Near Haddington test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 22 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 13.1 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, churches and parks, 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 75-step drive on real, named roads (about 13.3 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 left onto Herdmanflat.
Herdmanflat28 m
Turn right onto Florabank Road.
Florabank Road293 m
Turn right onto Lydgait.
Lydgait9 m
Keep right to stay on Lydgait.
Lydgait48 m
Turn left onto Princess Mary Road.
Princess Mary Road54 m
Move right to stay on Princess Mary Road.
Princess Mary Road165 m
Turn right onto Princess Mary Place.
Princess Mary Place32 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Princess Mary Place.
Princess Mary Place32 m
Turn left onto Princess Mary Road.
Princess Mary Road91 m
Turn right onto Hepburn Road.
Hepburn Road70 m
Turn left onto Fortune Avenue.
Fortune Avenue154 m
Turn right onto Newton Port.
Newton Port54 m
Keep left to stay on Newton Port.
Newton Port172 m
Turn left onto Market Street.
Market Street121 m
Turn right onto Hardgate/A6093.
Hardgate364 m
Turn right onto Mill Wynd.
Mill Wynd619 m
Turn right onto Tynebank Road.
Tynebank Road281 m
Turn right onto Meadowpark.
Meadowpark207 m
Turn right onto Knox Place/A6093.
Knox Place180 m
Turn left onto Station Road/B6471.
Station Road297 m
Turn right onto Hospital Road.
Hospital Road92 m
Turn left to stay on Hospital Road.
Hospital Road623 m
Make a right U-turn at Haldane Avenue/A199 to stay on Hospital Road.
Hospital Road802 m
Keep left to take 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 Road152 m
Turn right onto Station Road/B6471.
Station Road133 m
Turn right onto Hospital Road.
Hospital Road92 m
Turn right onto Hopetoun Drive.
Hopetoun Drive129 m
Turn right onto Beechwood Road.
Beechwood Road152 m
Turn left onto Station Road/B6471.
Station Road443 m
Move left onto Market Street.
Market Street282 m
Turn left onto Dunbar Road/A6093.
Dunbar Road480 m
Move left.
84 m
Keep right at the fork.
74 m
Turn left onto A199.
A199748 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A199.
127 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.
58 m
Turn right.
310 m
Turn left onto Florabank Road.
Florabank Road293 m
Turn right onto Lydgait.
Lydgait9 m
Keep right to stay on Lydgait.
Lydgait48 m
Turn left onto Princess Mary Road.
Princess Mary Road54 m
Move right to stay on Princess Mary Road.
Princess Mary Road165 m
Turn right onto Princess Mary Place.
Princess Mary Place32 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Princess Mary Place.
Princess Mary Place32 m
Turn left onto Princess Mary Road.
Princess Mary Road220 m
Turn right onto Lydgait.
Lydgait58 m
Turn left onto Florabank Road.
Florabank Road164 m
Turn left onto Florabank.
Florabank20 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Florabank.
Florabank20 m
Turn right onto Florabank Road.
Florabank Road70 m
Turn right onto Glebe Terrace.
Glebe Terrace122 m
Turn right onto Herdmanflat.
Herdmanflat139 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Haddington · 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.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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.
Day-Today
Start near Day-Today.
Gardeners Arms
Continue to Gardeners Arms.
Marmaris
Continue to Marmaris.
Mercat Hotel
Continue to Mercat Hotel.
Town House Fish Bar
Continue to Town House Fish Bar.
Haddington Dry Cleaning & Laundry Services
Continue to Haddington Dry Cleaning & Laundry Services.
Mikes Bikes
Continue to Mikes Bikes.
Shop Smart
Continue to Shop Smart.
St Mary's Roman Catholic Chapel
Continue to St Mary's Roman Catholic Chapel.
War Memorial
Continue to War Memorial.
Aubigny Sports Centre
Continue to Aubigny Sports Centre.
Oriental Garden
Continue to Oriental Garden.
Angle Park
Continue to Angle Park.
Robert Ferguson of Raith Memorial
Continue to Robert Ferguson of Raith Memorial.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Aurora's
Continue to Aurora's.
Haddington Community Church
Continue to Haddington Community Church.
Haddington Farmers' Market
Continue to Haddington Farmers' Market.
Plough Tavern Hotel
Continue to Plough Tavern Hotel.
Victoria Inn
Finish back near Victoria Inn, 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 13.1 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.