Near Telford test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 25 roundabouts and 4 turns across 36 navigation steps.
This is an independent 14.8 km practice loop near Telford test centre, taking roughly 13 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 Orchard Farm Roundabout, Hadley Park Roundabout, Wombridge Interchange, Granville Roundabout and Donnington Wood Roundabout and 4 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 15 catalogued landmarks, including named junctions, pubs and shops, 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 Telford 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 36-step drive on real, named roads (about 14.9 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west on Hortonwood 35.
Hortonwood 3539 m
Turn left to stay on Hortonwood 35.
Hortonwood 35221 m
Turn right onto Hortonwood 30.
Hortonwood 30308 m
Enter Orchard Farm Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hortonwood 30.
Orchard Farm Roundabout27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hortonwood 30.
Hortonwood 30266 m
Enter Hadley Park Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queensway/A442.
Hadley Park Roundabout6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensway/A442. Continue on A442.
A442654 m
Enter Trench Lock and take the 2nd exit onto A442/Trench Lock.
Trench Lock4 m
Exit the roundabout onto A442/Trench Lock. Continue on A442.
A442216 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A442/Trench Lock.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto A442/Trench Lock. Continue on A442.
A442638 m
Take the Wombridge Interchange exit.
A442322 m
Enter Wombridge Interchange and take the 1st exit onto Wrockwardine Wood Way/B4373.
Wombridge Interchange4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wrockwardine Wood Way/B4373.
Wrockwardine Wood Way1.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Wrockwardine Wood Way/B4373.
62 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wrockwardine Wood Way/B4373.
Wrockwardine Wood Way188 m
Enter Granville Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Donnington Wood Way/A4640.
Granville Roundabout8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Donnington Wood Way/A4640.
Donnington Wood Way1.1 km
Enter Donnington Wood Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Donnington Wood Way/A4640.
Donnington Wood Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Donnington Wood Way/A4640. Continue on A4640.
A46401.4 km
Enter Donnington Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A518/New Trench Road.
Donnington Roundabout100 m
Exit the roundabout onto A518/New Trench Road.
A5182.1 km
Turn right onto Wellington Road.
Wellington Road25 m
Make a right U-turn at Wellington Road to stay on Wellington Road.
Wellington Road45 m
Turn left onto A518/New Trench Road.
A5182.1 km
Enter Donnington Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A518/New Trench Road.
Donnington Roundabout65 m
Exit the roundabout onto A518/New Trench Road.
A518846 m
Enter Garrison Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A518/New Trench Road.
Garrison Roundabout62 m
Exit the roundabout onto A518/New Trench Road.
A518986 m
Enter Hortonwood Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hortonwood 37.
Hortonwood Roundabout107 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hortonwood 37.
Hortonwood 37395 m
Enter Crow Brook Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hortonwood 30.
Crow Brook Roundabout19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hortonwood 30.
Hortonwood 30575 m
Turn right onto Hortonwood 35.
Hortonwood 35221 m
Turn right to stay on Hortonwood 35.
Hortonwood 3539 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Telford · 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.
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 Orchard Farm Roundabout, Hadley Park Roundabout, Granville Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 15 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Orchard Farm Roundabout
Start near Orchard Farm Roundabout.
Hadley Park Roundabout
Continue to Hadley Park Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Blue Pig
Continue to Blue Pig.
Wombridge Interchange
Continue to Wombridge Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Granville Roundabout
Continue to Granville Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Donnington Wood Roundabout
Continue to Donnington Wood Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Donnington Roundabout
Continue to Donnington Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Ladbrokes
Continue to Ladbrokes.
McNultys
Continue to McNultys.
Premier
Continue to Premier.
Van Beek Motor Factors
Continue to Van Beek Motor Factors.
Clock Tower
Continue to Clock Tower.
Garrison Roundabout
Continue to Garrison Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Hortonwood Roundabout
Continue to Hortonwood Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Crow Brook Roundabout
Finish back near Crow Brook Roundabout, completing the loop.
52 roundabouts · 5 turns
30 roundabouts · 18 turns
34 roundabouts · 22 turns
28 roundabouts · 23 turns
This route is 14.8 km and takes about 13 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Telford test centre, not an official DVSA route.