Near Hereford test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 17 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 49.2 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.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, 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 schools, churches, shops and pubs, 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 148-step drive on real, named roads (about 50.3 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 Road812 m
Turn left to stay on Grandstand Road.
Grandstand Road91 m
Turn left onto Three Elms Road/A4110.
Three Elms Road1.3 km
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 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.
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 right onto A49/Edgar Street.
A49386 m
Make a right U-turn at Blackfriars Street to stay on A49/Edgar Street.
A4957 m
Keep right to stay on A49/Edgar Street.
A4935 m
Turn left onto Penhaligon Way.
Penhaligon Way105 m
Turn left onto Shinwell Road.
Shinwell Road149 m
Turn left onto Canonmoor Street.
Canonmoor Street79 m
Turn right onto A49/Edgar Street.
A49168 m
Enter Edgar Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A438/Newmarket Street.
Edgar Street Roundabout17 m
Exit the roundabout onto A438/Newmarket Street.
A438615 m
Keep left to take A438/Bath Street.
A438172 m
Turn right.
29 m
Turn left.
136 m
Turn left onto St. Owen Street.
St. Owen Street84 m
Turn right onto A438/St. Owen Street. Continue on A438.
A438990 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A438/Ledbury Road.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A438/Ledbury Road.
A438177 m
Turn right onto Quarry Road.
Quarry Road26 m
Turn left onto Ledbury Road.
Ledbury Road145 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Ledbury Road.
Ledbury Road145 m
Turn left onto Quarry Road.
Quarry Road194 m
Keep right to stay on Quarry Road.
Quarry Road257 m
Turn right onto Brockington Drive.
Brockington Drive271 m
Turn left onto Quarry Road.
Quarry Road25 m
Keep right to stay on Quarry Road.
Quarry Road92 m
Turn left onto Underhill Road.
Underhill Road154 m
Turn right to stay on Underhill Road.
Underhill Road135 m
Turn left to stay on Underhill Road.
Underhill Road118 m
Turn right onto Quarry Road.
Quarry Road408 m
Turn right onto Brockington Drive.
Brockington Drive382 m
Turn right onto Dormington Drive.
Dormington Drive312 m
Turn left onto Church Road.
Church Road199 m
Turn right onto A438/Ledbury Road.
A43818 m
Turn left onto Folly Lane.
Folly Lane708 m
Turn right onto A465/Aylestone Hill.
A46551 m
Turn left onto Venn's Lane.
Venn's Lane907 m
Turn right onto College Road.
College Road21 m
Move left onto Old School Lane.
Old School Lane106 m
Keep straight to stay on Old School Lane.
Old School Lane642 m
Turn left onto Roman Road/A4103.
Roman Road552 m
Enter Holmer Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A49.
Holmer Roundabout68 m
Exit the roundabout onto A49.
A49531 m
Keep right to stay on A49.
A491.5 km
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road346 m
Keep left to stay on Church Road.
Church Road170 m
Keep right to stay on Church Road.
Church Road1.6 km
Turn right onto Munstone Road.
Munstone Road829 m
Keep left to stay on Munstone Road.
Munstone Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Venn's Lane.
Venn's Lane908 m
Turn right onto A465/Aylestone Hill.
A46552 m
Turn left onto Folly Lane.
Folly Lane708 m
Turn right onto A438/Ledbury Road.
A4384 m
Turn left onto Church Road.
Church Road287 m
Turn left onto Winchester Avenue.
Winchester Avenue23 m
Keep left to stay on Winchester Avenue.
Winchester Avenue174 m
Move left onto Salisbury Avenue.
Salisbury Avenue47 m
Turn left onto A438/Ledbury Road.
A438698 m
Turn left onto Quarry Road.
Quarry Road26 m
Turn left onto Ledbury Road.
Ledbury Road145 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Ledbury Road.
Ledbury Road145 m
Turn right onto Quarry Road.
Quarry Road26 m
Turn left onto A438/Ledbury Road.
A438177 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A438/Ledbury Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A438/Ledbury Road. Continue on A438.
A4381.0 km
Keep right to take A438/Bath Street.
A438926 m
Enter Edgar Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A49/Victoria Street.
Edgar Street Roundabout39 m
Exit the roundabout onto A49/Victoria Street.
A4940 m
Take the exit on the right.
92 m
Move right onto A438/Eign Street. Continue on A438.
A4381.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A438/King's Acre Road.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto A438/King's Acre Road.
A4382.8 km
Turn left onto Breinton Lane.
Breinton Lane853 m
Turn left onto Green Lane.
Green Lane145 m
Keep left to stay on Green Lane.
Green Lane203 m
Keep right to stay on Green Lane.
Green Lane7 m
Turn left.
332 m
Turn left.
93 m
Turn right onto Green Lane.
Green Lane356 m
Turn right onto Breinton Lane.
Breinton Lane852 m
Turn right onto A438/King's Acre Road.
A438419 m
Turn left onto A480.
A4801.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Roman Road/A4103.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Roman Road/A4103.
Roman Road95 m
Keep left to stay on Roman Road/A4103.
Roman Road3.9 km
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 Lane749 m
Move right onto College Road.
College Road598 m
Turn left onto Barr's Court Road.
Barr's Court Road664 m
Move left onto A465/Aylestone Hill.
A465503 m
Turn left onto Venn's Lane.
Venn's Lane58 m
Keep right to stay on Venn's Lane.
Venn's Lane426 m
Keep left to stay on Venn's Lane.
Venn's Lane422 m
Turn left onto College Road.
College Road577 m
Turn right to stay on College Road.
College Road205 m
Turn left onto Widemarsh Street.
Widemarsh Street105 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. 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 Road967 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 Road360 m
Turn right onto Faraday Road.
Faraday Road115 m
Turn left to stay on Faraday Road.
Faraday Road291 m
Turn left.
13 m
Turn left.
44 m
Turn right.
13 m
Turn left.
258 m
Turn left.
13 m
Turn left.
44 m
Turn right.
13 m
Turn right onto Faraday Road.
Faraday Road483 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hereford · Route 7 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.
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
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 15.8 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 (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.
Brookfield School
Start near Brookfield School.
Holy Trinity
Continue to Holy Trinity.
Christian Life Centre
Continue to Christian Life Centre.
Salvation Army - Hereford Citadel Corps
Continue to Salvation Army - Hereford Citadel Corps.
St Giles Chapel
Continue to St Giles Chapel.
Saint Barnabas
Continue to Saint Barnabas.
St Francis Xavier's RC Primary
Continue to St Francis Xavier's RC Primary.
St Peter
Continue to St Peter.
Vertu Audi Hereford
Continue to Vertu Audi Hereford.
Hereford College of Arts (College Road Campus)
Continue to Hereford College of Arts (College Road Campus).
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Kerry
Continue to Kerry.
City Bus Station
Continue to City Bus Station.
Kings Acre Express
Continue to Kings Acre Express.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Family Shopper
Continue to Family Shopper.
Hereford
Continue to Hereford.
Welcome Fish Bar
Continue to Welcome Fish Bar.
Christadelphian Hall
Continue to Christadelphian Hall.
Euro Car Parts
Finish back near Euro Car Parts, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 24 turns · 2 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 13 turns · 5 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 16 turns · 1 set of lights
2 roundabouts · 21 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 49.2 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.