Near Camborne test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 17 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 23.4 km practice route near Camborne 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.
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 shops, churches, 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 54-step drive on real, named roads (about 23.4 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 Road633 m
Turn left onto Wilson Way.
Wilson Way326 m
Turn right onto Carn Brea Lane.
Carn Brea Lane173 m
Turn left onto Highburrow Court.
Highburrow Court46 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Highburrow Court.
Highburrow Court46 m
Turn right onto Carn Brea Avenue.
Carn Brea Avenue173 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
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 Road633 m
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 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 Hill593 m
Turn right onto Coach Lane.
Coach Lane352 m
Move left onto West Trewirgie Road.
West Trewirgie Road300 m
Turn left onto Trewirgie Road.
Trewirgie Road259 m
Turn right onto Falmouth Road/B3300.
Falmouth Road671 m
Turn right onto Buckett's Hill/B3297. Continue on B3297.
B32974.6 km
Turn right onto B3280.
B3280404 m
Turn left.
395 m
Turn left onto Redruth Road/B3297. Continue on B3297.
B32971.9 km
Turn left onto Loscombe Road.
Loscombe Road2.1 km
Move right onto Whitcross Hill.
Whitcross Hill1.1 km
Turn left onto Tincroft Road.
Tincroft Road73 m
Turn right to stay on Tincroft Road.
Tincroft Road92 m
Turn left onto Dudnance Lane/A3047.
Dudnance Lane836 m
Turn right onto Trevenson Road.
Trevenson Road700 m
Turn left onto Fore Street.
Fore Street343 m
Turn left onto Trevithick Road.
Trevithick Road72 m
Turn left onto Trevithick Lane.
Trevithick Lane146 m
Turn right.
56 m
Turn right onto Treloweth Road.
Treloweth Road77 m
Turn right onto Tangye Road.
Tangye Road112 m
Turn left onto Trevithick Road.
Trevithick Road84 m
Turn left onto Treloweth Road.
Treloweth Road209 m
Turn left.
56 m
Turn left onto Trevithick Lane.
Trevithick Lane146 m
Turn right onto Trevithick Road.
Trevithick Road72 m
Turn left onto Agar Road.
Agar Road495 m
Turn right onto Druid's Road.
Druid's Road202 m
Turn right onto Wilson Way/A3047.
Wilson Way8 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Camborne · Route 9 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.
Cornwall Trophies
Start near Cornwall Trophies.
Kernow Fires
Continue to Kernow Fires.
Cornish Oven
Continue to Cornish Oven.
Lidl
Continue to Lidl.
Dash Self Storage
Continue to Dash Self Storage.
G & R Elecrical
Continue to G & R Elecrical.
Edmundsons Electrical
Continue to Edmundsons Electrical.
Church of the Assumption
Continue to Church of the Assumption.
Baptist Church
Continue to Baptist Church.
Trefusis Arms
Continue to Trefusis Arms.
Trewirgie Junior School
Continue to Trewirgie Junior School.
Saint Andrew
Continue to Saint Andrew.
Sportsman's Arms
Continue to Sportsman's Arms.
Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy
Continue to Nine Maidens Alternative Provision Academy.
Countryman Inn
Continue to Countryman Inn.
Bradfords Building Supplies
Continue to Bradfords Building Supplies.
Domino's
Continue to Domino's.
Plume of Feathers
Continue to Plume of Feathers.
Pool Methodist Church
Continue to Pool Methodist Church.
Kwik Fit
Finish back near Kwik Fit, 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 23.4 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Camborne test centre, not an official DVSA route.