Near Beverley test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 18 roundabouts and 5 turns across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 16.5 km practice loop near Beverley test centre, taking roughly 14 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.
Along the way you'll meet Killingwoldgraves Roundabout and Dog Kennel Lane Roundabout. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
On this route you’ll practise roundabout approach & exit, 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 6 catalogued landmarks, including churches, pubs, named junctions and schools, 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 Beverley 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:
The full 26-step drive on real, named roads (about 16.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east on Meadley Court.
Meadley Court58 m
Turn right onto Grovehill Road.
Grovehill Road209 m
Continue on Grovehill Road Roundabout/A1174.
Grovehill Road Roundabout36 m
Turn right to stay on Grovehill Road Roundabout/A1174.
Grovehill Road Roundabout18 m
Turn right to stay on A1174.
A11741.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1035.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1035.
A10352.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1035/Grange Way.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1035/Grange Way.
A1035520 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1035/Malton Road.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1035/Malton Road.
A10351.7 km
Enter Dog Kennel Lane Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A1035.
Dog Kennel Lane Roundabout9 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1035.
A10351.9 km
Enter Killingwoldgraves Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto A1035/Dog Kennel Lane.
Killingwoldgraves Roundabout170 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1035/Dog Kennel Lane. Continue on A1035.
A10351.8 km
Enter Dog Kennel Lane Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1035/Malton Road.
Dog Kennel Lane Roundabout35 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1035/Malton Road.
A10351.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A1035/Grange Way.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1035/Grange Way.
A1035518 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1035/Grange Way.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1035/Grange Way.
A10352.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Swinemoor Lane/A1174.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Swinemoor Lane/A1174. Continue on A1174.
A11741.4 km
Turn left towards Grovehill Industrial Estate.
Grovehill Road234 m
Turn left onto Meadley Court.
Meadley Court58 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Beverley · Dual-carriageway practice loop 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
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.
Roundabout
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Killingwoldgraves Roundabout, Dog Kennel Lane Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Navigate by these 6 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Latimer Memorial Congregational Church
Start near Latimer Memorial Congregational Church.
Hayride
Continue to Hayride.
Killingwoldgraves Roundabout
Continue to Killingwoldgraves Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Dog Kennel Lane Roundabout
Continue to Dog Kennel Lane Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Busy Bees
Continue to Busy Bees.
Vacant
Finish back near Vacant, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 31 turns
16 roundabouts · 13 turns
22 turns
18 roundabouts · 4 turns
This route is 16.5 km and takes about 14 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Beverley test centre, not an official DVSA route.