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Colchester #396 Free
AUDrive
Online
30 Aug 2024
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7.9 mi
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29 min
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14
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A 7.9-mile route that ventures into Colchester town centre via Balkerne Hill and Magdalen Street, one of the few routes to do so. Includes 20 mph zones and 6 pedestrian crossings in the busier urban sections.
Watch Out For
- 20 mph zones near Balkerne Hill. Easy to exceed if you are used to 30.
- 6 pedestrian crossings in the town centre area. Busy with foot traffic, especially during shopping hours.
- Narrow streets with parked cars on Magdalen Street / Southway. May need to give way to oncoming traffic.
- 3 school zones.
Route Features
- 14 left turns, 7 right turns, 3 roundabouts, 7 sets of traffic lights.
- 7.9 miles, 29 minutes
- Speed range: 20-30 mph. Slowest route from this centre
- Key roads: Mersea Road, Bourne Road, Magdalen Street, Southway, Balkerne Hill
Test Manoeuvres
- Pull up on the left near the test centre.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
| 1 | Drive east. | 30 yd | |
| 2 | Turn left onto Grange Way. | 289 yd | |
| 3 | Turn left onto Whitehall Road. | 213 yd | |
| 4 | Turn right onto Old Heath Road. | 1.2 mi | |
| 5 | Bear left onto Magdalen Street/A134. | 86 yd | |
| 6 | Enter St Botolph's Circus and take the 2nd exit onto Southway/A134. | 813 yd | |
| 7 | Enter Southway and take the 4th exit onto Balkerne Hill/A134. | 748 yd | |
| 8 | Enter Middleborough Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sheepen Road. | 574 yd | |
| 9 | Turn left onto Cymbeline Way/A133. | 1021 yd | |
| 10 | Bear left onto Glen Avenue. | 200 yd | |
| 11 | Turn left onto Lexden Road/A1124. | 1420 yd | |
| 12 | Turn right onto Oxford Road. | 450 yd | |
| 13 | Turn left onto Maldon Road/B1022. | 125 yd | |
| 14 | Turn right onto Salisbury Avenue. | 101 yd | |
| 15 | Turn right onto Butt Road/B1026. | 361 yd | |
| 16 | Turn left onto Circular Road West. | 146 yd | |
| 17 | Turn left onto Circular Road North. | 802 yd | |
| 18 | Turn left onto Napier Road. | 273 yd | |
| 19 | Turn right onto Mersea Road/B1025. | 347 yd | |
| 20 | Turn left to stay on Mersea Road/B1025. | 341 yd | |
| 21 | Turn left onto Bourne Road. | 353 yd | |
| 22 | Turn left to stay on Bourne Road. | 388 yd | |
| 23 | Turn right onto Old Heath Road. | 1209 yd | |
| 24 | Turn left onto Whitehall Road. | 213 yd | |
| 25 | Turn right onto Grange Way. | 182 yd | |
| 26 | Turn left. | 41 yd |
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