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Practice route
Challenging

Camborne · Route 2

Near Camborne test centre

61.7 km
Distance
50 min
Duration
Challenging
Difficulty
19
Manoeuvres
Difficulty: Challenging

Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts and 20 turns across 35 navigation steps.

How this route is examined

This is an independent 61.7 km practice route near Camborne test centre, taking roughly 50 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.

On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, 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.

Manoeuvre breakdown

What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.

11
Left turns
9
Right turns
10
Roundabouts
0
Traffic lights
35
Total steps

Skills & features

11
Roundabouts
20, 30, 40, 60 mph
Speed limits
20
Landmarks

This route helps you practise:

  • Multiple roundabouts
  • National-speed roads
  • 20 mph zones
  • Changing speed limits
  • Residential manoeuvres
  • Busy A-roads
  • Sustained concentration

Road mix

  • B-roads 27.3 km
  • Minor roads 11.0 km
  • Residential 9.9 km
  • A-roads 7.3 km
  • Unclassified 4.5 km
  • service_other 0.8 km

Turn-by-turn directions

The full 88-step drive on real, named roads (about 61.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.

  1. Depart:

    Drive south on Wilson Way.

    Wilson Way300 m

  2. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wilson Way/A3047.

    20 m

  3. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Wilson Way/A3047.

    Wilson Way565 m

  4. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Druid's Road.

    Druid's Road202 m

  5. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Agar Road.

    Agar Road839 m

  6. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Trevenson Road.

    Trevenson Road1.5 km

  7. Turn right:

    Turn right onto South Roskear Terrace.

    South Roskear Terrace321 m

  8. Turn left:

    Turn left onto North Roskear Road.

    North Roskear Road591 m

  9. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Cliff View Road.

    Cliff View Road351 m

  10. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Boiler Works Road.

    Boiler Works Road382 m

  11. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    137 m

  12. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Pendrea Park.

    Pendrea Park119 m

  13. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Pendrea Park.

    Pendrea Park145 m

  14. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    15 m

  15. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn.

    15 m

  16. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Pendrea Park.

    Pendrea Park145 m

  17. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Pendrea Park.

    Pendrea Park119 m

  18. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    45 m

  19. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Roskear Parc.

    Roskear Parc69 m

  20. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Roskear Parc.

    Roskear Parc31 m

  21. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn to stay on Roskear Parc.

    Roskear Parc31 m

  22. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Roskear Parc.

    Roskear Parc69 m

  23. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    45 m

  24. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Pendrea Park.

    Pendrea Park119 m

  25. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Pendrea Park.

    Pendrea Park145 m

  26. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    15 m

  27. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn.

    15 m

  28. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Pendrea Park.

    Pendrea Park145 m

  29. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Pendrea Park.

    Pendrea Park119 m

  30. Turn right:

    Turn right.

    138 m

  31. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Boiler Works Road.

    Boiler Works Road381 m

  32. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Hidderley Park.

    Hidderley Park5 m

  33. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Enys Road.

    Enys Road809 m

  34. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Tehidy Road.

    Tehidy Road9 m

  35. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Eastern Lane.

    Eastern Lane613 m

  36. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Cliff View Road.

    Cliff View Road351 m

  37. Turn left:

    Move left onto Hidderley Park.

    Hidderley Park5 m

  38. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Enys Road.

    Enys Road809 m

  39. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Tehidy Road.

    Tehidy Road9 m

  40. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Eastern Lane.

    Eastern Lane342 m

  41. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Hughville Street.

    Hughville Street236 m

  42. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Enys Road.

    Enys Road351 m

  43. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Tehidy Road.

    Tehidy Road9 m

  44. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Eastern Lane.

    Eastern Lane613 m

  45. Turn right:

    Move right onto North Roskear Road.

    North Roskear Road877 m

  46. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Pendarves Street.

    Pendarves Street469 m

  47. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Tolvaddon Road/A3047.

    Tolvaddon Road616 m

  48. Keep right:

    Keep right to stay on Tolvaddon Road/A3047.

    Tolvaddon Road121 m

  49. Take exit:

    Take the exit.

    Constantine Terrace314 m

  50. Turn left:

    Move left.

    126 m

  51. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Mount Whistle Road.

    1 m

  52. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Mount Whistle Road.

    Mount Whistle Road229 m

  53. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Tehidy Close.

    Tehidy Close157 m

  54. Turn right:

    Turn right to stay on Tehidy Close.

    Tehidy Close77 m

  55. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn to stay on Tehidy Close.

    Tehidy Close77 m

  56. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Tehidy Close.

    Tehidy Close157 m

  57. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Mount Whistle Road.

    Mount Whistle Road424 m

  58. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Tolvaddon Road.

    Tolvaddon Road916 m

  59. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Tolvaddon Road/A3047.

    Tolvaddon Road408 m

  60. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn at A3047 to stay on Tolvaddon Road/A3047.

    Tolvaddon Road361 m

  61. Keep right:

    Keep right to stay on Tolvaddon Road/A3047.

    Tolvaddon Road121 m

  62. Take exit:

    Take the exit.

    Constantine Terrace314 m

  63. Turn left:

    Move left.

    126 m

  64. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Trevenson Moor.

    20 m

  65. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Trevenson Moor.

    Trevenson Moor477 m

  66. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Park Road.

    Park Road724 m

  67. Turn left:

    Turn left to stay on Park Road.

    Park Road1.0 km

  68. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Paynters Lane.

    Paynters Lane15 m

  69. Turn right:

    Turn right onto Bassett Road.

    Bassett Road5.0 km

  70. U-turn:

    Make a right U-turn onto Radnor Road.

    Radnor Road1.8 km

  71. Turn left:

    Turn left.

    136 m

  72. Turn left:

    Turn left onto A3047.

    A30471.1 km

  73. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A393.

    32 m

  74. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto A393.

    A393973 m

  75. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Sandy Lane/A393.

    Sandy Lane2.1 km

  76. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto South Downs/B3300.

    41 m

  77. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto South Downs/B3300. Continue on B3300.

    B3300799 m

  78. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Buckett's Hill/B3297. Continue on B3297.

    B329712.8 km

  79. Turn right:

    Move right.

    113 m

  80. Turn left:

    Make a sharp left onto Redruth Road/B3297. Continue on B3297.

    B329712.9 km

  81. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Falmouth Road/B3300. Continue on B3300.

    B3300851 m

  82. Turn left:

    Turn left onto West End.

    West End915 m

  83. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Barncoose Terrace/A3047.

    6 m

  84. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Barncoose Terrace/A3047.

    Barncoose Terrace1.7 km

  85. Turn left:

    Turn left onto Wilson Way.

    Wilson Way347 m

  86. Roundabout:

    Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Wilson Way/A3047.

    20 m

  87. Leave roundabout:

    Exit the roundabout onto Wilson Way/A3047.

    Wilson Way557 m

  88. Arrive:

    You have arrived at your destination.

Directions for the Camborne · Route 2 loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.

Local roads & landmarks

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.

Schools

Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.

  • Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy
  • Trewirgie Junior School

Churches

Useful navigation anchors on the loop.

  • Pool Methodist Church
  • All Saints, Tuckingmill
  • Tuckingmill Baptist Church
  • Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
  • Paynters Lane End Methodist Church

Pubs

Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.

  • Treleigh Arms
  • Trefusis Arms

Shops & parades

Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.

  • Spar
  • Camborne Bed Centre
  • KFC
  • Trevenson Moor Garden Centre

Watch out for

  • Multiple roundabouts

    Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.

  • Changing speed limits

    Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 60 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.

Drive it: landmark by landmark

Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.

  1. Pool Methodist Church

    Start near Pool Methodist Church.

  2. All Saints, Tuckingmill

    Continue to All Saints, Tuckingmill.

  3. Tuckingmill Baptist Church

    Continue to Tuckingmill Baptist Church.

  4. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses

    Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

  5. Spar

    Continue to Spar.

  6. Camborne Bed Centre

    Continue to Camborne Bed Centre.

  7. KFC

    Continue to KFC.

  8. Trevenson Moor Garden Centre

    Continue to Trevenson Moor Garden Centre.

  9. Paynters Lane End Methodist Church

    Continue to Paynters Lane End Methodist Church.

  10. Seventh-day Adventist Church Redruth

    Continue to Seventh-day Adventist Church Redruth.

  11. Colin Matthews

    Continue to Colin Matthews.

  12. Treleigh Arms

    Continue to Treleigh Arms.

  13. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  14. Trefusis Arms

    Continue to Trefusis Arms.

  15. Saint Andrew

    Continue to Saint Andrew.

  16. St Gwendron

    Continue to St Gwendron.

  17. Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy

    Continue to Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy.

  18. Trewirgie Junior School

    Continue to Trewirgie Junior School.

  19. Baptist Church

    Continue to Baptist Church.

  20. Highway Illogan Methodist Church

    Finish back near Highway Illogan Methodist Church, completing the loop.

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Route FAQs

This route is 61.7 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Camborne test centre, not an official DVSA route.