Near Boston test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 16 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 26.0 km practice loop near Boston test centre, taking roughly 35 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 Liquorpond Street 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 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 named junctions, shops, pubs 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 Boston 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 86-step drive on real, named roads (about 26.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west on Redstone Road.
Redstone Road277 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Redstone Road.
Redstone Road249 m
Turn right to stay on Redstone Road.
Redstone Road180 m
Move left onto A16/Spalding Road.
A16695 m
Enter Liquorpond Street Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A16/Spalding Road.
Liquorpond Street Roundabout60 m
Exit the roundabout onto A16/Spalding Road.
A16961 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A16.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto A16.
A16178 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
39 m
Exit the roundabout.
92 m
Move left onto A16.
A16812 m
Stay straight to take the ramp.
A1663 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A16/Splading Road.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto A16/Splading Road.
A16696 m
Turn right onto Saundergate Lane.
Saundergate Lane567 m
Turn right onto London Road/B1397.
London Road353 m
Move right onto London Road/B1397. Continue on London Road.
London Road251 m
Turn right onto Tytton Lane East.
Tytton Lane East611 m
Turn right onto A16.
A16191 m
Stay straight to take the ramp.
A1663 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Wallace Way.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wallace Way.
Wallace Way189 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wallace Way.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wallace Way.
Wallace Way372 m
Turn left onto London Road.
London Road64 m
Turn right onto Delfield Road.
Delfield Road47 m
Turn right to stay on Delfield Road.
Delfield Road274 m
Turn right onto Tytton Lane West.
Tytton Lane West65 m
Turn left onto London Road/B1397.
London Road13 m
Turn right onto Tytton Lane East.
Tytton Lane East611 m
Turn right onto A16.
A16191 m
Stay straight to take the ramp.
A1663 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Wallace Way.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wallace Way.
Wallace Way189 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Wallace Way.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Wallace Way.
Wallace Way372 m
Turn left onto London Road.
London Road356 m
Turn right towards West End Road.
West End Road2.2 km
Turn right onto Chain Bridge Road.
Chain Bridge Road1.9 km
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road368 m
Turn left to stay on Park Road.
Park Road63 m
Turn left onto London Road/B1397.
London Road298 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A16/Spalding Road.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto A16/Spalding Road.
A16957 m
Enter Liquorpond Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A52.
Liquorpond Street Roundabout6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A52.
A52491 m
Turn left onto Seaford Road.
Seaford Road180 m
Turn right.
64 m
Turn left onto Seaford Road.
Seaford Road212 m
Turn left onto A52/Sleaford Road.
A521.1 km
Turn right onto Rosebery Avenue.
Rosebery Avenue496 m
Turn right onto The Boundary.
The Boundary1 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on The Boundary.
The Boundary1 m
Turn left onto Rosebery Avenue.
Rosebery Avenue496 m
Turn left onto A52/Sleaford Road.
A521.1 km
Turn right onto Seaford Road.
Seaford Road189 m
Turn right.
64 m
Turn left onto Seaford Road.
Seaford Road212 m
Turn left onto A52/Sleaford Road.
A52146 m
Turn right onto Carlton Road.
Carlton Road140 m
Turn left onto Sydney Street.
Sydney Street308 m
Turn right onto Brothertoft Road/A1137.
Brothertoft Road238 m
Turn right onto Granville Street.
Granville Street280 m
Turn left onto Carlton Road.
Carlton Road470 m
Turn left onto Cotton Road.
Cotton Road104 m
Turn left onto Kyme Road.
Kyme Road331 m
Turn left onto Laughton Road.
Laughton Road96 m
Turn right onto Carlton Road.
Carlton Road493 m
Turn left onto A52/Sleaford Road.
A52145 m
Turn right onto Seaford Road.
Seaford Road189 m
Turn right.
64 m
Turn left onto Seaford Road.
Seaford Road221 m
Turn right.
31 m
Move left onto A52/Sleaford Road.
A5297 m
Turn left onto West Street.
West Street399 m
Turn left onto Bridge Street.
Bridge Street76 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street97 m
Move right onto Market Place.
Market Place333 m
Turn right onto A16/John Adams Way. Continue on A16.
A16303 m
Enter Liquorpond Street Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A16/Spalding Road.
Liquorpond Street Roundabout6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A16/Spalding Road.
A16961 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A16/Spalding Road.
80 m
Exit the roundabout onto A16/Spalding Road.
A16215 m
Keep left to take Redstone Road.
Redstone Road187 m
Turn left to stay on Redstone Road.
Redstone Road148 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Boston · Route 11 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.
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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Liquorpond Street Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 8.6 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, 40, 60 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.
Liquorpond Street Roundabout
Start near Liquorpond Street Roundabout.
Tony Vamplew's Auto Centre
Continue to Tony Vamplew's Auto Centre.
Spirit of Endeavour
Continue to Spirit of Endeavour.
Burger King
Continue to Burger King.
Boston United Reformed Church
Continue to Boston United Reformed Church.
Bill's Bakery
Continue to Bill's Bakery.
T&R Polish Butcher
Continue to T&R Polish Butcher.
Railway
Continue to Railway.
St. Thomas
Continue to St. Thomas.
Afrotech
Continue to Afrotech.
Food Plus
Continue to Food Plus.
Applegreen
Continue to Applegreen.
Zion Methodist Church
Continue to Zion Methodist Church.
Berry's News & Convenience Store
Continue to Berry's News & Convenience Store.
Bridge House Independent School
Continue to Bridge House Independent School.
Cartol Road Campus
Continue to Cartol Road Campus.
Eagle
Continue to Eagle.
Sam Newsom Centre (Boston College)
Continue to Sam Newsom Centre (Boston College).
Ingelow Urban Meadow
Continue to Ingelow Urban Meadow.
Salvation Army
Finish back near Salvation Army, completing the loop.
7 roundabouts · 17 turns · 1 set of lights
8 roundabouts · 20 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 18 turns · 1 set of lights
7 roundabouts · 15 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 26.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Boston test centre, not an official DVSA route.