Near Blyth test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 16 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 33.9 km practice loop near Blyth 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, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and independent driving. 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 stations, schools, parks and churches, 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 Blyth 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 120-step drive on real, named roads (about 35.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southeast on Freehold Street.
Freehold Street39 m
Turn right onto Carlton Street.
Carlton Street62 m
Turn right onto Percy Street.
Percy Street94 m
Turn left onto Bridge Street/B1328. Continue on Bridge Street.
Bridge Street143 m
Turn left onto Union Street/B1327.
Union Street226 m
Turn left onto Wellington Street.
Wellington Street89 m
Turn left onto Beaconsfield Street.
Beaconsfield Street94 m
Turn right onto Carlton Street.
Carlton Street119 m
Turn left onto Percy Street.
Percy Street94 m
Turn right onto Bridge Street/B1328.
Bridge Street65 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B1329.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto B1329.
B1329304 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Albert Street.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto Albert Street.
Albert Street72 m
Turn left onto York Street.
York Street14 m
Turn left.
38 m
Turn right onto Albert Street.
Albert Street47 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Maddison Street/B1329.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Maddison Street/B1329.
Maddison Street148 m
Turn right onto Regent Street/B1329. Continue on B1329.
B1329921 m
Turn right onto Cowpen Road/A193.
Cowpen Road1.2 km
Turn right to stay on Cowpen Road.
Cowpen Road76 m
Make a left U-turn at Cowpen Road onto Cowpen Road/A193.
Cowpen Road600 m
Turn right onto Malvins Road.
Malvins Road586 m
Turn left onto Albion Way.
Albion Way766 m
Turn left onto Cowpen Road/A193.
Cowpen Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Malvins Road.
Malvins Road557 m
Turn right to stay on Malvins Road.
Malvins Road29 m
Turn right onto Dene View Drive.
Dene View Drive70 m
Keep left to stay on Dene View Drive.
Dene View Drive103 m
Keep right to stay on Dene View Drive.
Dene View Drive18 m
Turn left onto Brierley Road.
Brierley Road544 m
Turn right onto Tynedale Drive.
Tynedale Drive381 m
Turn right onto Briardale Road.
Briardale Road654 m
Turn left onto Cowpen Road/A193.
Cowpen Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A193.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A193.
A193131 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto A189.
A1892.0 km
Take the exit.
518 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A192.
145 m
Exit the roundabout onto A192.
A192648 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A192.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto A192.
A192107 m
Keep left to stay on A192.
A1922.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A192.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A192.
A1921.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Astley Road/A192.
76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Astley Road/A192. Continue on A192.
A1921.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A192.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A192.
A1922.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
143 m
Exit the roundabout onto Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road250 m
Keep right to stay on Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road143 m
Keep left to stay on Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road108 m
Keep left to stay on Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road166 m
Keep left to stay on Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road174 m
Keep right to stay on Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road103 m
Keep right to stay on Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road126 m
Keep right to stay on Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road150 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road306 m
Keep right to stay on Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road183 m
Keep right to stay on Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road346 m
Keep right to stay on Laverock Hall Road/A1061.
Laverock Hall Road75 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B1523.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto B1523.
B1523632 m
Turn left onto Laverock Hall Road.
Laverock Hall Road233 m
Turn left onto Benridge Park.
Benridge Park32 m
Turn right to stay on Benridge Park.
Benridge Park42 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Benridge Park.
Benridge Park42 m
Turn left to stay on Benridge Park.
Benridge Park32 m
Turn right onto Laverock Hall Road.
Laverock Hall Road233 m
Turn left onto Newcastle Road/B1523.
Newcastle Road794 m
Move right onto Wharton Street.
Wharton Street1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Broadway Circle.
92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broadway Circle.
Broadway Circle81 m
Turn left onto Cypress Crescent.
Cypress Crescent168 m
Turn left onto Cypress Drive.
Cypress Drive92 m
Turn left onto Renwick Road/A193.
Renwick Road61 m
Move left onto Broadway Circle/A193.
Broadway Circle17 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto Broadway Circle/A193.
216 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broadway Circle/A193. Continue on A193.
A193287 m
Turn right onto Waterloo Road/B1328.
Waterloo Road810 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto B1329.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto B1329.
B1329304 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto B1329.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto B1329.
B1329303 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B1329.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto B1329.
B1329221 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ridley Avenue/B1329.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ridley Avenue/B1329.
Ridley Avenue41 m
Keep right to stay on B1329.
B1329402 m
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road175 m
Turn right onto Rosamond Place.
Rosamond Place386 m
Turn right onto Carlton Street.
Carlton Street59 m
Turn left onto Percy Street.
Percy Street94 m
Turn left onto Bridge Street/B1328. Continue on Bridge Street.
Bridge Street143 m
Turn left onto Union Street/B1327.
Union Street454 m
Turn right onto Plessey Road/B1327.
Plessey Road212 m
Turn left onto Plessey Avenue.
Plessey Avenue143 m
Turn right onto Hunter Avenue.
Hunter Avenue213 m
Turn right onto Shotton Avenue.
Shotton Avenue73 m
Turn right onto Hedley Avenue.
Hedley Avenue194 m
Turn left onto Plessey Avenue.
Plessey Avenue74 m
Turn right onto Plessey Road/B1327. Continue on Plessey Road.
Plessey Road444 m
Move left onto Stanley Street.
Stanley Street179 m
Turn left onto Carlton Street.
Carlton Street89 m
Turn left.
47 m
Turn right onto Crown Street.
Crown Street54 m
Turn right onto Union Street/B1327.
Union Street177 m
Turn right onto Bridge Street.
Bridge Street143 m
Turn right onto Percy Street.
Percy Street94 m
Turn right onto Carlton Street.
Carlton Street89 m
Turn left.
94 m
Turn left onto Wellington Street.
Wellington Street30 m
Turn left onto Stanley Street.
Stanley Street94 m
Turn right onto Carlton Street.
Carlton Street59 m
Turn left onto Percy Street.
Percy Street43 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Blyth · Route 10 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 1.7 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 50, 60, 70 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
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.
Blyth Bus Station
Start near Blyth Bus Station.
Dinotots
Continue to Dinotots.
South Quay Park
Continue to South Quay Park.
St Cuthberts Church
Continue to St Cuthberts Church.
Farmfoods
Continue to Farmfoods.
Cowpen Methodist Church
Continue to Cowpen Methodist Church.
King's Arms
Continue to King's Arms.
Asda Opticians
Continue to Asda Opticians.
Keel Row
Continue to Keel Row.
Seaton Delaval Spiritualist Church
Continue to Seaton Delaval Spiritualist Church.
Split Chimp Tavern
Continue to Split Chimp Tavern.
Congregation Of Yahweh
Continue to Congregation Of Yahweh.
St Bede Church
Continue to St Bede Church.
Gilbert Ward Academy
Continue to Gilbert Ward Academy.
Headway Arts
Continue to Headway Arts.
Our Lady And St Wilfrids Church
Continue to Our Lady And St Wilfrids Church.
Olivers
Continue to Olivers.
Blyth Community Church
Continue to Blyth Community Church.
Masons Arms
Continue to Masons Arms.
Central Methodist Church Blyth
Finish back near Central Methodist Church Blyth, completing the loop.
11 roundabouts · 15 turns · 1 set of lights
8 roundabouts · 17 turns · 1 set of lights
10 roundabouts · 16 turns · 1 set of lights
9 roundabouts · 12 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 33.9 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Blyth test centre, not an official DVSA route.