Near Beverley test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts and 31 turns across 48 navigation steps.
This is an independent 15.0 km practice loop near Beverley test centre, taking roughly 19 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 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 churches, shops, pubs 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 48-step drive on real, named roads (about 14.9 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 Roundabout1.1 km
Turn right onto Armstrong Way.
Armstrong Way134 m
Turn left onto Railway Street.
Railway Street115 m
Turn left onto Railway Street/B1230. Continue on B1230.
B1230232 m
Turn right onto Lord Roberts Road/B1230.
Lord Roberts Road45 m
Turn left onto Champney Road/B1230.
Champney Road187 m
Turn left onto Lairgate/B1230. Continue on B1230.
B1230425 m
Move left onto Queensgate.
Queensgate404 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Woodmansey Mile.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodmansey Mile.
Woodmansey Mile497 m
Turn left onto Figham Springs Way.
Figham Springs Way157 m
Turn right onto Sage Close.
Sage Close48 m
Turn right onto Dill Drive.
Dill Drive52 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Dill Drive.
Dill Drive52 m
Turn left onto Sage Close.
Sage Close48 m
Turn left onto Figham Springs Way.
Figham Springs Way157 m
Turn right onto Woodmansey Mile.
Woodmansey Mile498 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queensgate.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queensgate.
Queensgate405 m
Move right onto Admiral Walker Road/B1230. Continue on B1230.
B1230869 m
Turn right onto Hengate/B1230. Continue on B1230.
B12301.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1035/Hull Bridge Road.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1035/Hull Bridge Road. Continue on A1035.
A10352.0 km
Turn right onto Weel Road.
Weel Road125 m
Move left onto Main Street.
Main Street188 m
Turn right onto Churchfields.
Churchfields262 m
Turn right.
4 m
Make a right U-turn.
4 m
Turn left onto Churchfields.
Churchfields262 m
Turn left onto Main Street.
Main Street188 m
Move right onto Weel Road.
Weel Road125 m
Turn left onto A1035.
A10351.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hull Bridge Road/B1230.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hull Bridge Road/B1230.
Hull Bridge Road365 m
Turn left onto Southfield Drive.
Southfield Drive64 m
Turn left onto Sigston Road.
Sigston Road61 m
Turn right onto Springfield Drive.
Springfield Drive144 m
Turn left onto Burden Road.
Burden Road198 m
Turn left onto Wickwane Road.
Wickwane Road103 m
Turn right onto Sigston Road.
Sigston Road131 m
Turn left onto Storkhill Road.
Storkhill Road76 m
Turn right onto Swinemoor Lane/A1174. Continue on A1174.
A1174881 m
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 · Residential 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.
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.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 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.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
Grovehill Convenience Store
Continue to Grovehill Convenience Store.
Jubilee Wheels Ltd
Continue to Jubilee Wheels Ltd.
Grade II Listed Signal Box
Continue to Grade II Listed Signal Box.
Mirage
Continue to Mirage.
Queens Head
Continue to Queens Head.
Beverley Flower Company
Continue to Beverley Flower Company.
Ye Olde Pork Shoppe
Continue to Ye Olde Pork Shoppe.
Cherub Nurseries
Continue to Cherub Nurseries.
Green Dragon
Continue to Green Dragon.
Windmill Inn
Continue to Windmill Inn.
Cross Keys
Continue to Cross Keys.
Free House
Continue to Free House.
St Mary's Church
Continue to St Mary's Church.
Durham Ox
Continue to Durham Ox.
Junk
Continue to Junk.
Beverley Car & Cycles
Continue to Beverley Car & Cycles.
Norwood Methodist Church
Continue to Norwood Methodist Church.
Vacant
Finish back near Vacant, completing the loop.
18 roundabouts · 5 turns
16 roundabouts · 13 turns
22 turns
18 roundabouts · 4 turns
This route is 15.0 km and takes about 19 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Beverley test centre, not an official DVSA route.