To make driving tests more representative of real-life driving, the DVSA no longer publishes official test routes. However, you can find a number of recent routes used at Bury St Edmunds below.
While test routes around Bury St Edmunds are likely to be very similar to our compiled list, you should treat this content as a rough guide only. Exact test routes are at the examiners’ discretion and are subject to change.
Route 1
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Compulsory left |
| Parkway North | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Parkway South | Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Kings Rd | Follow into |
| Queens Rd | Crossroads left |
| West Rd | 3rd right |
| Abbot Rd | 1st left |
| Winthrop Rd | Follow round |
| Winthrop Rd | EOR left |
| Winthrop Rd | EOR left |
| Abbot Rd | 1st right |
| Cadogan Rd | Follow into |
| Westbury Avenue | 1st right |
| Gainsborough Rd | EOR left |
| Abbot Rd | EOR right |
| Flemyng Rd | EOR left |
| Westley Rd | Crossroads right |
| Westley Village | Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| A14 | 2nd exit |
| Rougham Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Rougham Rd | Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Southgate St | Follow into one way system |
| Maynewater Lane | Ahead |
| Westgate St | 2x mini roundabout 3rd right |
| Parkway South | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Parkway South | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Parkway North | 1st right |
Route 2
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Compulsory left |
| Parkway North | Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Risbygate St/Out Risbygate | Mini roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Newmarket Rd | 3rd left |
| Dettigen Way | 2nd left, EOR left |
| Dettigen Way | 1st right |
| Dettigen Way | T/L left |
| Newmarket Rd | 1st left |
| Bennett Avenue | EOR left |
| Newmarket Rd | Roundabout right 4th exit |
| A14 | 1st exit, roundabout left |
| A143 | Roundabout right |
| A143 | Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Hollow Rd | Mini roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Eastgate St | T/L ahead |
| Angle Hill/Crown St | Compulsory left |
| Honey Hill | 1st right |
| Sparhawk St | 1st available right |
| Westgate St | Ahead |
| Westgate St | Double mini roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Parkway South | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Parkway South | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Parkway North | 1st right |
Route 3
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | EOR left |
| St Andrews St | Mini roundabout left |
| Tayfen St | 2nd right |
| Springfield Rd | 2nd left |
| Springfield Rd | EOR left |
| Out Risbygate | Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Parkway South | Roundabout ahead |
| Parkway South | Double mini roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Out Westgate | T/L right |
| Petticoat Lane | Follow left |
| Hospital Rd | Follow right |
| West Rd | 3rd left |
| Westbury Avenue | 2nd right |
| Gainsborough Rd | EOR left |
| Westley Rd | Follow out |
| Westerly Staggered Crossroads | Right, roundabout right 3rd exit |
| A14 | 1st exit, roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Compiegne Way | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Tayfen Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Parkway North | 1st left |
Route 4
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | EOR left |
| St Andrews St | Mini roundabout right |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Northgate St | T/L right |
| Angle Hill/Crown St | Compulsory left |
| Honey Hill | 1st right |
| Sparhawk St | Follow into |
| Southgate St | Roundabout left |
| Rougham Rd | Roundabout ahead 1st exit |
| Rougham Rd | Roundabout left |
| A14 | 1st exit, roundabout right 3rd exit |
| A143 | Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| A143 | Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Hollow Rd | 1st left |
| Chapel Pond Hill | EOR left |
| Hollow Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Barton Rd | 1st right |
| Kingsworth Rd | EOR left |
| Kingsworth Rd | EOR right |
| Barton Rd | EOR T/L right |
| Orrtewell Rd | Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Mount Rd | EOR left |
| Eastgate St/Mustow St | T/L right |
| Northgate St | Roundabout left |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Tayfen Rd | Mini roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Parkway North | 1st left |
Route 5
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Compulsory left |
| Parkway North | Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Risbygate St/Out Risbygate | Mini roundabout left |
| Westley Rd | 2nd left |
| West Rd | 1st right |
| Westbury Avenue | EOR right |
| Westbury Avenue | 1st right |
| Highbury Rd | 1st right |
| Park Rd | EOR left |
| Cadogan Rd | EOR right |
| Abbot Rd | EOR left |
| Glastonbury Rd | 2nd right |
| Wigston Rd | EOR right |
| Glastonbury Rd | EOR left |
| Horringer Rd | T/L ahead |
| Out Westgate | 2x mini roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Westgate St | Compulsory left |
| Crown St | Follow right |
| Honey Hill | 1st right |
| Sparhawk St | Follow into |
| Southgate St | Roundabout left |
| Rougham Rd | Roundabout ahead 1st exit |
| Rougham Rd | Roundabout left |
| A14 | 2nd exit |
| Westley Interchange | Roundabout left |
| Newmarket Rd | T/L ahead |
| Newmarket Rd | Mini roundabout ahead |
| Out Risbygate/Risbygate St | Roundabout left |
| Parkway North | Right |
Route 6
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| St Andrew St (Nth) | Mini roundabout left |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Parkway Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Parkway | Double mini roundabout right |
| Out Westgate | T/L left |
| Vinery Rd | Left |
| Barons Rd | Left |
| Rembrandt Way | EOR right, EOR left |
| Barons Rd | EOR right |
| Harwick Lane | Left |
| Home Farm Lane | Right |
| Nowton Rd | Left |
| Country Rd | EOR left |
| A134 | Roundabout right |
| Rougham Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A14 Newmarket | 1st exit |
| Bury St Edmunds | Roundabout left |
| Compiegne Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout ahead, mini roundabout left |
| St Andrews St (Nth) | Right |
Route 7
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| St Andrews St North | Roundabout right |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Northgate | T/L left |
| Mustow St / Eastgate | Mini roundabout right |
| Barton Rd | 2nd right |
| Kingsworth Rd | EOR right |
| Barton Rd | EOR T/L left |
| Orttewell Rd | Roundabout right |
| A143 | 2nd left |
| Fornham Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Russell Baron Rd | Roundabout left, roundabout right |
| Compiegne Way | Roundabout left |
| A14 | 1st exit, roundabout right, roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Southgate St / Maynewater Lane / Westgate St | Double mini islands ahead, right |
| Parkway South | 3rd exit, roundabout ahead |
| Parkway North | Roundabout ahead, right |
Route 8
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left, roundabout right |
| Out Risbygate | 3rd left |
| Albert St | Right |
| Queens St / Westbury Ave | Left |
| Highbury Rd | Right |
| Park Rd | EOR right |
| Highbury Rd | Crossroad left |
| Priors Ave | EOR right |
| West Rd / Hospital Rd / Petticoat Lane | T/L right |
| Out Westgate DC | T/L left |
| Vinery Rd | 4th left |
| Barons Rd | 2nd left |
| Rembrandt Way | EOR left |
| Barons Rd | EOR right |
| Wilks Rd | Left |
| Home Farm Lane / Mayfield Rd / Nowton Rd | Roundabout right |
| Wilks Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Rougham Rd | Roundabout 1st exit, roundabout left |
| A14 DC Newmarket | Take 1st exit |
| “BSE Central” | Roundabout left |
| Compiegne Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead |
| Parkway North | Left |
Route 9
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | EOR left |
| St Andrews St North | Mini roundabout right |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout left |
| Out Northgate | Ahead |
| Fornham Rd | T/L ahead |
| Mildenhall Rd | 1st left |
| Wordsworth Rd | Right |
| Mitchell Avenue | EOR left |
| Mitchell Avenue | EOR right |
| Trent Rd | EOR left |
| Mildenhall Rd | 2nd mini roundabout right 3rd exit |
| B1106 | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| B1106 | Roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Fornham Bypass | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| A134 | Roundabout left |
| A134 | Roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Hollow Rd | 1st left |
| Chapel Pond Hill | EOR left |
| Hollow Rd | Mini roundabout right 2nd exit |
| Eastgate St/Mustow St | T/L ahead |
| Angel Hill | Into |
| Crown St | Left |
| Honey Hill | 1st right |
| Sparhawk St | 1st right |
| Westgate St | Ahead |
| Westgate St | Ahead |
| Westgate St | 2nd mini roundabout right 3rd exit |
| Parkway South | Roundabout ahead 2nd exit |
| Parkway South | Roundabout ahead |
| Parkway North | 1st right |
Route 10
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| St Andrew St (Nth) | Mini roundabout left |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Parkway DC | Roundabout ahead, double mini roundabout left |
| Westgate St | Left |
| Crown St | Right |
| Honey Hill | Right |
| Sparhawk St / Southgate St | Roundabout left |
| Rougham Rd | Roundabout ahead 1st exit |
| Rougham Rd DC | Roundabout ahead |
| Bedingfeld Way | Roundabout ahead, mini roundabout right |
| Easlea Rd | EOR right |
| Bedingfeld Way | Roundabout right 4th exit |
| Kempson Way | EOR, roundabout ahead |
| Ortewelle Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Mount Rd | EOR right |
| Eastgate St | Mini roundabout right |
| Barton Rd | EOR left |
| Ortewelle Rd | Roundabout left |
| A143 Compiegne Way | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A134 DC | Roundabout ahead |
| Compiegne Way | Roundabout ahead |
| Tayfen Rd | Roundabout ahead, mini roundabout ahead |
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