Near Barnsley test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 24 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 34 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.9 km practice loop near Barnsley test centre, taking roughly 45 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, shops, churches and stations, 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 103-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.9 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.
A6133436 m
Turn right onto Woodland Drive.
Woodland Drive226 m
Turn right to stay on Woodland Drive.
Woodland Drive32 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Woodland Drive.
Woodland Drive32 m
Turn left to stay on Woodland Drive.
Woodland Drive225 m
Turn right onto A6133/Broadway.
A6133403 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.
A6133503 m
Turn right onto Keresforth Hall Road.
Keresforth Hall Road2.0 km
Turn right onto Vernon Road.
Vernon Road856 m
Turn right onto Haverlands Lane.
Haverlands Lane335 m
Turn right onto Wigfield Drive.
Wigfield Drive743 m
Turn left onto Vernon Road.
Vernon Road299 m
Turn right onto Mount Vernon Road.
Mount Vernon Road787 m
Turn left onto Mount Vernon Avenue.
Mount Vernon Avenue404 m
Turn right onto Lockwood Lane.
Lockwood Lane72 m
Turn right onto Highstone Road.
Highstone Road407 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 3rd exit onto A61/Harborough Hill Road.
Alhambra Roundabout108 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Harborough Hill Road.
A61939 m
Enter Old Mill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A635/Old Mill Lane.
Old Mill Roundabout55 m
Exit the roundabout onto A635/Old Mill Lane.
A635119 m
Move left onto Eldon Street North.
Eldon Street North216 m
Turn left onto James Street.
James Street143 m
Turn left onto Vernon Street.
Vernon Street95 m
Turn right onto Denton Street.
Denton Street49 m
Continue on A61/Harborough Hill Road.
A61177 m
Enter Old Mill Roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A61/Harborough Hill Road.
Old Mill Roundabout252 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Harborough Hill Road.
A611.0 km
Enter Alhambra Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A61/Sheffield Road.
Alhambra Roundabout16 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Sheffield Road.
A61143 m
Keep right to stay on A61/Sheffield Road.
A61313 m
Turn right onto A6133/Park Road.
A6133309 m
Turn left onto Warren Quarry Lane.
Warren Quarry Lane438 m
Turn right onto Highstone Road.
Highstone Road4 m
Turn left onto Lockwood Lane.
Lockwood Lane72 m
Turn right onto Mount Vernon Avenue.
Mount Vernon Avenue49 m
Turn right.
26 m
Turn right onto Highstone Road.
Highstone Road53 m
Turn right.
28 m
Turn left onto Lockwood Lane.
Lockwood Lane32 m
Turn right onto Highstone Road.
Highstone Road4 m
Turn left onto Warren Quarry Lane.
Warren Quarry Lane438 m
Turn left onto A6133/Park Road.
A613362 m
Turn left onto Middlesex Street.
Middlesex Street126 m
Turn left onto Essex Road.
Essex Road49 m
Turn right onto Warren Quarry Lane.
Warren Quarry Lane199 m
Turn right onto Warren Crescent.
Warren Crescent101 m
Turn left onto Dickinson Road.
Dickinson Road94 m
Turn left onto Highstone Road.
Highstone Road65 m
Turn left onto Warren Quarry Lane.
Warren Quarry Lane85 m
Turn left onto Warren Crescent.
Warren Crescent190 m
Turn right onto Kenworthy Road.
Kenworthy Road56 m
Move right onto Highstone Avenue.
Highstone Avenue389 m
Turn left onto A6133/Park Road.
A6133778 m
Turn left onto Keresforth Hall Road.
Keresforth Hall Road50 m
Turn left onto Locke Street.
Locke Street61 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Locke Street.
Locke Street61 m
Turn right onto Keresforth Hall Road.
Keresforth Hall Road60 m
Turn right onto A6133/Keresforth Hill Road. Continue on A6133.
A613330 m
Turn left onto Racecommon Road.
Racecommon Road415 m
Turn right onto Longcar Lane.
Longcar Lane163 m
Turn left onto Blenheim Road.
Blenheim Road342 m
Turn left onto Pitt Street West.
Pitt Street West108 m
Turn right onto Racecommon Road.
Racecommon Road229 m
Enter Townend Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Shambles Street.
Townend Roundabout78 m
Exit the roundabout onto Shambles Street.
Shambles Street319 m
Turn left onto St Mary's Place.
St Mary's Place281 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A635/Church Lane.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A635/Church Lane.
A63544 m
Move left onto A635/Huddersfield Road.
A63523 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road356 m
Move right onto Sackville Street.
Sackville Street576 m
Turn left onto Pogmoor Road.
Pogmoor Road576 m
Turn left onto Mary's Place.
Mary's Place46 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Mary's Place.
Mary's Place46 m
Turn right onto Pogmoor Road.
Pogmoor Road429 m
Turn right onto Summer Lane.
Summer Lane812 m
Turn left onto Fitzwilliam Street.
Fitzwilliam Street144 m
Turn left onto Sackville Street.
Sackville Street42 m
Turn right onto Churchfield.
Churchfield144 m
Turn left onto Berneslai Close.
Berneslai Close77 m
Turn right onto Berneslai Court.
Berneslai Court82 m
Turn right onto Churchfield.
Churchfield187 m
Turn right onto Sackville Street.
Sackville Street262 m
Turn left to stay on Sackville Street.
Sackville Street576 m
Turn left onto Pogmoor Road.
Pogmoor Road1.0 km
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 2 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.
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 6.9 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.
Co-operative Food
Continue to Co-operative Food.
Rob Royd Farm Shop
Continue to Rob Royd Farm Shop.
Ward Green Baptist Church
Continue to Ward Green Baptist Church.
Ship Inn
Continue to Ship Inn.
St Luke
Continue to St Luke.
Sheffield Road/West Way
Continue to Sheffield Road/West Way.
Prince of Wales
Continue to Prince of Wales.
B&M Bargains
Continue to B&M Bargains.
Sheffield Road/Brinckman Street
Continue to Sheffield Road/Brinckman Street.
Betfred
Continue to Betfred.
Silkstone
Continue to Silkstone.
Locke Park WMC
Continue to Locke Park WMC.
St Edward The Confessor
Continue to St Edward The Confessor.
Tarn End Tap
Continue to Tarn End Tap.
St Mary
Continue to St Mary.
Barnsley Recovery and Wellbeing College
Continue to Barnsley Recovery and Wellbeing College.
Summer Lane Primary School
Continue to Summer Lane Primary School.
Polish Social Club
Continue to Polish Social Club.
Tin Oyle
Finish back near Tin Oyle, 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 25.9 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Barnsley test centre, not an official DVSA route.