Near Norwich test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 12 roundabouts and 14 turns across 40 navigation steps.
This is an independent 8.3 km practice loop near Norwich test centre, taking roughly 9 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 Peachman Way and Broadland 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 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 3 catalogued landmarks, including named junctions 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 40-step drive on real, named roads (about 9.0 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 Broadland Way and take the 2nd exit onto Smee Lane.
Broadland Way36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Smee Lane.
Smee Lane146 m
Keep left to stay on Smee Lane.
Smee Lane56 m
Turn right onto Edwards Road.
Edwards Road430 m
Turn right onto Tillet Way.
Tillet Way168 m
Turn right onto Turner Crescent.
Turner Crescent303 m
Turn left onto Tillet Way.
Tillet Way31 m
Keep right to stay on Tillet Way.
Tillet Way42 m
Turn left onto Edwards Road.
Edwards Road64 m
Keep left to stay on Edwards Road.
Edwards Road366 m
Turn left onto Smee Lane.
Smee Lane205 m
Enter Broadland Way and take the 4th exit onto Green Lane.
Broadland Way93 m
Exit the roundabout onto Green Lane.
Green Lane759 m
Turn left onto Green Lane North.
Green Lane North1.1 km
Turn right onto Plumstead Road.
Plumstead Road138 m
Turn left onto Percy Howes Close.
Percy Howes Close84 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Percy Howes Close.
Percy Howes Close84 m
Turn right onto Plumstead Road.
Plumstead Road138 m
Turn left onto Green Lane North.
Green Lane North1.1 km
Turn right onto Green Lane.
Green Lane757 m
Enter Broadland Way and take the 1st exit onto Smee Lane.
Broadland Way13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Smee Lane.
Smee Lane146 m
Keep left to stay on Smee Lane.
Smee Lane56 m
Turn right onto Edwards Road.
Edwards Road430 m
Turn left onto Palgrave Road.
Palgrave Road184 m
Turn left onto Balderstone Way.
Balderstone Way64 m
Turn left onto Drewry Drive.
Drewry Drive194 m
Turn left onto Edwards Road.
Edwards Road103 m
Turn left onto Palgrave Road.
Palgrave Road184 m
Turn left onto Balderstone Way.
Balderstone Way64 m
Turn left onto Drewry Drive.
Drewry Drive522 m
Turn left onto Smee Lane.
Smee Lane205 m
Enter Broadland Way and take the 3rd exit onto Cranley Road.
Broadland Way72 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 · Residential 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.
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 3 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Peachman Way
Start near Peachman Way.
Broadland Way
Continue to Broadland Way, taking the junction with good observation.
Saint David's
Finish back near Saint David's, completing the loop.
38 roundabouts · 4 turns
45 roundabouts · 2 turns
28 roundabouts · 19 turns
18 roundabouts · 14 turns
This route is 8.3 km and takes about 9 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Norwich test centre, not an official DVSA route.