Near Fraserburgh test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 1 roundabout, 19 turns and 1 signalled junction across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 22.3 km practice loop near Fraserburgh test centre, taking roughly 30 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 churches, pubs 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 52-step drive on real, named roads (about 22.3 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 Street386 m
Turn right onto Victoria Street/B9034.
Victoria Street412 m
Turn right onto Dennyduff Road.
Dennyduff Road300 m
Turn right onto A90/Saltoun Place.
A90318 m
Turn right onto Strichen Road/A981.
Strichen Road29 m
Turn left towards Aberdeen/Peterhead.
Strichen Road29 m
Turn left towards Fraserburgh.
A90649 m
Turn right onto Mid Street.
Mid Street119 m
Turn right onto Broad Street/A98.
Broad Street312 m
Turn right onto Victoria Street/B9034.
Victoria Street347 m
Turn left onto King Edward Street.
King Edward Street333 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Terrace.
Alexandra Terrace459 m
Turn left onto Mormond Avenue.
Mormond Avenue486 m
Turn left onto Strichen Road/A981.
Strichen Road518 m
Turn left onto A90/Saltoun Place. Continue on A90.
A90623 m
Turn right onto Mid Street.
Mid Street119 m
Turn right onto Broad Street/A98.
Broad Street312 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.
A901.5 km
Turn right onto Commerce Street.
Commerce Street180 m
Turn right onto Dalrymple Street/A98.
Dalrymple Street92 m
Turn right onto Station Brae/B9034.
Station Brae67 m
Turn left onto Seaforth Street/B9034.
Seaforth Street42 m
Turn right onto Victoria Street/B9034.
Victoria Street113 m
Turn right onto A90/Saltoun Place. Continue on A90.
A90305 m
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 5 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 7.8 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.
Fraserburgh Baptist Church
Start near Fraserburgh Baptist Church.
Fraserburgh South Parish Church
Continue to Fraserburgh South Parish Church.
Fraserburgh West Parish Church
Continue to Fraserburgh West Parish Church.
Old Parish Church
Continue to Old Parish Church.
Scottish Episcopal Church of Saint Peter
Continue to Scottish Episcopal Church of Saint Peter.
Station Hotel
Continue to Station Hotel.
Broch Tandoori and Kebab
Continue to Broch Tandoori and Kebab.
Fraserburgh War Memorial
Continue to Fraserburgh War Memorial.
Saltoun Place Fountain
Continue to Saltoun Place Fountain.
Fraserburgh United Reformed Church
Continue to Fraserburgh United Reformed Church.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Lance Corporal Charles Jarvis VC Memorial
Continue to Lance Corporal Charles Jarvis VC Memorial.
Dalrymple Hall
Continue to Dalrymple Hall.
Findlay's Fish Bar & Diner
Continue to Findlay's Fish Bar & Diner.
Thomas Blake Glover Memorial Garden
Continue to Thomas Blake Glover Memorial Garden.
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.
House of Hair and Beauty
Continue to House of Hair and Beauty.
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 22.3 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Fraserburgh test centre, not an official DVSA route.