath Avenue/A389.
Westheath Avenue25 m
Turn left onto Westheath Road.
Westheath Road487 m
Turn left onto St Mary's Road.
St Mary's Road618 m
Turn left onto Corporation Road.
Corporation Road172 m
Turn left onto Westheath Avenue/A389.
Westheath Avenue482 m
Turn left onto Westheath Road.
Westheath Road487 m
Turn left onto St Mary's Road.
St Mary's Road912 m
Turn right onto St Leonards/A389.
A3891.4 km
Turn right onto Fore Street.
Fore Street623 m
Turn right onto Dennison Road/A389.
Dennison Road548 m
Turn left onto Mill Street.
Mill Street42 m
Turn left onto Pool Street.
Pool Street115 m
Turn right onto Berrycoombe Road.
Berrycoombe Road500 m
Turn left onto Cardell Road.
Cardell Road238 m
Turn left onto Dennison Road/A389. Continue on A389.
A389713 m
Turn left onto Priory Road/A389.
Priory Road513 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Launceston/Law courts.
27 m
Exit the roundabout towards Launceston/Law courts.
Launceston Road1.5 km
Enter Callywith Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A38.
Callywith Roundabout53 m
Exit the roundabout onto A30.
A301.6 km
Turn left.
39 m
Turn right.
1.1 km
Turn left onto Tredethy Road.
Tredethy Road1.7 km
Turn left.
1.4 km
Turn left onto Helland Road.
Helland Road2.8 km
Turn left onto Cross Lane.
Cross Lane361 m
Turn left onto Castle Street.
Castle Street1.1 km
Enter Callywith Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A38/Launceston Road.
Callywith Roundabout81 m
Exit the roundabout onto A38/Launceston Road. Continue on Launceston Road.
Launceston Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Liskeard/Industrial estates/Bodmin Parkway/Lanhydrock.
12 m
Exit the roundabout towards Liskeard/Industrial estates/Bodmin Parkway/Lanhydrock.
Priory Road133 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Priory Road/A389.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Priory Road/A389.
Priory Road776 m
Turn left onto A38/Cooksland Road.
A381.2 km
Turn left onto Launceston Road/A389.
Launceston Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Liskeard/Industrial estates/Bodmin Parkway/Lanhydrock.
12 m
Exit the roundabout towards Liskeard/Industrial estates/Bodmin Parkway/Lanhydrock.
Priory Road133 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Gilbert Road.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gilbert Road.
Gilbert Road304 m
Turn left onto Priors Barn.
Priors Barn65 m
Turn right to stay on Priors Barn.
Priors Barn54 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Priors Barn.
Priors Barn54 m
Turn left to stay on Priors Barn.
Priors Barn65 m
Turn right onto Gilbert Road.
Gilbert Road304 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Priory Road/A389.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Priory Road/A389.
Priory Road133 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Priory Road/A389.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Priory Road/A389.
Priory Road513 m
Turn left onto Turf Street/B3268.
Turf Street116 m
Turn left.
61 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bodmin · 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 Callywith Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 3.8 km of this loop is dual carriageway. Build your speed on the slip road, take an effective rearward observation, and merge without forcing other traffic to brake.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 60, 70 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.
Bodmin General
Start near Bodmin General.
New Life Church
Continue to New Life Church.
Hole in the Wall
Continue to Hole in the Wall.
White Hart Inn
Continue to White Hart Inn.
Costcutter
Continue to Costcutter.
Dunmere Road
Continue to Dunmere Road, taking the junction with good observation.
St Lawrence's
Continue to St Lawrence's.
Fair Park
Continue to Fair Park.
Topps Tiles
Continue to Topps Tiles.
Bodmin Christian Felowship
Continue to Bodmin Christian Felowship.
St. Petroc's Church
Continue to St. Petroc's Church.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Callywith Roundabout
Continue to Callywith Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
St Helena
Continue to St Helena.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses.
Kilmar
Continue to Kilmar.
Uzella House
Continue to Uzella House.
B&M Home Store with Garden Centre
Continue to B&M Home Store with Garden Centre.
West End Motors
Continue to West End Motors.
Weavers Inn
Finish back near Weavers Inn, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 16 turns
6 roundabouts · 19 turns · 1 set of lights
8 roundabouts · 13 turns
4 roundabouts · 18 turns
This route is 35.6 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bodmin test centre, not an official DVSA route.