Near Fraserburgh test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts and 20 turns across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 22.6 km practice loop near Fraserburgh 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, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, independent driving 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 pubs, churches 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 Fraserburgh 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 58-step drive on real, named roads (about 22.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive north on Dalrymple Street/A98.
Dalrymple Street246 m
Turn left onto Kirk Brae.
Kirk Brae30 m
Turn right to stay on Kirk Brae.
Kirk Brae40 m
Turn left to stay on Kirk Brae.
Kirk Brae39 m
Turn left to stay on Kirk Brae.
Kirk Brae20 m
Turn left onto Broad Street/A98.
Broad Street160 m
Turn left onto Frithside Street.
Frithside Street49 m
Turn left onto Shore Street.
Shore Street298 m
Turn left onto Duke Street.
Duke Street270 m
Turn left onto Barrasgate Road.
Barrasgate Road105 m
Turn left onto High Street/A98.
High Street254 m
Turn right onto Broad Street/A98.
Broad Street160 m
Turn right onto Frithside Street.
Frithside Street127 m
Turn right onto A90/Cross Street.
A90221 m
Move left onto High Street/A98. Continue on A98.
A98422 m
Turn right onto George Street.
George Street252 m
Turn left onto Gaw Street.
Gaw Street111 m
Turn right onto Bawdley Head.
Bawdley Head44 m
Turn left onto Scatha Ritchie Place.
Scatha Ritchie Place131 m
Turn left onto Bawdley Head.
Bawdley Head55 m
Move left onto Gaw Street.
Gaw Street232 m
Turn right onto George Street.
George Street252 m
Turn left onto College Bounds/A98. Continue on A98.
A98553 m
Turn right onto Broad Street/A98.
Broad Street160 m
Turn right onto Frithside Street.
Frithside Street127 m
Turn right onto A90/Cross Street.
A90221 m
Move left onto High Street/A98. Continue on A98.
A98857 m
Turn right.
20 m
Turn left onto Watermill Road.
Watermill Road11 m
Turn right onto Walker Crescent.
Walker Crescent69 m
Turn right onto Westshore Gardens.
Westshore Gardens223 m
Turn right onto Marconi Terrace.
Marconi Terrace90 m
Turn left onto College Bounds/A98. Continue on A98.
A98790 m
Turn right onto Broad Street/A98.
Broad Street386 m
Turn right onto Victoria Street/B9034.
Victoria Street113 m
Turn left onto A90/Saltoun Place.
A90318 m
Turn right onto Strichen Road/A981.
Strichen Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A981.
89 m
Exit the roundabout onto A981.
A9813.2 km
Turn left onto Muir Road/B9032. Continue on B9032.
B90322.8 km
Turn left onto A90.
A904.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Fraserburgh.
40 m
Exit the roundabout towards Fraserburgh.
A901.6 km
Turn right onto Mid Street.
Mid Street119 m
Turn right onto Broad Street/A98.
Broad Street85 m
Turn right onto Frithside Street.
Frithside Street247 m
Turn right onto School Street.
School Street93 m
Turn left onto Mid Street.
Mid Street96 m
Turn left onto Charlotte Street.
Charlotte Street124 m
Turn left onto Commerce Street.
Commerce Street228 m
Turn left onto A90/Cross Street.
A90164 m
Turn right onto Mid Street.
Mid Street119 m
Turn right onto Broad Street/A98.
Broad Street85 m
Turn right onto Frithside Street.
Frithside Street127 m
Turn right onto A90/Cross Street.
A9098 m
Turn right onto Mid Street.
Mid Street119 m
Turn right onto Broad Street/A98.
Broad Street46 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Fraserburgh · 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.
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 6.5 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 (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.
Balaclava Bar
Start near Balaclava Bar.
Old Parish Church
Continue to Old Parish Church.
Ship Inn
Continue to Ship Inn.
Envy Hair & Beauty
Continue to Envy Hair & Beauty.
Mancave
Continue to Mancave.
Rodgers Electriccal
Continue to Rodgers Electriccal.
Lana
Continue to Lana.
Stephens Newsagents
Continue to Stephens Newsagents.
Fraserburgh Funeral Services
Continue to Fraserburgh Funeral Services.
Scotmid
Continue to Scotmid.
Bellslea Bar
Continue to Bellslea Bar.
Fraserburgh South Parish Church
Continue to Fraserburgh South Parish Church.
Station Hotel
Continue to Station Hotel.
Fraserburgh War Memorial
Continue to Fraserburgh War Memorial.
Broch Tandoori and Kebab
Continue to Broch Tandoori and Kebab.
Fraserburgh United Reformed Church
Continue to Fraserburgh United Reformed Church.
Salvation Army - Fraserburgh
Continue to Salvation Army - Fraserburgh.
C&A West
Continue to C&A West.
C. & J's Corner Shop
Continue to C. & J's Corner Shop.
Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Drostan's
Finish back near Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Drostan's, completing the loop.
27 turns
23 turns
5 roundabouts · 18 turns
3 roundabouts · 20 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 22.6 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Fraserburgh test centre, not an official DVSA route.