Barnstaple Driving Test Centre Practice Routes
In order to allow examiners to provide a test more representative of real driving conditions, the DVSA no longer publishes the current driving test routes. The below routes were the most recent to be published for the Barnstaple driving test centre. If the test centre has relocated since the last routes were published, then these routes will be applicable to the old location.
Please note that these routes are indicative only and examiners may alter their exact routes at their discretion, for example depending on traffic conditions.
| Barnstaple Route Number |
1 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Victoria Rd |
2 x roundabout ahead |
| Eastern Ave |
Roundabout left |
| Whiddon Drive |
Left |
| Barton Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Westacott Rd |
2nd right |
| Castle Park Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Westacott Rd |
Roundabout left |
| By-Pass |
Roundabout right |
| A39 |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Bishops Tawton Rd |
Right |
| Chichester Rd |
Right |
| Style Close |
Left |
| Willow Tree Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Rumsam Rd |
Left |
| Fortescue Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Bishops Tawton Rd |
Roundabout left |
| A39 |
Roundabout right |
| A361 |
Right |
| Landkey |
3rd right |
| Vicarage Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Church Meadow |
End of the road, right |
| Mount Sandford Rd |
Left |
| Landkey |
End of the road, left |
| A361 |
Roundabout right |
| Eastern Ave |
3 x roundabouts ahead |
| Victoria Rd |
Left |
| Portmarsm Lane |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Barnstaple Route Number |
2 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Victoria Rd |
Follow right |
| Taw Vale |
Roundabout left |
| Long Bridge |
Roundabout ahead |
| Sticklepath Terrace / SticklepathHill |
Right |
| Westfield Ave |
2nd right |
| Chestwood Ave |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Oakland Ave |
Left |
| Lynhurst Ave |
Right, End of the road, left |
| Oakland Ave |
End of the road, left |
| Park Ave |
Right |
| Lynhurst Ave / Oakland Park South |
End of the road, left |
| Ellerslie Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Bickington Rd |
Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Roundswell |
2 x roundabouts ahead, roundabout left |
| A39 |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A361 |
Right |
| Landkey |
3rd right |
| Vicarage Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Church Meadow |
End of the road, left |
| Mound Sandford Rd / Landkey Rd / Newport Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Victoria Rd |
2nd right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Barnstaple Route Number |
3 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Portmarsh Lane |
Follow right |
| Victoria St |
Right, End of the road, left |
| Newport Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| South St |
Left |
| Rumsam Rd |
Right |
| Fortescue Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Bishops Tawton Rd |
Roundabout right |
| A39 |
Roundabout right 4th exit |
| Roundswell |
2nd roundabout left |
| Old Bideford Rd |
Left, crossroads ahead, right |
| Westaway Hill / Old School Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Yelland Rd |
3rd right |
| Greenfields |
End of the road, right |
| Mill Hill |
Roundabout ahead |
| Bickington Rd |
Mini roundabout ahead |
| Sticklepath Hill / Sticklepath Terrace |
Roundabout ahead |
| Long Bridge / The Square |
1st exit into |
| Belle Meadow |
Roundabout right |
| Barbican Rd |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Victoria Rd |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Barnstaple Route Number |
4 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Victoria Rd |
Right |
| New Rd / Taw Vale |
Roundabout left |
| Longbridge |
Roundabout right, left |
| The Strand / Castle St / North Walk |
Roundabout left |
| Rolle St / Braunton Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Wrafton |
2nd right |
| Crosstrees |
End of the road, right |
| Wrafton Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Braunton Rd |
Roundabout ahead, Traffic lights, ahead |
| Pilland Way |
End of the road, left |
| Riverside Rd |
Right |
| Pilland Way |
Traffic lights, left, right |
| Chaddiford Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Underminnow Rd |
Right |
| Abbey Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Pilton Quay |
Traffic lights, right |
| Pilton Causeway |
Roundabout left |
| Inner Relief Rd |
Roundbaout ahead, roundabout left |
| Barbican Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Victoria Rd |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Barnstaple Route Number |
5 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Victoria Rd |
Follow right |
| New Rd / Taw Vale |
Roundabout left |
| Long Bridge |
Roundabout right, left |
| The Strand / Castle St / North Walk |
2 x roundabouts ahead |
| Pilton Causeway / North Rd |
Right |
| Signed Roborough |
End of the road, right, Traffic lights, right, left |
| Westaway Plain |
Left |
| Youngs Drive |
Right |
| Westaway Plain |
End of the road, right |
| North Rd |
2nd left |
| St Georges Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Derby Rd |
Left |
| Bicton St |
Mini roundabout ahead, End of the road, left |
| Bear St |
Right |
| Chanters Hill / Constitution Hill |
Roundabout right |
| Victoria Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Eastern Ave |
Roundabout right |
| Hollow Tree Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Newport Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Victoria Rd |
2nd right |
| Portmarsh Lane |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Barnstaple Route Number |
6 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Victoria Rd |
Follow right |
| Taw Vale |
Roundabout left |
| Long Bridge |
Roundabout ahead |
| Sticklepath Terrace / Sticklepath Hill |
Roundabout ahead |
| Bickington Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Mill Hill / Yelland Rd |
Left |
| Higher Rd / Beechfield Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Yelland Rd |
2nd right |
| Old School Rd / Westaway Hill |
End of the road, left |
| Old Bideford Rd |
End of the road, right, roundabout right |
| Roundswell |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A39 |
Roundabout left |
| Bishops Tawton Rd |
Right |
| Chichester / Willow Tree |
Left |
| Rumsam Rd |
2nd right |
| Hillcrest Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Landkey Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Newport Rd |
Right |
| Victoria St |
End of the road, left, ahead |
| Portmarsh Lane |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Barnstaple Route Number |
7 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Victoria Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Eastern Ave |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Whiddon Drive |
Left |
| Barton Rd / East Park Rd |
Right |
| Barton Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Whiddon Drive |
Roundabout left |
| Eastern Ave |
Roundabout left |
| A361 |
Right |
| Cobbaton Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Old 361 / Landkey |
2nd left |
| Manor Rd |
Right |
| Bakery Way |
End of the road, right |
| Vicarage Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Mount Sandford Rd |
Right |
| St Johns Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Landkey Rd / Newport Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, right |
| Victoria St |
End of the road, left, ahead |
| Portmarsh Lane |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Barnstaple Route Number |
8 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Portmarsh Lane / Victoria St |
Right |
| Victoria St |
End of the road, left |
| Newport Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Landkey Rd |
3rd left |
| St Johns Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Landkey Rd / Mount Sandford Rd |
Right, left |
| Landkey Town Rd / Manor Rd / Bakery Way |
End of the road, right |
| Manor Rd |
Right |
| Vicarage Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Old 361 |
2nd left |
| Signed East & West Buckland |
End of the road, left |
| A361 |
Left |
| Landkey Rd |
2nd right |
| Mount Sandford Rd / Landkey Rd |
Right |
| St Johns Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Landkey Rd / Newport Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead, right |
| Victoria St |
End of the road, left, ahead |
| Portmarsh Lane |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Barnstaple Route Number |
9 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Victoria Rd |
Follow right |
| Taw Vale |
Roundabout left |
| Long Bridge |
Roundabout ahead |
| Sticklepath Terrace / Sticklepath Hill |
Roundabout left |
| Old Torrington Rd |
Right |
| Old Bideford Rd |
Left |
| Grange Ave |
Left |
| Grange Ave |
Crossroads ahead |
| Philip Ave |
Right |
| Anne Crescent |
End of the road, left |
| Andrew Rd |
Follow left |
| Elizabeth Drive |
2nd right |
| Shorelands Way |
End of the road, left |
| Old Sticklepath Hill |
End of the road, right, roundabout left |
| Bickington Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Roundswell |
2 x roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A39 |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| A361 |
Right |
| Landkey Rd |
3rd right |
| Vicarage Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Church Meadow |
End of the road, left |
| Mount Sandford Rd / Landkey Rd / Newport Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Victoria Rd |
2nd right |
| Portmarsh Lane |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Barnstaple Route Number |
10 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Right |
| Portmarsh Lane / Victoria St |
Right |
| Victoria St |
End of the road, left |
| Newport Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Landkey Rd |
3rd left |
| St Johns Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Landkey Rd / Mount Sandford Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Old 361 |
Right |
| Vicarage Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Manor Rd |
Left |
| Bakery Way |
End of the road, right |
| Manor Rd |
Right |
| Vicarage Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Old 361 |
End of the road, left |
| A39 |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout left 4th exit |
| Roundswell |
2 x roundabout ahead, 3rd roundabout left |
| Bickington Rd |
Right |
| Ellerslie Rd |
2nd left |
| Oaklands Park South / LynhurstAve |
End of the road, right |
| Oakland Ave |
Roundabout left |
| Chestwood Ave / Beechwood Ave |
End of the road, left |
| Bickington Rd |
Roundabout ahead |
| Sticklepath Hill / SticklepathTerrace |
Roundabout ahead |
| Long Bridge / The Square |
1st exit |
| Belle Meadow |
Roundabout right |
| Barbican Rd |
Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Victoria Rd |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
Right |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Barnstaple Route Number |
11 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
End of the road, right |
| Victoria Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Barbican Rd |
Roundabout right |
| Alexandra Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| Bear St / Goodleigh Rd |
Left |
| Gorwell Rd / Derby Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| St Georges Rd |
End of the road, right |
| Pilton Causeway / North Rd |
Left |
| Westaway Plain / Youngs Drive |
Left |
| Westaway Plain / Mear Top |
Left |
| Wordsworth Ave |
End of the road, left |
| Littabourne |
Right |
| Beech Grove |
End of the road, left |
| Northfield Park |
End of the road, right |
| Northfield Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Westaway Plain |
End of the road, right |
| North Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Pilton Causeway |
Roundabout left |
| Mermaid Walk |
Roundabout ahead |
| Gaydon St |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Alexandra Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Barbican Rd |
Roundabout left |
| Victoria Rd / Eastern Ave |
3rd roundabout left |
| A39 |
Right |
| Landkey Rd |
2nd right |
| Mount Sandford Rd / Newport Rd |
Right |
| Victoria St |
End of the road, left, ahead |
| Portmarsh Lane |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |
| Barnstaple Route Number |
12 |
| Street Name |
Instruction |
| Starting from the Driving Test Centre |
Left |
| Portmarsh Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Victoria Rd / New Rd / Taw Vale |
Roundabout left |
| Long Bridge |
Traffic lights, ahead, roundabout right, roundabout ahead |
| Belle Meadow Rd |
Roundabout right, roundabout left |
| Alexandra Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Gaydon St |
Roundabout right 4th exit |
| Derby Rd |
Traffic lights, right |
| St Georges Rd |
2nd right |
| Lathaby Rd / Frankmarsh Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Gorwell Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Goodleigh Rd |
Right |
| Walton Way / Sowden Lane |
End of the road, left |
| Constitution Hill |
Roundabout right |
| Victoria Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Eastern Ave |
Roundabout right |
| Hollowtree Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| South St |
Left |
| Rumsam Rd |
Right, left |
| Fortescue Rd |
End of the road, left |
| Bishops Tawton Rd |
Roundabout left |
| A39 |
Roundabout right |
| A361 |
Right |
| Landkey Town Rd |
2nd right |
| Mount Sandford Rd |
Traffic lights, ahead |
| Newport Rd |
Right |
| Victoria St |
End of the road, left, ahead |
| Portmarsh Lane |
Left |
| Arrive into the Driving Test Centre |
Park your vehicle |