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Ipswich #1522 Free
Route 1522 covers 20.16 km in about 33 minutes across Bucklesham, Brightwell, Kesgrave, Broke Hall and Priory Heath, with limits running from 30 up to 70 mph. At just over 20 km it is one of the longest routes at this test centre, pushing east to Foxhall Road before looping back through the Bixley residential grid.
Watch Out For
- Seven roundabouts where you give way to the right and signal left on exit.
- The single 70 mph stretch, where you build speed safely then settle back for lower limits.
- Nine sets of traffic lights spread along the route.
Route Features
- Long rural sections around Bucklesham and Brightwell.
- A return leg on Felixstowe Road and Bixley Road.
Test Manoeuvres
- A pull up on the left near the centre.
Key Tips
- Plan your lane early for each roundabout on the faster approaches.
- Watch the changes between 30 and 70 mph zones.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
| 1 | Drive west on Wentworth Road. | 225 yd | |
| 2 | Enter Central Avenue and take the 1st exit onto Bluestem Road. | 50 yd | |
| 3 | Turn left onto Belfry Road. | 181 yd | |
| 4 | Turn right onto The Havens. | 221 yd | |
| 5 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Havens. | 339 yd | |
| 6 | Enter Nacton Interchange and take the 1st exit onto A14. | 1.8 mi | |
| 7 | Take exit 58. | 387 yd | |
| 8 | Keep left to take A12. | 1.1 mi | |
| 9 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Foxhall Road. | 1.7 mi | |
| 10 | Turn right onto Bell Lane. | 1001 yd | |
| 11 | Turn left onto Penzance Road. | 1.1 mi | |
| 12 | Turn left onto Woodbridge Road/A1214. Continue on A1214. | 1089 yd | |
| 13 | Turn left onto Glenavon Road. | 123 yd | |
| 14 | Turn right onto Melbourne Road. | 55 yd | |
| 15 | Turn left onto Melbourne Road. | 192 yd | |
| 16 | Turn right onto Adelaide Road. | 374 yd | |
| 17 | Turn left onto Heath Road/A1189. Continue on Heath Road. | 702 yd | |
| 18 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bixley Road/A1189. | 1103 yd | |
| 19 | Enter St Augustine's Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Felixstowe Road/A1156. | 1102 yd | |
| 20 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ransomes Way/A1189. | 471 yd | |
| 21 | Enter Ransomes Europark and take the 3rd exit onto Ransomes Way/A1189. | 394 yd | |
| 22 | Enter Ransomes Way and take the 2nd exit. | 32 yd | |
| 23 | Exit the roundabout onto Nacton Road/A1189. | 624 yd | |
| 24 | Enter Nacton Interchange and take the 1st exit onto The Havens. | 321 yd | |
| 25 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Havens. | 889 yd | |
| 26 | Turn left onto Wentworth Road. | 415 yd | |
| 27 | Enter Central Avenue and take the 3rd exit. | 52 yd | |
| 28 | Exit the roundabout onto Wentworth Road. | 199 yd |
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