Near King's Lynn test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 18 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 22.4 km practice loop near King's Lynn 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 Jubilee Roundabout and Scania Way. 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, 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 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 King's Lynn 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 69-step drive on real, named roads (about 22.4 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast.
17 m
Turn right.
18 m
Turn left onto Rollesby Road.
Rollesby Road184 m
Turn right.
15 m
Turn left.
58 m
Turn left.
14 m
Turn left onto Rollesby Road.
Rollesby Road273 m
Turn left onto Oldmedow Road.
Oldmedow Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Hansa Road.
Hansa Road277 m
Turn right onto Hardwick Road/A149.
Hardwick Road796 m
Enter South Gates Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Vancouver Avenue/B1144.
South Gates Roundabout63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Vancouver Avenue/B1144.
Vancouver Avenue496 m
Turn left onto Goodwins Road.
Goodwins Road195 m
Turn left to stay on Goodwins Road.
Goodwins Road63 m
Turn left onto York Road.
York Road16 m
Move left onto Chase Avenue.
Chase Avenue169 m
Turn left onto Vancouver Avenue/B1144. Continue on B1144.
B1144344 m
Turn right onto Exton's Road.
Exton's Road317 m
Turn left onto Avenue Road.
Avenue Road321 m
Turn left onto Tennyson Road/B1144.
Tennyson Road243 m
Turn left onto Exton's Road.
Exton's Road317 m
Turn left onto Avenue Road.
Avenue Road321 m
Turn right onto Tennyson Road/B1144. Continue on B1144.
B1144753 m
Turn right onto Gaywood Road/A148. Continue on A148.
A148601 m
Make a right U-turn at Queen Mary Road to stay on A148.
A148606 m
Turn left onto Tennyson Avenue/B1144.
Tennyson Avenue44 m
Turn right.
21 m
Turn left.
70 m
Turn left.
23 m
Turn left onto Tennyson Avenue/B1144.
Tennyson Avenue119 m
Turn right onto Gaywood Road/A148. Continue on A148.
A148674 m
Turn right onto Gayton Road/A1076.
Gayton Road893 m
Turn right onto Winston Churchill Drive.
Winston Churchill Drive109 m
Turn right onto Regency Avenue.
Regency Avenue162 m
Turn left onto Beaumont Way.
Beaumont Way103 m
Turn left to stay on Beaumont Way.
Beaumont Way85 m
Turn left to stay on Beaumont Way.
Beaumont Way107 m
Turn right onto Regency Avenue.
Regency Avenue75 m
Turn left onto Winston Churchill Drive.
Winston Churchill Drive109 m
Turn left onto Gayton Road/A1076.
Gayton Road406 m
Turn right onto Kent Road.
Kent Road185 m
Turn right onto Jermyn Road.
Jermyn Road276 m
Turn left onto Queensway.
Queensway100 m
Turn left onto Kensington Road.
Kensington Road279 m
Turn left onto Kent Road.
Kent Road287 m
Turn left onto Gayton Road/A1076.
Gayton Road277 m
Turn left onto Queensway.
Queensway287 m
Turn left onto Kensington Road.
Kensington Road279 m
Turn left onto Kent Road.
Kent Road102 m
Turn left onto Jermyn Road.
Jermyn Road276 m
Turn left onto Queensway.
Queensway100 m
Turn left onto Kensington Road.
Kensington Road279 m
Turn left onto Kent Road.
Kent Road287 m
Turn left onto Gayton Road/A1076.
Gayton Road1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A149/Queen Elizabeth Way.
88 m
Exit the roundabout onto A149/Queen Elizabeth Way.
A1492.0 km
Enter Jubilee Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A149/Queen Elizabeth Way.
Jubilee Roundabout53 m
Exit the roundabout onto A149/Queen Elizabeth Way.
A149809 m
Enter Hardwick Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Hardwick Road/A149.
Hardwick Roundabout537 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hardwick Road/A149. Continue on Hardwick Road.
Hardwick Road1.4 km
Enter South Gates Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Hardwick Road/A149.
South Gates Roundabout90 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hardwick Road/A149. Continue on Hardwick Road.
Hardwick Road1.1 km
Move left onto Hardwick Road/A149.
Hardwick Road21 m
Turn left onto Scania Way.
Scania Way350 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Scania Way.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Scania Way.
Scania Way150 m
Turn right onto Oldmedow Road.
Oldmedow Road648 m
Turn right onto Rollesby Road.
Rollesby Road171 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the King's Lynn · Route 11 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.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Jubilee Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 3.5 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, 50, 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.
Greggs
Start near Greggs.
Poundland
Continue to Poundland.
Gatehouse
Continue to Gatehouse.
Crossings Fish & Chips
Continue to Crossings Fish & Chips.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Clock Wash
Continue to Clock Wash.
Woolpack
Continue to Woolpack.
Class 11
Continue to Class 11.
Wilco
Continue to Wilco.
Gaywood Church Rooms
Continue to Gaywood Church Rooms.
King's Lynn Evangelical Church
Continue to King's Lynn Evangelical Church.
Wildfowler
Continue to Wildfowler.
Jubilee Roundabout
Continue to Jubilee Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Burger King
Continue to Burger King.
Listers BMW
Continue to Listers BMW.
Next
Continue to Next.
Euro Car Parts
Continue to Euro Car Parts.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Motorvogue
Continue to Motorvogue.
Scania Way
Finish back near Scania Way, completing the loop.
4 roundabouts · 15 turns · 2 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 15 turns · 2 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 13 turns · 2 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 18 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 22.4 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near King's Lynn test centre, not an official DVSA route.