Near Shrewsbury test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 30 roundabouts and 20 turns across 82 navigation steps.
This is an independent 18.8 km practice loop near Shrewsbury test centre, taking roughly 19 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 Battlefield Way, Battlefield Roundabout, Sundorne Roundabout, Sundorne Road and Enterprise Roundabout and 2 more named junctions. 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, 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 14 catalogued landmarks, including named junctions, 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 Shrewsbury 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 82-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 east on Stafford Drive.
Stafford Drive146 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Knights Way.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Knights Way.
Knights Way224 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Battlefield Way.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Battlefield Way.
Battlefield Way235 m
Enter Enterprise Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Battlefield Link Road/A5124.
Enterprise Roundabout77 m
Exit the roundabout onto Battlefield Link Road/A5124.
Battlefield Link Road649 m
Keep right to stay on Battlefield Link Road/A5124.
Battlefield Link Road120 m
Keep right to stay on Battlefield Link Road/A5124.
Battlefield Link Road99 m
Enter Battlefield Roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Leominster, Telford, Welshpool.
Battlefield Roundabout112 m
Exit the roundabout towards Leominster, Telford, Welshpool.
A492.1 km
Enter Sundorne Roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards Shrewsbury.
Sundorne Roundabout45 m
Exit the roundabout towards Shrewsbury.
Sundorne Road143 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Featherbed Lane.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Featherbed Lane.
Featherbed Lane170 m
Turn right onto Alberbury Drive.
Alberbury Drive377 m
Keep left to stay on Alberbury Drive.
Alberbury Drive127 m
Turn right onto Kestrel Drive.
Kestrel Drive267 m
Turn right onto Partridge Close.
Partridge Close219 m
Turn left onto Heron Drive.
Heron Drive159 m
Turn left onto Long Pack.
Long Pack59 m
Turn left onto Kestrel Drive.
Kestrel Drive137 m
Turn left onto Partridge Close.
Partridge Close219 m
Turn left onto Heron Drive.
Heron Drive159 m
Turn left onto Long Pack.
Long Pack59 m
Turn left onto Kestrel Drive.
Kestrel Drive160 m
Keep right to stay on Kestrel Drive.
Kestrel Drive243 m
Turn left onto Alberbury Drive.
Alberbury Drive504 m
Turn left onto Featherbed Lane.
Featherbed Lane170 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sundorne Road/B5062.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sundorne Road/B5062.
Sundorne Road141 m
Enter Sundorne Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Whitchurch, Newcastle, Ellesmere.
Sundorne Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout towards Whitchurch, Newcastle, Ellesmere.
A49378 m
Keep left to stay on A49.
A491.7 km
Enter Battlefield Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Shrewsbury.
Battlefield Roundabout12 m
Exit the roundabout towards Shrewsbury.
Battlefield Road551 m
Turn left onto Shillingston Drive.
Shillingston Drive134 m
Keep left to stay on Shillingston Drive.
Shillingston Drive102 m
Keep left to stay on Shillingston Drive.
Shillingston Drive282 m
Turn left onto Lawson Gardens.
Lawson Gardens28 m
Keep right to stay on Lawson Gardens.
Lawson Gardens45 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Lawson Gardens.
Lawson Gardens74 m
Turn right onto Shillingston Drive.
Shillingston Drive520 m
Turn right onto Battlefield Road/A5112.
Battlefield Road531 m
Enter Battlefield Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Ellesmere.
Battlefield Roundabout16 m
Exit the roundabout towards Ellesmere.
Battlefield Link Road866 m
Enter Enterprise Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Battlefield Link Road/A5124.
Enterprise Roundabout54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Battlefield Link Road/A5124.
Battlefield Link Road1.0 km
Enter Ellesmere Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road168 m
Keep left to stay on Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road104 m
Keep left to stay on Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road108 m
Keep straight to stay on Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road184 m
Keep straight to stay on Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road986 m
Keep right to stay on Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road245 m
Turn left onto Hubert Way.
Hubert Way226 m
Keep left to stay on Hubert Way.
Hubert Way119 m
Keep left to stay on Hubert Way.
Hubert Way109 m
Keep right to stay on Hubert Way.
Hubert Way76 m
Turn right onto Reedham Road.
Reedham Road90 m
Turn left onto Tanfield.
Tanfield56 m
Turn left onto Darfield.
Darfield72 m
Turn left to stay on Darfield.
Darfield11 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Darfield.
Darfield11 m
Turn right to stay on Darfield.
Darfield72 m
Turn right onto Tanfield.
Tanfield56 m
Turn right onto Reedham Road.
Reedham Road90 m
Turn left onto Hubert Way.
Hubert Way347 m
Keep left to stay on Hubert Way.
Hubert Way184 m
Turn right onto Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road58 m
Keep left to stay on Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road119 m
Keep left to stay on Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road1.1 km
Keep left to stay on Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road184 m
Keep left to stay on Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road108 m
Keep left to stay on Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road104 m
Keep left to stay on Ellesmere Road/A528.
Ellesmere Road163 m
Enter Ellesmere Road Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Knights Way.
Ellesmere Road Roundabout97 m
Exit the roundabout onto Knights Way.
Knights Way238 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
412 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stafford Drive.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stafford Drive.
Stafford Drive145 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Shrewsbury · 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.
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 Battlefield Roundabout, Sundorne Roundabout, Enterprise Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 14 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Battlefield Way
Start near Battlefield Way.
CarStore
Continue to CarStore.
Screwfix
Continue to Screwfix.
Aldi
Continue to Aldi.
Battlefield Roundabout
Continue to Battlefield Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Sundorne Roundabout
Continue to Sundorne Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Sundorne Road
Continue to Sundorne Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Red Lion
Continue to Red Lion.
Enterprise Roundabout
Continue to Enterprise Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ellesmere Road Roundabout
Continue to Ellesmere Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Shrewsbury Audi
Continue to Shrewsbury Audi.
T J Vickers
Continue to T J Vickers.
Knights Way
Finish back near Knights Way, completing the loop.
30 roundabouts · 6 turns
16 roundabouts · 10 turns
23 roundabouts · 10 turns
18 roundabouts · 16 turns
This route is 18.8 km and takes about 19 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Shrewsbury test centre, not an official DVSA route.