Near Hereford test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 15 turns and 1 signalled junction across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 24.9 km practice loop near Hereford test centre, taking roughly 40 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 Westfaling Street and Holmer 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, 20 mph zones, 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 schools, pubs, shops 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 Hereford 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 106-step drive on real, named roads (about 24.8 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east.
32 m
Turn right onto Faraday Road.
Faraday Road17 m
Turn left to stay on Faraday Road.
Faraday Road55 m
Keep right to stay on Faraday Road.
Faraday Road
Keep right to stay on Faraday Road.
Faraday Road61 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Faraday Road.
Faraday Road116 m
Turn right to stay on Faraday Road.
Faraday Road115 m
Turn left onto Grandstand Road.
Grandstand Road464 m
Keep left to stay on Grandstand Road.
Grandstand Road75 m
Turn right onto Highmore Street.
Highmore Street471 m
Turn left onto Lyde Street.
Lyde Street79 m
Turn left onto Westfield Street.
Westfield Street207 m
Keep left to stay on Westfield Street.
Westfield Street80 m
Turn left onto Grandstand Road.
Grandstand Road416 m
Keep right to stay on Grandstand Road.
Grandstand Road31 m
Turn right onto Yazor Road.
Yazor Road791 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A438/Whitecross Road.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto A438/Whitecross Road. Continue on A438.
A4381.5 km
Move left onto A49/Victoria Street.
A49103 m
Enter Edgar Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A49/Edgar Street.
Edgar Street Roundabout17 m
Exit the roundabout onto A49/Edgar Street.
A49744 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A49/Newtown Road.
1 m
Exit the roundabout onto A49/Newtown Road. Continue on A49.
A49384 m
Turn right onto A49/Holmer Road.
A49555 m
Keep straight to stay on A49/Holmer Road.
A4965 m
Turn right.
24 m
Turn right.
23 m
Turn left onto A49/Holmer Road.
A4943 m
Keep left to stay on A49/Holmer Road.
A49567 m
Turn right onto Priory Place.
Priory Place100 m
Move right onto Grandstand Road.
Grandstand Road837 m
Turn left onto Yazor Road.
Yazor Road791 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wordsworth Road.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wordsworth Road.
Wordsworth Road304 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Westfaling Street.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Westfaling Street.
Westfaling Street227 m
Turn left onto Emlyn Avenue.
Emlyn Avenue312 m
Turn left onto Macaulay Avenue.
Macaulay Avenue64 m
Turn left onto Marlowe Drive.
Marlowe Drive121 m
Turn left onto Wordsworth Road.
Wordsworth Road224 m
Enter Westfaling Street and take the 4th exit onto Wordsworth Road.
Westfaling Street80 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wordsworth Road.
Wordsworth Road68 m
Keep left to stay on Wordsworth Road.
Wordsworth Road235 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Three Elms Road/A4110.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Three Elms Road/A4110.
Three Elms Road625 m
Keep left to stay on Three Elms Road/A4110.
Three Elms Road14 m
Turn left onto Bonington Drive.
Bonington Drive375 m
Turn left onto Hillary Drive.
Hillary Drive278 m
Turn left onto A438/King's Acre Road.
A438165 m
Turn left onto Ferndale Road.
Ferndale Road345 m
Turn right onto Three Elms Road/A4110.
Three Elms Road526 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A438/Whitecross Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A438/Whitecross Road. Continue on A438.
A4381.5 km
Move left onto A49/Victoria Street.
A49103 m
Enter Edgar Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
Edgar Street Roundabout154 m
Exit the roundabout onto A49/Victoria Street.
A4940 m
Move left to stay on A49/Victoria Street.
A49152 m
Turn left onto West Street.
West Street203 m
Turn right onto Broad Street.
Broad Street164 m
Turn right onto King Street.
King Street117 m
Turn right onto St Nicholas Street.
St Nicholas Street112 m
Turn right onto A49/Victoria Street.
A49427 m
Enter Edgar Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A49/Edgar Street.
Edgar Street Roundabout17 m
Exit the roundabout onto A49/Edgar Street.
A49295 m
Keep right to stay on A49/Edgar Street.
A49449 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A49/Newtown Road.
1 m
Exit the roundabout onto A49/Newtown Road.
A49384 m
Turn right onto A49/Holmer Road.
A49555 m
Keep straight to stay on A49/Holmer Road.
A49208 m
Keep right to stay on A49/Holmer Road.
A49248 m
Enter Holmer Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Roman Road/A4103.
Holmer Roundabout2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Roman Road/A4103.
Roman Road701 m
Turn right onto Hedgerow Way.
Hedgerow Way70 m
Turn left onto Avocet Road.
Avocet Road108 m
Turn left onto Carrion Grove.
Carrion Grove75 m
Turn left to stay on Carrion Grove.
Carrion Grove77 m
Turn left onto Blackcap Drive.
Blackcap Drive76 m
Turn right onto Avocet Road.
Avocet Road54 m
Turn right onto Hedgerow Way.
Hedgerow Way750 m
Enter Holmer Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Roman Road/A4103.
Holmer Roundabout29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Roman Road/A4103.
Roman Road554 m
Turn right onto Old School Lane.
Old School Lane469 m
Turn right onto Kingsway.
Kingsway820 m
Turn left onto College Road.
College Road309 m
Turn left onto College Green.
College Green111 m
Turn left onto Queensway.
Queensway313 m
Turn left onto Kingsway.
Kingsway93 m
Turn right onto College Road.
College Road28 m
Turn right to stay on College Road.
College Road205 m
Turn left onto Widemarsh Street.
Widemarsh Street106 m
Turn right onto Newtown Road/B4359.
Newtown Road92 m
Keep right to stay on Newtown Road/B4359.
Newtown Road85 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A49/Newtown Road.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto A49/Newtown Road.
A4930 m
Move left to stay on Newtown Road.
Newtown Road69 m
Turn left onto Millbrook Street.
Millbrook Street75 m
Keep right to stay on Millbrook Street.
Millbrook Street48 m
Turn left onto Nolan Road.
Nolan Road105 m
Turn left onto A49/Edgar Street.
A49109 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A49/Newtown Road.
1 m
Exit the roundabout onto A49/Newtown Road.
A49385 m
Turn left onto Priory Place.
Priory Place100 m
Move right onto Grandstand Road.
Grandstand Road504 m
Turn left onto Faraday Road.
Faraday Road115 m
Turn left to stay on Faraday Road.
Faraday Road101 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hereford · Route 10 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near 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 Holmer Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 9.4 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.
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.
Brookfield School
Start near Brookfield School.
Grandstand
Continue to Grandstand.
One Stop
Continue to One Stop.
Heggies
Continue to Heggies.
Holy Trinity
Continue to Holy Trinity.
Plough Inn
Continue to Plough Inn.
Salvation Army - Hereford Citadel Corps
Continue to Salvation Army - Hereford Citadel Corps.
Christadelphian Hall
Continue to Christadelphian Hall.
Christian Life Centre
Continue to Christian Life Centre.
Golden Lion
Continue to Golden Lion.
St Mary
Continue to St Mary.
Mace
Continue to Mace.
Westfaling Street
Continue to Westfaling Street, taking the junction with good observation.
Memorial Cross
Continue to Memorial Cross.
City Bus Station
Continue to City Bus Station.
Saint Nicholas
Continue to Saint Nicholas.
St Francis Xavier
Continue to St Francis Xavier.
Tile Giant
Continue to Tile Giant.
Holmer Roundabout
Continue to Holmer Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Welcome Fish Bar
Finish back near Welcome Fish Bar, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 17 turns · 4 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 24 turns · 2 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 13 turns · 5 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 16 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 24.9 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hereford test centre, not an official DVSA route.