Near Boston test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 17 turns and 1 signalled junction across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 52.1 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.
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 churches, pubs, shops 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 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 97-step drive on real, named roads (about 52.1 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 2nd exit onto A16/John Adams Way.
Liquorpond Street Roundabout32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A16/John Adams Way. Continue on A16.
A16431 m
Turn left onto Quaker Lane.
Quaker Lane131 m
Move left.
29 m
Move left onto Shodfriars Lane.
Shodfriars Lane75 m
Turn left onto South Street.
South Street226 m
Turn right onto A16/John Adams Way. Continue on A16.
A16113 m
Move left onto High Street.
High Street26 m
Turn right onto A16/John Adams Way.
A16181 m
Enter Liquorpond Street Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A16/John Adams Way.
Liquorpond Street Roundabout62 m
Exit the roundabout onto A16/John Adams Way.
A16187 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street66 m
Turn left onto Fydell Crescent.
Fydell Crescent303 m
Turn right onto George Street.
George Street82 m
Turn right towards Both.
West Street252 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 2nd exit onto A52.
Liquorpond Street Roundabout36 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.
A521.0 km
Turn left onto South Parade.
South Parade525 m
Move right onto Welland Road.
Welland Road116 m
Turn right onto Chester Way.
Chester Way291 m
Turn left onto Glen Drive.
Glen Drive83 m
Turn left onto Bain Road.
Bain Road273 m
Turn right onto Welland Road.
Welland Road415 m
Turn right onto A52/Sleaford Road.
A521.5 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.
A522.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A1121/Boardsides.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1121/Boardsides.
A11213.3 km
Turn left onto Station Road/B1192. Continue on B1192.
B1192342 m
Turn left onto Frampton Lane/B1192.
Frampton Lane1.6 km
Turn right onto A52/Swineshead Road.
A523 m
Turn left onto Holmes Lane/B1192.
Holmes Lane3.1 km
Turn right onto Donington Road/B1391.
Donington Road38 m
Turn left onto Willington Road/B1192.
Willington Road2.4 km
Turn left onto High Street/B1397.
High Street106 m
Turn right onto Station Road/B1192.
Station Road359 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Station Road/B1192.
73 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road/B1192.
Station Road359 m
Turn left onto High Street/B1397.
High Street106 m
Turn right onto Willington Road/B1192.
Willington Road2.4 km
Turn right onto Donington Road/B1391.
Donington Road38 m
Turn left onto Holmes Lane/B1192.
Holmes Lane3.1 km
Turn right onto A52/Swineshead Road.
A523 m
Turn left onto Frampton Lane/B1192.
Frampton Lane1.5 km
Turn right onto Station Road/B1192. Continue on B1192.
B1192342 m
Turn right onto A1121/Boardsides.
A11213.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A1121/Boardsides.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1121/Boardsides.
A11212.1 km
Move left onto A52/Sleaford Road. Continue on A52.
A52460 m
Enter Liquorpond Street Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A16/Spalding Road.
Liquorpond Street Roundabout32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A16/Spalding Road.
A16961 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto London Road/B1397.
52 m
Exit the roundabout onto London Road/B1397. Continue on London Road.
London Road1.8 km
Turn right towards West End Road.
West End Road2.2 km
Turn right onto Chain Bridge Road.
Chain Bridge Road2.1 km
Turn right onto Linley Drive.
Linley Drive381 m
Turn right onto London Road/B1397. Continue on London Road.
London Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Wallace Way.
Wallace Way87 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Wallace Way.
Wallace Way90 m
Turn right onto London Road.
London Road1.4 km
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 3rd exit onto A16/Spalding Road.
Liquorpond Street Roundabout60 m
Exit the roundabout onto A16/Spalding Road.
A1647 m
Keep left to take Nelson Way.
Nelson Way71 m
Turn left to stay on Nelson Way.
Nelson Way199 m
Turn right onto Liquorpond Street.
Liquorpond Street63 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street57 m
Turn left onto A16/John Adams Way.
A16181 m
Enter Liquorpond Street Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A16/John Adams Way.
Liquorpond Street Roundabout62 m
Exit the roundabout onto A16/John Adams Way. Continue on A16.
A16431 m
Turn left onto Quaker Lane.
Quaker Lane131 m
Move left.
29 m
Move left onto Shodfriars Lane.
Shodfriars Lane75 m
Turn left onto South Street.
South Street226 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 4 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 20.9 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40, 50, 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.
Boston Unitarian Chapel
Start near Boston Unitarian Chapel.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Sports Lounge Bar
Continue to Sports Lounge Bar.
Stump & Candle
Continue to Stump & Candle.
Baltic Shop
Continue to Baltic Shop.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Listers BMW Boston
Continue to Listers BMW Boston.
Taylors Peugeot
Continue to Taylors Peugeot.
Hubberts Bridge
Continue to Hubberts Bridge.
Wheatsheaf Inn
Continue to Wheatsheaf Inn.
Little Explorers Nurseries
Continue to Little Explorers Nurseries.
St. Peter & St. Paul
Continue to St. Peter & St. Paul.
Black Bull
Continue to Black Bull.
Four Crossroads
Continue to Four Crossroads.
Eagle
Continue to Eagle.
Boston United Reformed Church
Continue to Boston United Reformed Church.
St. Thomas
Continue to St. Thomas.
T&R Polish Butcher
Continue to T&R Polish Butcher.
Inkonomical
Continue to Inkonomical.
Biedronka
Finish back near Biedronka, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 20 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 18 turns · 1 set of lights
7 roundabouts · 15 turns · 4 sets of lights
5 roundabouts · 18 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 52.1 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.