Near Fraserburgh test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts and 18 turns across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 30.0 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.
Along the way you'll meet Boothby Road Roundabout. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
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, shops and stations, 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 68-step drive on real, named roads (about 29.9 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 right onto Frithside Street.
Frithside Street127 m
Turn left onto A90/Cross Street. Continue on A90.
A901.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Aberdeen/Peterhead.
46 m
Exit the roundabout towards Aberdeen/Peterhead.
A904.0 km
Turn right onto B9032.
B90322.8 km
Turn right onto A981.
A9813.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Strichen Road/A981.
87 m
Exit the roundabout onto Strichen Road/A981.
Strichen Road1.5 km
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 Street85 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.
A981.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Boothby Road.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Boothby Road.
Boothby Road687 m
Enter Boothby Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Buchan Road.
Boothby Road Roundabout21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Buchan Road.
Buchan Road95 m
Turn right onto Barra Crescent.
Barra Crescent304 m
Turn right onto Buchan Road.
Buchan Road654 m
Turn left onto Strichen Road/A981.
Strichen Road1.2 km
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 Road757 m
Turn right onto Provost Milne Drive.
Provost Milne Drive324 m
Turn left onto Witchhill Road.
Witchhill Road69 m
Turn left onto West Road.
West Road22 m
Turn right onto Arisaig Drive.
Arisaig Drive284 m
Turn right onto Argyll Road.
Argyll Road261 m
Turn left onto Henderson Road.
Henderson Road317 m
Turn left onto Bervie Road.
Bervie Road45 m
Turn left onto Buchan Road.
Buchan Road98 m
Turn left onto Arisaig Drive.
Arisaig Drive531 m
Turn left onto West Road.
West Road22 m
Turn right onto Witchhill Road.
Witchhill Road69 m
Turn right onto Provost Milne Drive.
Provost Milne Drive324 m
Turn left onto Strichen Road/A981.
Strichen Road758 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 Road518 m
Turn right onto Mormond Avenue.
Mormond Avenue248 m
Turn right onto Philorth Avenue.
Philorth Avenue186 m
Turn left onto Alexandra Terrace.
Alexandra Terrace172 m
Turn left onto Mormond Avenue.
Mormond Avenue486 m
Turn left onto Strichen Road/A981.
Strichen Road277 m
Turn left onto King Edward Street.
King Edward Street414 m
Turn left onto The Hexagon.
The Hexagon65 m
Turn right onto Dennyduff Road.
Dennyduff Road64 m
Turn left onto Charlotte Street.
Charlotte Street248 m
Turn right onto Mid Street.
Mid Street96 m
Turn right onto School Street.
School Street148 m
Turn left onto Commerce Street.
Commerce Street145 m
Turn left onto A90/Cross Street.
A90164 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 6 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around 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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Boothby Road Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 8.3 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.
Saltoun Place Fountain
Continue to Saltoun Place Fountain.
Donald Stewart
Continue to Donald Stewart.
Fraserburgh United Reformed Church
Continue to Fraserburgh United Reformed Church.
Lana
Continue to Lana.
Fraserburgh Funeral Services
Continue to Fraserburgh Funeral Services.
Scotmid
Continue to Scotmid.
Asda
Continue to Asda.
Boothby Road Roundabout
Continue to Boothby Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Macrae Seafoods
Continue to Macrae Seafoods.
Bellslea Bar
Continue to Bellslea Bar.
Fraserburgh South Parish Church
Continue to Fraserburgh South Parish Church.
Station Hotel
Continue to Station Hotel.
C. & J's Corner Shop
Continue to C. & J's Corner Shop.
Fraserburgh West Parish Church
Continue to Fraserburgh West Parish Church.
Scottish Episcopal Church of Saint Peter
Continue to Scottish Episcopal Church of Saint Peter.
Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Drostan's
Continue to Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Drostan's.
Salvation Army - Fraserburgh
Finish back near Salvation Army - Fraserburgh, completing the loop.
27 turns
23 turns
3 roundabouts · 20 turns · 2 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 20 turns
This route is 30.0 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.