Near Newport (Isle of Wight) test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 17 roundabouts and 15 turns across 70 navigation steps.
This is an independent 19.1 km practice loop near Newport (Isle of Wight) test centre, taking roughly 21 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 Church on the Roundabout, Saint George's Roundabout and Barton Manor 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 roundabout approach & exit, 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, 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 Newport (Isle of Wight) 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:
The full 70-step drive on real, named roads (about 19.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive north.
8 m
Turn right.
53 m
Turn right onto Monks Brook.
Monks Brook168 m
Turn left onto Dodnor Lane.
Dodnor Lane111 m
Keep right to stay on Dodnor Lane.
Dodnor Lane304 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Parkhurst Road.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parkhurst Road.
Parkhurst Road70 m
Turn left onto Medina Way/A3020.
Medina Way1.1 km
Enter Coppins Bridge Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Barton Road.
Coppins Bridge Roundabout72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barton Road.
Barton Road119 m
Keep right to stay on Barton Road.
Barton Road172 m
Move right onto Royal Exchange.
Royal Exchange274 m
Turn right onto Furrlongs.
Furrlongs454 m
Turn left onto St Georges Way/A3020.
St Georges Way136 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto St Georges Way/A3020.
112 m
Exit the roundabout onto St Georges Way/A3020. Continue on St Georges Way.
St Georges Way395 m
Enter Coppins Bridge Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Fairlee Road/A3054.
Coppins Bridge Roundabout175 m
Exit the roundabout onto Fairlee Road/A3054.
Fairlee Road107 m
Keep left to stay on Fairlee Road/A3054.
Fairlee Road1.4 km
Keep right to stay on Fairlee Road/A3054.
Fairlee Road193 m
Turn right.
4 m
Make a right U-turn.
4 m
Turn right onto Fairlee Road/A3054.
Fairlee Road112 m
Keep left to stay on A3054.
A3054104 m
Keep right to stay on A3054.
A3054778 m
Keep left to take Racecourse/A3054.
Racecourse766 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A3021/East Cowes, Southampton, Osborne.
19 m
Exit the roundabout towards A3021/East Cowes, Southampton, Osborne.
Whippingham Road92 m
Keep right to take Whippingham Road/A3021.
Whippingham Road1.2 km
Keep left to stay on Whippingham Road/A3021.
Whippingham Road102 m
Keep right to stay on Whippingham Road/A3021.
Whippingham Road900 m
Keep right to stay on Whippingham Road/A3021.
Whippingham Road230 m
Keep right to stay on Whippingham Road/A3021.
Whippingham Road74 m
Enter Barton Manor Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Whippingham Road/A3021.
Barton Manor Roundabout67 m
Exit the roundabout onto Whippingham Road/A3021.
Whippingham Road75 m
Keep left to stay on Whippingham Road/A3021.
Whippingham Road230 m
Keep left to stay on Whippingham Road/A3021.
Whippingham Road658 m
Keep left to stay on Whippingham Road/A3021.
Whippingham Road108 m
Keep left to stay on Whippingham Road/A3021.
Whippingham Road237 m
Keep right to stay on Whippingham Road/A3021.
Whippingham Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A3054/A3020/Newport,Cowes.
89 m
Exit the roundabout towards A3054/A3020/Newport,Cowes.
Racecourse777 m
Keep right to take A3054.
A3054711 m
Keep right to stay on A3054.
A3054282 m
Turn left.
18 m
Turn left.
48 m
Make a right U-turn.
65 m
Turn left onto Fairlee Road/A3054.
Fairlee Road1.6 km
Take the exit on the right.
150 m
Turn right onto Medina Way/A3020.
Medina Way194 m
Take the exit.
67 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto River Way.
River Way65 m
Turn left onto Hunnycross Way.
Hunnycross Way262 m
Move left onto Foxes Road.
Foxes Road36 m
Turn right onto Sylvan Drive.
Sylvan Drive361 m
Turn right onto Maple Drive.
Maple Drive197 m
Turn left onto The Willows.
The Willows131 m
Turn left onto Sylvan Drive.
Sylvan Drive472 m
Turn left onto Foxes Road.
Foxes Road35 m
Move right onto Vicarage Walk.
Vicarage Walk45 m
Turn left onto Hunnyhill.
Hunnyhill677 m
Keep right to take Parkhurst Road.
Parkhurst Road123 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dodnor Lane.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dodnor Lane.
Dodnor Lane397 m
Keep right to stay on Dodnor Lane.
Dodnor Lane18 m
Turn right onto Monks Brook.
Monks Brook168 m
Turn left.
53 m
Turn left.
8 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Newport (Isle of Wight) · Residential + A-road practice loop 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Church on the Roundabout, Saint George's Roundabout, Barton Manor Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Platform One
Start near Platform One.
Salon Supplies
Continue to Salon Supplies.
Magnet
Continue to Magnet.
Topps Tiles
Continue to Topps Tiles.
Bargeman's Rest
Continue to Bargeman's Rest.
Church on the Roundabout
Continue to Church on the Roundabout.
Medina House School
Continue to Medina House School.
Saint George's Roundabout
Continue to Saint George's Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Burger King
Continue to Burger King.
Fairlee Service Station
Continue to Fairlee Service Station.
Isle of Wight Postal Museum
Continue to Isle of Wight Postal Museum.
CECAMM Centre
Continue to CECAMM Centre.
Barton Lodges
Continue to Barton Lodges.
Barton Manor Roundabout
Continue to Barton Manor Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Hamilton & Marshall Funeral Directors
Continue to Hamilton & Marshall Funeral Directors.
Sainsbury's
Continue to Sainsbury's.
Hunnyhill Aquatics
Continue to Hunnyhill Aquatics.
Hunnyhill Motercycles
Continue to Hunnyhill Motercycles.
Central
Continue to Central.
Island Mobility
Finish back near Island Mobility, completing the loop.
16 roundabouts · 12 turns
8 roundabouts · 10 turns
4 roundabouts · 16 turns
10 roundabouts · 28 turns
This route is 19.1 km and takes about 21 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Newport (Isle of Wight) test centre, not an official DVSA route.