Near Telford test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 28 roundabouts and 23 turns across 55 navigation steps.
This is an independent 12.5 km practice loop near Telford 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 Crow Brook Roundabout, Garrison Roundabout, Hortonwood Roundabout, Castle Street and Hadley Park Roundabout and 1 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 and 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 16 catalogued landmarks, including named junctions, shops, churches and schools, 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 55-step drive on real, named roads (about 12.4 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 left onto Hortonwood 30.
Hortonwood 30575 m
Enter Crow Brook Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hortonwood 37.
Crow Brook Roundabout51 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hortonwood 37.
Hortonwood 37388 m
Enter Hortonwood Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A518/New Trench Road.
Hortonwood Roundabout7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A518/New Trench Road.
A518991 m
Enter Garrison Roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
Garrison Roundabout81 m
Exit the roundabout.
83 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wellington Road.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wellington Road.
Wellington Road61 m
Turn right onto Morris Drive.
Morris Drive15 m
Turn left to stay on Morris Drive.
Morris Drive283 m
Turn right onto Turreff Avenue.
Turreff Avenue76 m
Turn right onto Baldwin Webb Avenue.
Baldwin Webb Avenue166 m
Turn left.
157 m
Make a right U-turn.
157 m
Turn right onto Baldwin Webb Avenue.
Baldwin Webb Avenue166 m
Turn left onto Turreff Avenue.
Turreff Avenue76 m
Turn left onto Morris Drive.
Morris Drive283 m
Turn right to stay on Morris Drive.
Morris Drive15 m
Turn left onto Wellington Road.
Wellington Road59 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
54 m
Exit the roundabout.
90 m
Enter Garrison Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A518/New Trench Road.
Garrison Roundabout15 m
Exit the roundabout onto A518/New Trench Road.
A518986 m
Enter Hortonwood Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A518/New Trench Road.
Hortonwood Roundabout56 m
Exit the roundabout onto A518/New Trench Road.
A5181.1 km
Move left onto A442/Trench Lock.
A44272 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A442/Trench Lock.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto A442/Trench Lock.
A442150 m
Move left towards Hadnall.
68 m
Move left onto Trench Lock.
Trench Lock103 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Castle Street.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Castle Street.
Castle Street669 m
Turn left onto Stadium Way.
Stadium Way131 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Waterloo Road.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Waterloo Road.
Waterloo Road441 m
Turn right.
491 m
Turn right.
87 m
Make a right U-turn.
87 m
Turn left.
490 m
Turn left onto Waterloo Road.
Waterloo Road441 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Stadium Way.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stadium Way.
Stadium Way133 m
Turn right onto Castle Street.
Castle Street669 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Trench Lock.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Trench Lock.
Trench Lock1.1 km
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 3539 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Telford · School-zone 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Crow Brook Roundabout, Garrison Roundabout, Hortonwood Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 16 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Crow Brook Roundabout
Start near Crow Brook Roundabout.
Garrison Roundabout
Continue to Garrison Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Little Istanbull Turksih Barbers
Continue to Little Istanbull Turksih Barbers.
Sweetpea Tattoo
Continue to Sweetpea Tattoo.
U2 Hair
Continue to U2 Hair.
Oasis Fish Bar
Continue to Oasis Fish Bar.
Hortonwood Roundabout
Continue to Hortonwood Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Castle Street
Continue to Castle Street, taking the junction with good observation.
Hi-Q Tyres
Continue to Hi-Q Tyres.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Lidl
Continue to Lidl.
Holy Trinity
Continue to Holy Trinity.
Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase
Continue to Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase.
Polish Saturday School
Continue to Polish Saturday School.
Hadley Park Roundabout
Continue to Hadley Park Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Orchard Farm Roundabout
Finish back near Orchard Farm Roundabout, completing the loop.
52 roundabouts · 5 turns
30 roundabouts · 18 turns
34 roundabouts · 22 turns
25 roundabouts · 4 turns
This route is 12.5 km and takes about 19 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Telford test centre, not an official DVSA route.