Near Norwich test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 38 roundabouts and 4 turns across 50 navigation steps.
This is an independent 32.2 km practice loop near Norwich test centre, taking roughly 22 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 Broadland Way, Peachman Way and Wroxham Road. 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 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 13 catalogued landmarks, including named junctions, 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 Norwich 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 50-step drive on real, named roads (about 32.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east.
123 m
Enter Peachman Way and take the 2nd exit onto Cranley Road.
Peachman Way37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cranley Road.
Cranley Road218 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Broadland Way.
75 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broadland Way.
Broadland Way460 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A1194/Poppy Way.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1194/Poppy Way.
A1194217 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1194/Poppy Way.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1194/Poppy Way.
A1194335 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
10 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
A12702.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
A12701.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
A12701.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wroxham Road/A1151.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wroxham Road/A1151.
Wroxham Road2.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 8th exit onto Wroxham Road/A1151.
220 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wroxham Road/A1151.
Wroxham Road2.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
129 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
A12701.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
85 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
A12701.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
117 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
A12702.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
94 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1270/Broadland Northway.
A1270507 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards All other routes/Postwick/Park and Ride.
75 m
Exit the roundabout towards All other routes/Postwick/Park and Ride.
A1270263 m
Take the A47 exit.
A474.0 km
Take the Trowse Interchange exit.
A47544 m
Turn right onto A146/Loddon Road.
A1461.2 km
Move left onto A146/Loddon Road. Continue on A146.
A146480 m
Make a sharp right onto A146/Barrett Road. Continue on A146.
A146363 m
Keep right to take A146/Martineau Lane.
A14687 m
Turn right onto A146/Loddon Road.
A1461.0 km
Take the A47 exit.
A474.4 km
Take the Postwick exit.
A47305 m
Keep left to take A1270 towards Norwich/All Other Routes.
A1270736 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A1194/Poppy Way.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1194/Poppy Way.
A1194332 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1194/Poppy Way.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1194/Poppy Way.
A1194215 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Broadland Way.
94 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broadland Way.
Broadland Way458 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cranley Road.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cranley Road.
Cranley Road217 m
Enter Peachman Way and take the 2nd exit.
Peachman Way60 m
Exit the roundabout.
124 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Norwich · Dual-carriageway 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.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 13 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Broadland Way
Start near Broadland Way.
Peachman Way
Continue to Peachman Way, taking the junction with good observation.
Wroxham Road
Continue to Wroxham Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Blackbird
Continue to Blackbird.
Link Radio Services Ltd
Continue to Link Radio Services Ltd.
Long John Hill Fish Bar
Continue to Long John Hill Fish Bar.
New Hope Christian Centre
Continue to New Hope Christian Centre.
P W Angling
Continue to P W Angling.
Bow Wow
Continue to Bow Wow.
Oasis Stores
Continue to Oasis Stores.
Little Fresh
Continue to Little Fresh.
Screwfix
Continue to Screwfix.
Sunset view
Finish back near Sunset view, completing the loop.
45 roundabouts · 2 turns
28 roundabouts · 19 turns
18 roundabouts · 14 turns
12 roundabouts · 14 turns
This route is 32.2 km and takes about 22 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Norwich test centre, not an official DVSA route.