Near Trowbridge test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 38 roundabouts and 18 turns across 93 navigation steps.
This is an independent 19.9 km practice loop near Trowbridge test centre, taking roughly 21 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 Hilperton Road Roundabout, Fieldways, Leap Gate 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 roundabout approach & exit, 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 shops, pubs, named junctions 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 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 93-step drive on real, named roads (about 20.2 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 5th exit onto A361/County Way.
Longfield Road251 m
Exit the roundabout onto A361/County Way.
A361401 m
Keep right to stay on A361/County Way.
A36140 m
Keep right to stay on A361/County Way.
A36145 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A361/County Way.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto A361/County Way.
A36113 m
Keep left to stay on A361/County Way.
A361248 m
Keep right to stay on A361/County Way.
A36178 m
Enter Hilperton Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A361/Hilperton Road.
Hilperton Road Roundabout53 m
Exit the roundabout onto A361/Hilperton Road.
A36174 m
Keep right to stay on A361/Hilperton Road.
A3611.1 km
Turn left onto Elizabeth Way/B3105. Continue on B3105.
B31051.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Canal Road/B3105.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Canal Road/B3105.
Canal Road137 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hammond Way/B3105.
69 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hammond Way/B3105.
Hammond Way216 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hammond Way/B3105.
33 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hammond Way/B3105.
Hammond Way328 m
Keep left to stay on Hammond Way/B3105.
Hammond Way125 m
Turn left onto Marsh Road/B3105. Continue on B3105.
B3105611 m
Turn left onto School Lane.
School Lane335 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on School Lane.
School Lane335 m
Turn right onto New Terrace/B3105. Continue on B3105.
B3105611 m
Turn right onto Hammond Way/B3105.
Hammond Way401 m
Keep right to stay on Hammond Way/B3105.
Hammond Way49 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hammond Way/B3105.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hammond Way/B3105.
Hammond Way47 m
Keep right to stay on Hammond Way/B3105.
Hammond Way106 m
Keep right to stay on Hammond Way/B3105.
Hammond Way69 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Canal Road/B3105.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Canal Road/B3105.
Canal Road141 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto B3105.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto B3105.
B3105150 m
Keep left to take Elizabeth Way/B3105.
Elizabeth Way1.0 km
Enter Fieldways and take the 1st exit onto A361/Hilperton Drive.
Fieldways29 m
Exit the roundabout onto A361/Hilperton Drive.
A361109 m
Keep right to stay on A361/Hilperton Drive.
A361107 m
Keep right to stay on A361/Hilperton Drive.
A361153 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Leap Gate/B3105.
73 m
Exit the roundabout onto Leap Gate/B3105.
Leap Gate307 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 Gate244 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 Gate414 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto West Ashton Road/B3105.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto West Ashton Road/B3105.
West Ashton Road143 m
Keep left to stay on West Ashton Road/B3105.
West Ashton Road123 m
Keep left to stay on West Ashton Road/B3105.
West Ashton Road1.1 km
Turn right onto A350/Yarnbrook Road. Continue on A350.
A350873 m
Keep left to stay on A350/West Ashton Road.
A350377 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hawkeridge Road.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hawkeridge Road.
Hawkeridge Road146 m
Keep right to stay on Hawkeridge Road.
Hawkeridge Road116 m
Keep straight to stay on Hawkeridge Road.
Hawkeridge Road172 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Hawkeridge Road/B3097.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hawkeridge Road/B3097.
Hawkeridge Road560 m
Turn right.
13 m
Make a sharp left.
19 m
Make a right U-turn.
32 m
Turn left onto Hawkeridge Road/B3097.
Hawkeridge Road560 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hawkeridge Road.
69 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hawkeridge Road.
Hawkeridge Road27 m
Keep left to stay on Hawkeridge Road.
Hawkeridge Road229 m
Keep left to stay on Hawkeridge Road.
Hawkeridge Road177 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A350/West Ashton Road.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto A350/West Ashton Road.
A350377 m
Keep left to stay on A350/West Ashton Road.
A350127 m
Keep left to stay on A350.
A350746 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 1st exit onto West Ashton Road.
23 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 · 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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Roundabout
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Hilperton Road 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.
Domino's
Start near Domino's.
Lamb
Continue to Lamb.
Papa John's
Continue to Papa John's.
M&S Foodhall
Continue to M&S Foodhall.
Tesco
Continue to Tesco.
Magnet
Continue to Magnet.
Hilperton Road Roundabout
Continue to Hilperton Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Trowbridge Community Fire Station
Continue to Trowbridge Community Fire Station.
Fieldways
Continue to Fieldways, taking the junction with good observation.
Central
Continue to Central.
Kings Arms
Continue to Kings Arms.
Emmaus School
Continue to Emmaus School.
Red Admiral
Continue to Red Admiral.
Co-operative
Continue to Co-operative.
Leap Gate
Continue to Leap Gate, taking the junction with good observation.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
Longs Arms
Continue to Longs Arms.
Eaves Learning Centre
Continue to Eaves Learning Centre.
West Ashton Road
Finish back near West Ashton Road, completing the loop.
45 roundabouts · 11 turns
28 roundabouts · 38 turns
36 roundabouts · 14 turns
26 roundabouts · 19 turns
This route is 19.9 km and takes about 21 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Trowbridge test centre, not an official DVSA route.