Near Haddington test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 18 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 10.2 km practice loop near Haddington 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 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, pubs and churches, 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 Haddington 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 77-step drive on real, named roads (about 12.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
27 m
Turn right onto Herdmanflat.
Herdmanflat118 m
Turn left to stay on Herdmanflat.
Herdmanflat82 m
Turn left to stay on Herdmanflat.
Herdmanflat53 m
Turn left to stay on Herdmanflat.
Herdmanflat125 m
Turn left onto Glebe Terrace.
Glebe Terrace122 m
Turn left onto Florabank Road.
Florabank Road200 m
Turn right.
64 m
Keep left at the fork.
246 m
Turn right.
16 m
Keep left at the fork.
84 m
Move right onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road210 m
Turn left onto Riverside Drive.
Riverside Drive85 m
Move left onto Artillery Park.
Artillery Park302 m
Turn left onto Traprain Terrace.
Traprain Terrace76 m
Turn left onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road254 m
Turn right.
159 m
Turn right onto A199.
A199256 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
86 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road337 m
Turn right.
159 m
Turn right onto A199.
A199256 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
86 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road27 m
Turn right to stay on Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road22 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
121 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road337 m
Turn left to stay on Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road564 m
Turn right onto High Street/A6093. Continue on A6093.
A6093569 m
Turn right onto Hope Park/A6137. Continue on A6137.
A6137405 m
Turn left onto Baird Terrace.
Baird Terrace101 m
Keep right to stay on Baird Terrace.
Baird Terrace115 m
Turn left onto Hawthornbank Road.
Hawthornbank Road170 m
Turn left onto Hopetoun Drive.
Hopetoun Drive168 m
Keep left to stay on Hopetoun Drive.
Hopetoun Drive53 m
Turn left onto Caponflat Crescent.
Caponflat Crescent248 m
Turn left onto Hopetoun Drive.
Hopetoun Drive67 m
Turn right onto Beechwood Road.
Beechwood Road151 m
Turn right onto Station Road/B6471.
Station Road133 m
Turn right onto Hospital Road.
Hospital Road92 m
Turn right onto Hopetoun Drive.
Hopetoun Drive278 m
Turn left onto Aberlady Road/A6137.
Aberlady Road372 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A199.
98 m
Exit the roundabout onto A199.
A199763 m
Turn right.
138 m
Keep left at the fork.
20 m
Turn left onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road254 m
Turn right onto Traprain Terrace.
Traprain Terrace414 m
Turn left to stay on Riverside Drive.
Riverside Drive183 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Riverside Drive.
Riverside Drive183 m
Turn right to stay on Riverside Drive.
Riverside Drive123 m
Turn right onto Traprain Terrace.
Traprain Terrace72 m
Turn left onto Craig Avenue.
Craig Avenue196 m
Turn left onto Artillery Park.
Artillery Park150 m
Keep left to stay on Artillery Park.
Artillery Park13 m
Move right onto Riverside Drive.
Riverside Drive85 m
Turn right onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road210 m
Turn right to stay on Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road333 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A199.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A199.
A199115 m
Keep right to stay on A199.
A199142 m
Turn left.
138 m
Keep left at the fork.
20 m
Move right onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road52 m
Turn right.
30 m
Make a right U-turn.
30 m
Turn left onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road52 m
Move left.
100 m
Turn left.
148 m
Turn left onto Gourlaybank.
Gourlaybank148 m
Turn left to stay on Gourlaybank.
Gourlaybank11 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Gourlaybank.
Gourlaybank11 m
Turn right to stay on Gourlaybank.
Gourlaybank148 m
Turn left.
163 m
Turn right onto Herdmanflat.
Herdmanflat145 m
Turn left to stay on Herdmanflat.
Herdmanflat105 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Haddington · 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.
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.
Bayne's
Start near Bayne's.
Gardeners Arms
Continue to Gardeners Arms.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Haddington Dry Cleaning & Laundry Services
Continue to Haddington Dry Cleaning & Laundry Services.
Marmaris
Continue to Marmaris.
Mercat Hotel
Continue to Mercat Hotel.
Mikes Bikes
Continue to Mikes Bikes.
Shop Smart
Continue to Shop Smart.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Haddington Farmers' Market
Continue to Haddington Farmers' Market.
Haddington Fire Station
Continue to Haddington Fire Station.
Haddington Police Station
Continue to Haddington Police Station.
Haddington Villa
Continue to Haddington Villa.
Irvines Home Hardware
Continue to Irvines Home Hardware.
John Gray Centre
Continue to John Gray Centre.
Plough Tavern Hotel
Continue to Plough Tavern Hotel.
Victoria Inn
Continue to Victoria Inn.
Haddington Community Church
Continue to Haddington Community Church.
Robert Ferguson of Raith Memorial
Continue to Robert Ferguson of Raith Memorial.
Co-op Food
Finish back near Co-op Food, completing the loop.
5 roundabouts · 17 turns
5 roundabouts · 19 turns · 3 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 22 turns · 2 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 10.2 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Haddington test centre, not an official DVSA route.