Near Camborne test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts and 20 turns across 35 navigation steps.
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.
What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.
This route helps you practise:
Road mix
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.
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 Way565 m
Turn left onto Druid's Road.
Druid's Road202 m
Turn left onto Agar Road.
Agar Road839 m
Turn right onto Trevenson Road.
Trevenson Road1.5 km
Turn right onto South Roskear Terrace.
South Roskear Terrace321 m
Turn left onto North Roskear Road.
North Roskear Road591 m
Turn right onto Cliff View Road.
Cliff View Road351 m
Turn right onto Boiler Works Road.
Boiler Works Road382 m
Turn right.
137 m
Turn left onto Pendrea Park.
Pendrea Park119 m
Turn left to stay on Pendrea Park.
Pendrea Park145 m
Turn right.
15 m
Make a right U-turn.
15 m
Turn left onto Pendrea Park.
Pendrea Park145 m
Turn right to stay on Pendrea Park.
Pendrea Park119 m
Turn right.
45 m
Turn left onto Roskear Parc.
Roskear Parc69 m
Turn right to stay on Roskear Parc.
Roskear Parc31 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Roskear Parc.
Roskear Parc31 m
Turn left to stay on Roskear Parc.
Roskear Parc69 m
Turn right.
45 m
Turn left onto Pendrea Park.
Pendrea Park119 m
Turn left to stay on Pendrea Park.
Pendrea Park145 m
Turn right.
15 m
Make a right U-turn.
15 m
Turn left onto Pendrea Park.
Pendrea Park145 m
Turn right to stay on Pendrea Park.
Pendrea Park119 m
Turn right.
138 m
Turn left onto Boiler Works Road.
Boiler Works Road381 m
Turn right onto Hidderley Park.
Hidderley Park5 m
Turn left onto Enys Road.
Enys Road809 m
Turn left onto Tehidy Road.
Tehidy Road9 m
Turn left onto Eastern Lane.
Eastern Lane613 m
Turn left onto Cliff View Road.
Cliff View Road351 m
Move left onto Hidderley Park.
Hidderley Park5 m
Turn left onto Enys Road.
Enys Road809 m
Turn left onto Tehidy Road.
Tehidy Road9 m
Turn left onto Eastern Lane.
Eastern Lane342 m
Turn left onto Hughville Street.
Hughville Street236 m
Turn left onto Enys Road.
Enys Road351 m
Turn left onto Tehidy Road.
Tehidy Road9 m
Turn left onto Eastern Lane.
Eastern Lane613 m
Move right onto North Roskear Road.
North Roskear Road877 m
Turn left onto Pendarves Street.
Pendarves Street469 m
Turn left onto Tolvaddon Road/A3047.
Tolvaddon Road616 m
Keep right to stay on Tolvaddon Road/A3047.
Tolvaddon Road121 m
Take the exit.
Constantine Terrace314 m
Move left.
126 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Mount Whistle Road.
1 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mount Whistle Road.
Mount Whistle Road229 m
Turn left onto Tehidy Close.
Tehidy Close157 m
Turn right to stay on Tehidy Close.
Tehidy Close77 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Tehidy Close.
Tehidy Close77 m
Turn left to stay on Tehidy Close.
Tehidy Close157 m
Turn left onto Mount Whistle Road.
Mount Whistle Road424 m
Turn left onto Tolvaddon Road.
Tolvaddon Road916 m
Turn right onto Tolvaddon Road/A3047.
Tolvaddon Road408 m
Make a right U-turn at A3047 to stay on Tolvaddon Road/A3047.
Tolvaddon Road361 m
Keep right to stay on Tolvaddon Road/A3047.
Tolvaddon Road121 m
Take the exit.
Constantine Terrace314 m
Move left.
126 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Trevenson Moor.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Trevenson Moor.
Trevenson Moor477 m
Turn left onto Park Road.
Park Road724 m
Turn left to stay on Park Road.
Park Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Paynters Lane.
Paynters Lane15 m
Turn right onto Bassett Road.
Bassett Road5.0 km
Make a right U-turn onto Radnor Road.
Radnor Road1.8 km
Turn left.
136 m
Turn left onto A3047.
A30471.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A393.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A393.
A393973 m
Turn left onto Sandy Lane/A393.
Sandy Lane2.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto South Downs/B3300.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto South Downs/B3300. Continue on B3300.
B3300799 m
Turn left 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 left onto Falmouth Road/B3300. Continue on B3300.
B3300851 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 Terrace1.7 km
Turn left onto Wilson Way.
Wilson Way347 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 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.
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.
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.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Pool Methodist Church
Start near Pool Methodist Church.
All Saints, Tuckingmill
Continue to All Saints, Tuckingmill.
Tuckingmill Baptist Church
Continue to Tuckingmill Baptist Church.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Continue to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Camborne Bed Centre
Continue to Camborne Bed Centre.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Trevenson Moor Garden Centre
Continue to Trevenson Moor Garden Centre.
Paynters Lane End Methodist Church
Continue to Paynters Lane End Methodist Church.
Seventh-day Adventist Church Redruth
Continue to Seventh-day Adventist Church Redruth.
Colin Matthews
Continue to Colin Matthews.
Treleigh Arms
Continue to Treleigh Arms.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Trefusis Arms
Continue to Trefusis Arms.
Saint Andrew
Continue to Saint Andrew.
St Gwendron
Continue to St Gwendron.
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy
Continue to Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy.
Trewirgie Junior School
Continue to Trewirgie Junior School.
Baptist Church
Continue to Baptist Church.
Highway Illogan Methodist Church
Finish back near Highway Illogan Methodist Church, 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
14 roundabouts · 12 turns · 5 sets of lights
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.