Near Barnsley test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 17 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 26.1 km practice loop near Barnsley test centre, taking roughly 40 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.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, 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 pubs, churches, stations and shops, 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 Barnsley 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:
Road mix
The full 88-step drive on real, named roads (about 26.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive north.
36 m
Turn left onto West Road.
West Road84 m
Turn left onto Pogmoor Road.
Pogmoor Road386 m
Turn left to stay on Pogmoor Road.
Pogmoor Road566 m
Take the A628 exit on the right.
A628242 m
Turn left onto A6133/Broadway.
A6133839 m
Turn left onto Keresforth Close.
Keresforth Close199 m
Turn left.
14 m
Make a right U-turn.
14 m
Turn right onto Keresforth Close.
Keresforth Close199 m
Turn left onto A6133/Broadway. Continue on A6133.
A61331.5 km
Turn right onto Warren Quarry Lane.
Warren Quarry Lane438 m
Turn left onto Highstone Road.
Highstone Road403 m
Turn left onto Mount Vernon Road.
Mount Vernon Road87 m
Turn left onto A61/Sheffield Road.
A61714 m
Enter Alhambra Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A628/West Way.
Alhambra Roundabout28 m
Exit the roundabout onto A628/West Way.
A628207 m
Keep left to stay on A628/West Way.
A628479 m
Enter Townend Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Summer Lane.
Townend Roundabout82 m
Exit the roundabout onto Summer Lane.
Summer Lane565 m
Turn right onto Hope Street.
Hope Street201 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Hope Street.
Hope Street201 m
Turn left onto Summer Lane.
Summer Lane566 m
Enter Townend Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A628/West Way.
Townend Roundabout58 m
Exit the roundabout onto A628/West Way.
A628405 m
Continue.
23 m
Keep left to take A628/West Way.
A628232 m
Enter Alhambra Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A61/Sheffield Road.
Alhambra Roundabout95 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Sheffield Road.
A61143 m
Keep right to stay on A61/Sheffield Road.
A61580 m
Turn right onto Mount Vernon Road.
Mount Vernon Road285 m
Turn right onto Mount Vernon Avenue.
Mount Vernon Avenue376 m
Turn left onto Bruce Avenue.
Bruce Avenue58 m
Turn left onto Vernon Close.
Vernon Close145 m
Turn left to stay on Vernon Close.
Vernon Close59 m
Turn right onto Mount Vernon Avenue.
Mount Vernon Avenue245 m
Turn right onto Mount Vernon Road.
Mount Vernon Road549 m
Turn left onto Pinfold Hill.
Pinfold Hill188 m
Move left onto Kingwell Road.
Kingwell Road483 m
Turn left onto Yews Lane.
Yews Lane645 m
Turn left to stay on Yews Lane.
Yews Lane373 m
Turn right to stay on Yews Lane.
Yews Lane22 m
Turn left to stay on Yews Lane.
Yews Lane26 m
Turn left to stay on Yews Lane.
Yews Lane401 m
Turn right to stay on Yews Lane.
Yews Lane292 m
Turn left onto Overdale Avenue.
Overdale Avenue250 m
Turn left onto Wellington Crescent.
Wellington Crescent76 m
Turn left onto Underwood Avenue.
Underwood Avenue227 m
Turn right onto Yews Lane.
Yews Lane642 m
Turn left onto Cedar Crescent.
Cedar Crescent308 m
Turn right onto Cypress Road.
Cypress Road181 m
Turn left onto Farm Road.
Farm Road907 m
Turn left onto Birk Avenue.
Birk Avenue23 m
Turn right onto Neville Avenue.
Neville Avenue68 m
Turn left onto Neville Close.
Neville Close31 m
Turn right to stay on Neville Close.
Neville Close17 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Neville Close.
Neville Close17 m
Turn left to stay on Neville Close.
Neville Close31 m
Turn left onto Neville Avenue.
Neville Avenue652 m
Turn right onto A635/Doncaster Road.
A635713 m
Enter Stairfoot Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A635/Doncaster Road.
Stairfoot Roundabout216 m
Exit the roundabout onto A635/Doncaster Road.
A6352.4 km
Move left onto A635/Taylor Row.
A635120 m
Turn left onto A61/Sheffield Road.
A61230 m
Turn right onto A6133/Park Road.
A6133319 m
Turn right onto Duke Street.
Duke Street84 m
Turn left onto Wood Street.
Wood Street259 m
Turn right onto Upper New Street.
Upper New Street128 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Upper New Street.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upper New Street.
Upper New Street54 m
Keep left to stay on Upper New Street.
Upper New Street36 m
Turn left onto A628/West Way.
A62812 m
Keep left to stay on A628/West Way.
A628479 m
Enter Townend Roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A628/West Way.
Townend Roundabout171 m
Exit the roundabout onto A628/West Way.
A628405 m
Turn left onto Wellington Street.
Wellington Street249 m
Move right onto Peel Square.
Peel Square36 m
Turn left onto Peel Street.
Peel Street301 m
Enter Townend Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Summer Lane.
Townend Roundabout120 m
Exit the roundabout onto Summer Lane.
Summer Lane971 m
Turn left onto Pogmoor Road.
Pogmoor Road886 m
Turn left to stay on Pogmoor Road.
Pogmoor Road103 m
Turn left onto St Martins Close.
St Martins Close42 m
Turn left to stay on St Martins Close.
St Martins Close38 m
Turn right onto St Owens Drive.
St Owens Drive173 m
Turn right onto Pogmoor Road.
Pogmoor Road242 m
Turn right onto West Road.
West Road56 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Barnsley · Route 14 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 11.0 km of this loop is dual carriageway. Build your speed on the slip road, take an effective rearward observation, and merge without forcing other traffic to brake.
Residential streets
Narrow residential roads mean parked cars, pedestrians and reduced visibility. Cover the brake, keep your speed down and be ready to give way.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Tom Treddlehoyle
Start near Tom Treddlehoyle.
St Edward The Confessor
Continue to St Edward The Confessor.
Locke Park WMC
Continue to Locke Park WMC.
St Luke
Continue to St Luke.
Sheffield Road/Park Road
Continue to Sheffield Road/Park Road.
Holy Rood Catholic Church
Continue to Holy Rood Catholic Church.
Moulders Arms
Continue to Moulders Arms.
Love Life UK Church
Continue to Love Life UK Church.
Sheffield Road/Brinckman Street
Continue to Sheffield Road/Brinckman Street.
St Thomas, Worsbrough
Continue to St Thomas, Worsbrough.
Kendray Police Station
Continue to Kendray Police Station.
SAA Fried Chicken & Pizza
Continue to SAA Fried Chicken & Pizza.
Premier
Continue to Premier.
Town Kebab & Pizza
Continue to Town Kebab & Pizza.
Worsbro Motor Spares
Continue to Worsbro Motor Spares.
Hen Pen
Continue to Hen Pen.
St Peter the Apostle & St John the Baptist
Continue to St Peter the Apostle & St John the Baptist.
Barnsley College Park Road Campus
Continue to Barnsley College Park Road Campus.
Hope House Church
Continue to Hope House Church.
Polish Social Club
Finish back near Polish Social Club, completing the loop.
2 roundabouts · 26 turns · 3 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 23 turns · 3 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 21 turns · 3 sets of lights
1 roundabout · 25 turns · 7 sets of lights
This route is 26.1 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Barnsley test centre, not an official DVSA route.