Near Camborne test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 14 roundabouts, 12 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 36 navigation steps.
This is an independent 111.0 km practice route near Camborne test centre, taking roughly 55 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 Tolgus Hill. 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 churches, shops, pubs and schools, 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 Camborne 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 127-step drive on real, named roads (about 111.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south on Wilson Way.
Wilson Way300 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wilson Way/A3047.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wilson Way/A3047.
Wilson Way557 m
Turn right onto Druid's Road.
Druid's Road346 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Druid's Road.
Druid's Road346 m
Turn right onto Wilson Way/A3047.
Wilson Way8 m
Turn left onto Druid's Road.
Druid's Road202 m
Turn left onto Agar Road.
Agar Road496 m
Turn right onto Trevithick Road.
Trevithick Road188 m
Turn left onto Treloweth Road.
Treloweth Road131 m
Turn left onto Tangye Road.
Tangye Road112 m
Turn right onto Trevithick Road.
Trevithick Road104 m
Turn left onto Agar Road.
Agar Road1.3 km
Take the exit on the right.
A3047170 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wilson Way/A3047.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wilson Way/A3047.
Wilson Way1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dudnance Lane/A3047.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dudnance Lane/A3047.
Dudnance Lane694 m
Turn left onto Tincroft Road.
Tincroft Road92 m
Turn left to stay on Tincroft Road.
Tincroft Road73 m
Turn right onto Whitcross Hill.
Whitcross Hill1.1 km
Move left onto Loscombe Road.
Loscombe Road2.1 km
Turn right onto B3297.
B32979.6 km
Move right.
113 m
Make a sharp left onto Redruth Road/B3297. Continue on B3297.
B329712.9 km
Turn left onto Falmouth Road/B3300. Continue on B3300.
B33001.6 km
Enter Tolgus Hill and take the 3rd exit onto Tolgus Place/B3300.
Tolgus Hill68 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tolgus Place/B3300.
Tolgus Place219 m
Turn right to stay on B3300.
B330068 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A3047.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3047.
A3047573 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A3047.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3047.
A3047388 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A3047.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3047.
A3047172 m
Turn left onto Solomon Road.
Solomon Road94 m
Turn right onto Jennings Road.
Jennings Road76 m
Make a right U-turn onto Davey Close.
Davey Close76 m
Turn left onto Solomon Road.
Solomon Road94 m
Turn left onto A3047.
A3047212 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A3047.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3047.
A3047573 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A3047.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3047.
A3047296 m
Turn left onto Tolgus Vean/B3300.
Tolgus Vean19 m
Turn left to stay on Tolgus Vean/B3300.
Tolgus Vean138 m
Enter Tolgus Hill and take the 2nd exit onto Tolgus Hill/B3300.
Tolgus Hill50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tolgus Hill/B3300. Continue on B3300.
B33001.6 km
Turn right onto Buckett's Hill/B3297. Continue on B3297.
B329712.8 km
Move right.
113 m
Make a sharp left onto Redruth Road/B3297. Continue on B3297.
B329712.9 km
Turn right onto Southgate Street/B3300. Continue on B3300.
B3300799 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sandy Lane/A393.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sandy Lane/A393.
Sandy Lane2.1 km
Turn right onto Mount Ambrose/A393. Continue on A393.
A393972 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A393.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A393.
A393973 m
Move right onto East End.
East End749 m
Turn left onto St Day Road.
St Day Road109 m
Turn right onto Trefusis Terrace.
Trefusis Terrace428 m
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road257 m
Turn left onto Clinton Road/B3297.
Clinton Road289 m
Turn right onto Buckett's Hill/B3297. Continue on B3297.
B32974.6 km
Turn right onto B3280.
B3280918 m
Turn right onto New Road.
New Road1.8 km
Turn right onto School Lane.
School Lane81 m
Turn left onto Troon Moor.
Troon Moor143 m
Turn left onto New Road.
New Road1.9 km
Turn left onto B3280.
B3280918 m
Turn left onto Redruth Road/B3297. Continue on B3297.
B32974.6 km
Turn right onto Southgate Street/B3300. Continue on B3300.
B3300799 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sandy Lane/A393.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sandy Lane/A393.
Sandy Lane1.6 km
Turn left onto School Lane.
School Lane39 m
Turn right onto Gweal-an-top.
Gweal-an-top332 m
Turn right onto Sandy Lane/A393.
Sandy Lane451 m
Turn right onto St Day Road.
St Day Road543 m
Turn left onto Station Road.
Station Road226 m
Turn right onto Station Hill.
Station Hill154 m
Turn right onto Penryn Street/B3300. Continue on B3300.
B3300813 m
Enter Tolgus Hill and take the 3rd exit onto Tolgus Place/B3300.
Tolgus Hill68 m
Exit the roundabout onto Tolgus Place/B3300.
Tolgus Place219 m
Turn right to stay on B3300.
B330068 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A3047.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3047.
A3047573 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A3047.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto A3047.
A304731 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A30.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A30/Redruth to Pool and Camborne Bypass.
A303.5 km
Take the exit.
A30236 m
Keep left to take A30.
A30209 m
Continue on A3047.
A304772 m
Continue.
46 m
Turn left onto Tolvaddon Road/A3047.
Tolvaddon Road263 m
Turn right onto East Hill.
East Hill1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wesley Street/A3047.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wesley Street/A3047.
Wesley Street20 m
Turn left to stay on Wesley Street/A3047.
Wesley Street131 m
Turn right onto Albert Street.
Albert Street129 m
Turn right onto North Parade.
North Parade458 m
Move left onto Roskear.
Roskear1.8 km
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road344 m
Turn left onto Carn Brea Avenue.
Carn Brea Avenue317 m
Turn right onto Wilson Way.
Wilson Way21 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wilson Way/A3047.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wilson Way/A3047.
Wilson Way1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Wilson Way/A3047.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wilson Way/A3047. Continue on A3047.
A3047434 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Blowinghouse Hill.
86 m
Exit the roundabout onto Blowinghouse Hill.
Blowinghouse Hill921 m
Turn right onto Penryn Street/B3300.
Penryn Street110 m
Turn left onto Station Hill.
Station Hill153 m
Turn right onto Bond Street/B3297.
Bond Street108 m
Turn right onto Treruffe Hill.
Treruffe Hill157 m
Turn right onto Falmouth Road/B3300. Continue on B3300.
B3300246 m
Turn left onto West End.
West End915 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Barncoose Terrace/A3047.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barncoose Terrace/A3047.
Barncoose Terrace1.9 km
Turn right onto Trevenson Road.
Trevenson Road682 m
Turn left onto Dudnance Lane/A3047.
Dudnance Lane961 m
Turn left onto Station Road.
Station Road607 m
Turn right onto Carn Brea Lane.
Carn Brea Lane296 m
Turn left to stay on Carn Brea Lane.
Carn Brea Lane146 m
Turn right onto Wilson Way.
Wilson Way21 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wilson Way/A3047.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wilson Way/A3047.
Wilson Way557 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Camborne · Route 1 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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 1.1 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, 50, 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.
Highway Illogan Methodist Church
Start near Highway Illogan Methodist Church.
Brandon Hire Station
Continue to Brandon Hire Station.
Countryman Inn
Continue to Countryman Inn.
Saint Andrew
Continue to Saint Andrew.
St Gwendron
Continue to St Gwendron.
Victoria Inn
Continue to Victoria Inn.
Trewirgie Junior School
Continue to Trewirgie Junior School.
Tolgus Hill
Continue to Tolgus Hill, taking the junction with good observation.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Trefusis Arms
Continue to Trefusis Arms.
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy
Continue to Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy.
Troon Community Primary School
Continue to Troon Community Primary School.
Redruth
Continue to Redruth.
Baptist Church
Continue to Baptist Church.
Tuckingmill Baptist Church
Continue to Tuckingmill Baptist Church.
Plume of Feathers
Continue to Plume of Feathers.
Church of the Assumption
Continue to Church of the Assumption.
St. Andrew's Church
Continue to St. Andrew's Church.
Pool Methodist Church
Continue to Pool Methodist Church.
Dreadnought Centre
Finish back near Dreadnought Centre, completing the loop.
13 roundabouts · 19 turns · 1 set of lights
11 roundabouts · 13 turns · 1 set of lights
14 roundabouts · 11 turns · 1 set of lights
10 roundabouts · 15 turns
This route is 111.0 km and takes about 55 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Camborne test centre, not an official DVSA route.