Near Trowbridge test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 26 roundabouts and 19 turns across 75 navigation steps.
This is an independent 13.3 km practice loop near Trowbridge test centre, taking roughly 16 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 Leap Gate, Cusance Way, Garth Road and West Ashton Road. 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 12 catalogued landmarks, including pubs, shops and named junctions, 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 Trowbridge 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 75-step drive on real, named roads (about 13.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
41 m
Turn right onto Sheepcote Barton.
Sheepcote Barton37 m
Turn right onto Broadcloth Lane.
Broadcloth Lane61 m
Turn right onto Weavers Drive.
Weavers Drive278 m
Turn right onto Haden Road.
Haden Road61 m
Turn left onto Orchard Road.
Orchard Road30 m
Move right onto Brown Street.
Brown Street196 m
Enter Longfield Road and take the 1st exit onto A361/County Way.
Longfield Road4 m
Exit the roundabout onto A361/County Way.
A361640 m
Turn left onto Bradley Road/A363.
Bradley Road401 m
Turn left onto Carlton Row.
Carlton Row97 m
Turn left onto The Croft.
The Croft191 m
Move right to stay on The Croft.
The Croft165 m
Turn right to stay on The Croft.
The Croft378 m
Turn right onto Carlton Row.
Carlton Row97 m
Turn left onto Bradley Road/A363.
Bradley Road107 m
Keep left to stay on Bradley Road/A363.
Bradley Road804 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A363.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto A363.
A363698 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A363.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A363.
A363526 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Westbury Road/A363.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Westbury Road/A363.
Westbury Road169 m
Keep left to stay on Westbury Road/A363.
Westbury Road110 m
Keep left to stay on Westbury Road.
Westbury Road108 m
Keep left to take Westbury Road/A363.
Westbury Road151 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A350/West Ashton Road.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A350/West Ashton Road.
A350327 m
Keep left to stay on A350/West Ashton Road.
A350108 m
Keep left to stay on A350.
A350814 m
Turn left onto West Ashton Road/B3105.
West Ashton Road1.1 km
Keep right to stay on West Ashton Road/B3105.
West Ashton Road155 m
Keep right to stay on West Ashton Road/B3105.
West Ashton Road143 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Leap Gate/B3105.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate18 m
Keep right to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate102 m
Keep right to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate341 m
Keep right to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate237 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Leap Gate/B3105.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate57 m
Keep right to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate440 m
Keep right to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate102 m
Keep right to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate122 m
Keep left to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate81 m
Turn left onto Painters Mead.
Painters Mead24 m
Keep left to stay on Painters Mead.
Painters Mead113 m
Turn left onto Cusance Way.
Cusance Way225 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cusance Way.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cusance Way.
Cusance Way65 m
Enter Garth Road and take the 4th exit onto Cusance Way.
Garth Road54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cusance Way.
Cusance Way65 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cusance Way.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cusance Way.
Cusance Way43 m
Keep right to stay on Cusance Way.
Cusance Way181 m
Turn right onto Painters Mead.
Painters Mead137 m
Turn right onto Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate115 m
Keep right to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate106 m
Keep left to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate336 m
Keep right to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate243 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Leap Gate/B3105.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate47 m
Keep right to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate119 m
Keep left to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate114 m
Keep left to stay on Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate415 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto West Ashton Road.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto West Ashton Road.
West Ashton Road191 m
Keep right to stay on West Ashton Road.
West Ashton Road429 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Broadcloth Lane East.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broadcloth Lane East.
Broadcloth Lane East8 m
Keep left to stay on Broadcloth Lane East.
Broadcloth Lane East311 m
Turn right onto Broadcloth Lane.
Broadcloth Lane140 m
Turn left to stay on Broadcloth Lane.
Broadcloth Lane157 m
Turn right onto Sheepcote Barton.
Sheepcote Barton37 m
Turn left.
41 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Trowbridge · 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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
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 12 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Ship Inn
Start near Ship Inn.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Budgens
Continue to Budgens.
Longs Arms
Continue to Longs Arms.
Leap Gate
Continue to Leap Gate, taking the junction with good observation.
Red Admiral
Continue to Red Admiral.
Tesco
Continue to Tesco.
Cusance Way
Continue to Cusance Way, taking the junction with good observation.
Garth Road
Continue to Garth Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Co-operative
Continue to Co-operative.
West Ashton Road
Finish back near West Ashton Road, completing the loop.
45 roundabouts · 11 turns
38 roundabouts · 18 turns
28 roundabouts · 38 turns
36 roundabouts · 14 turns
This route is 13.3 km and takes about 16 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Trowbridge test centre, not an official DVSA route.