Near Grantown-On-Spey test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts and 19 turns across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 6.4 km practice loop near Grantown-On-Spey test centre, taking roughly 9 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 Speybridge 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 roundabout approach & exit and independent driving. 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 named junctions, 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 Grantown-On-Spey 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:
The full 29-step drive on real, named roads (about 6.7 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast on Woodside Avenue.
Woodside Avenue189 m
Turn left onto Spey Avenue/A939.
Spey Avenue160 m
Turn left onto B9102.
B910230 m
Turn right onto Chapel Road.
Chapel Road155 m
Turn left onto Grant Road.
Grant Road258 m
Turn right onto Kylintra Crescent.
Kylintra Crescent15 m
Keep left to stay on Kylintra Crescent.
Kylintra Crescent226 m
Turn left onto Strathspey Drive.
Strathspey Drive275 m
Turn left to stay on Strathspey Drive.
Strathspey Drive23 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Strathspey Drive.
Strathspey Drive23 m
Turn right to stay on Strathspey Drive.
Strathspey Drive275 m
Turn right onto Strathspey Road.
Strathspey Road242 m
Turn left onto Grant Road.
Grant Road258 m
Turn right onto Chapel Road.
Chapel Road155 m
Turn left onto B9102.
B9102423 m
Turn left.
23 m
Turn left onto The Square.
The Square68 m
Turn left onto Church Avenue.
Church Avenue23 m
Turn right onto High Street/A939.
High Street333 m
Turn left onto Spey Avenue/A939. Continue on A939.
A939833 m
Keep right to stay on A939.
A93940 m
Enter Speybridge Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Old Military Road.
Speybridge Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Military Road.
Old Military Road861 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Old Military Road.
Old Military Road846 m
Move left.
13 m
Enter Speybridge Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A939.
Speybridge Roundabout40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A939.
A939715 m
Turn left onto Woodside Avenue.
Woodside Avenue189 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Grantown-On-Spey · Residential practice loop 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.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Roundabout
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Speybridge Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Grantown Garage
Start near Grantown Garage.
Highland Hospice
Continue to Highland Hospice.
Lindsay Jack & Son
Continue to Lindsay Jack & Son.
Candy Coo
Continue to Candy Coo.
Elephants in the Pantry
Continue to Elephants in the Pantry.
Grantown Baptist Church
Continue to Grantown Baptist Church.
Grantown Car Parts
Continue to Grantown Car Parts.
Best Kebab
Continue to Best Kebab.
Claymore Bar
Continue to Claymore Bar.
Highland Bankery
Continue to Highland Bankery.
Royal Fish Bar
Continue to Royal Fish Bar.
Grantown War Memorial
Continue to Grantown War Memorial.
Bookmark
Continue to Bookmark.
Cairngorms Butchers
Continue to Cairngorms Butchers.
John Ross Funeral Services Ltd
Continue to John Ross Funeral Services Ltd.
Walkers Shortbread
Continue to Walkers Shortbread.
Cornerhouse Curios
Continue to Cornerhouse Curios.
Grantown News
Continue to Grantown News.
Craig Bar
Continue to Craig Bar.
Speybridge Roundabout
Finish back near Speybridge Roundabout, completing the loop.
4 roundabouts · 24 turns
6 turns
6 roundabouts · 4 turns
8 turns
This route is 6.4 km and takes about 9 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Grantown-On-Spey test centre, not an official DVSA route.