Near Telford test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 30 roundabouts and 18 turns across 86 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.8 km practice loop near Telford test centre, taking roughly 23 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, Wombridge Interchange, Hollinswood Roundabout, Forge Roundabout and Ketley Dingle Interchange 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 20 catalogued landmarks, including named junctions, pubs, schools 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 86-step drive on real, named roads (about 30.9 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 3543 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.
Queensway203 m
Keep left to stay on Queensway/A442.
Queensway116 m
Keep left to stay on Queensway/A442.
Queensway114 m
Keep right to stay on A442.
A442218 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 Way347 m
Turn left onto Wombridge Road.
Wombridge Road400 m
Turn left onto Teagues Crescent.
Teagues Crescent299 m
Turn left onto Juniper Drive.
Juniper Drive39 m
Turn left to stay on Juniper Drive.
Juniper Drive143 m
Turn left to stay on Juniper Drive.
Juniper Drive133 m
Turn right to stay on Juniper Drive.
Juniper Drive134 m
Turn left onto Newfield Drive.
Newfield Drive259 m
Turn left onto Teagues Crescent.
Teagues Crescent197 m
Turn left onto Juniper Drive.
Juniper Drive39 m
Turn left to stay on Juniper Drive.
Juniper Drive143 m
Turn left to stay on Juniper Drive.
Juniper Drive133 m
Turn right to stay on Juniper Drive.
Juniper Drive134 m
Turn left onto Newfield Drive.
Newfield Drive259 m
Turn left onto Teagues Crescent.
Teagues Crescent597 m
Turn right onto Pool Road.
Pool Road506 m
Turn right onto Teagues Crescent.
Teagues Crescent604 m
Turn right onto Pool Road.
Pool Road506 m
Turn left onto Teagues Crescent.
Teagues Crescent95 m
Turn right onto Wombridge Road.
Wombridge Road405 m
Turn right onto Wrockwardine Wood Way/B4373.
Wrockwardine Wood Way342 m
Enter Wombridge Interchange and take the 1st exit onto A442.
Wombridge Interchange4 m
Exit the roundabout onto A442/Queensway.
A4423.0 km
Take the Hollinswood Roundabout exit.
A442274 m
Enter Hollinswood Roundabout and take the 6th exit onto Rampart Way/A5.
Hollinswood Roundabout409 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rampart Way/A5.
Rampart Way791 m
Enter Forge Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto M54.
Forge Roundabout105 m
Exit the roundabout onto M54.
M5475 m
Take the M54 ramp towards A5/Shrewsbury/Wellington.
M542.2 km
Take exit 6.
M5485 m
Take exit 6.
M54112 m
Take exit 6.
M54159 m
Take exit 6.
M54113 m
Take exit 6 on the right.
M5464 m
Enter Ketley Dingle Interchange and take the 2nd exit onto Lawley Drive/A5223.
Ketley Dingle Interchange83 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lawley Drive/A5223.
Lawley Drive308 m
Make a right U-turn at Birchfield Way to stay on Lawley Drive/A5223.
Lawley Drive222 m
Keep right to stay on Lawley Drive/A5223.
Lawley Drive79 m
Enter Ketley Dingle Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto M54.
Ketley Dingle Interchange428 m
Exit the roundabout onto M54.
M542.4 km
Keep left to take exit 5 onto A5 towards Telford Centre.
M54453 m
Take exit 5 onto A5 towards Telford Centre.
M54101 m
Take exit 5 on the right onto A5 towards Telford Centre.
M54201 m
Enter Forge Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rampart Way/A5.
Forge Roundabout8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rampart Way/A5.
Rampart Way790 m
Enter Hollinswood Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A442.
Hollinswood Roundabout6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A442/Queensway.
A4423.0 km
Take the Wombridge Interchange exit.
A44280 m
Take the Wombridge Interchange ramp.
A442190 m
Enter Wombridge Interchange and take the 3rd exit.
Wombridge Interchange154 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wrockwardine Wood Way/B4373.
Wrockwardine Wood Way347 m
Turn left onto Wombridge Road.
Wombridge Road400 m
Turn left onto Teagues Crescent.
Teagues Crescent699 m
Turn right onto Pool Road.
Pool Road506 m
Turn right onto Teagues Crescent.
Teagues Crescent604 m
Turn right onto Pool Road.
Pool Road506 m
Turn left onto Teagues Crescent.
Teagues Crescent95 m
Turn left onto Wombridge Road.
Wombridge Road606 m
Turn left onto Trench Road.
Trench Road766 m
Move left.
52 m
Move left onto A442/Trench Lock. Continue on A442.
A442731 m
Keep right to take Queensway/A442.
Queensway116 m
Keep right to stay on Queensway/A442.
Queensway193 m
Enter Hadley Park Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Hortonwood 30.
Hadley Park Roundabout142 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hortonwood 30.
Hortonwood 30273 m
Enter Orchard Farm Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hortonwood 30.
Orchard Farm Roundabout27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hortonwood 30.
Hortonwood 30308 m
Turn left onto Hortonwood 35.
Hortonwood 35221 m
Turn right to stay on Hortonwood 35.
Hortonwood 3543 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Telford · 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
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, Hollinswood Roundabout, Forge 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.
Orchard Farm Roundabout
Start near Orchard Farm Roundabout.
Blue Pig
Continue to Blue Pig.
Wombridge Interchange
Continue to Wombridge Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Bridge
Continue to Bridge.
Baptist Bible College
Continue to Baptist Bible College.
Station Hill Florists
Continue to Station Hill Florists.
Telford Central
Continue to Telford Central.
Hollinswood Roundabout
Continue to Hollinswood Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Forge Roundabout
Continue to Forge Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Ketley Dingle Interchange
Continue to Ketley Dingle Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Burger King
Continue to Burger King.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Office Outlet
Continue to Office Outlet.
Tile Choice
Continue to Tile Choice.
Greyhound Roundabout
Continue to Greyhound Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
S P Paintshop
Continue to S P Paintshop.
Unique
Continue to Unique.
TJ Vickers
Continue to TJ Vickers.
Telford Engine Parts
Continue to Telford Engine Parts.
Hadley Park Roundabout
Finish back near Hadley Park Roundabout, completing the loop.
52 roundabouts · 5 turns
34 roundabouts · 22 turns
25 roundabouts · 4 turns
28 roundabouts · 23 turns
This route is 25.8 km and takes about 23 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Telford test centre, not an official DVSA route.