Near Bridlington test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts and 19 turns across 36 navigation steps.
This is an independent 11.5 km practice loop near Bridlington 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.
On this route you’ll practise 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 10 catalogued landmarks, including shops, parks and pubs, 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 Bridlington 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 36-step drive on real, named roads (about 11.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east on Enterprise Way.
Enterprise Way86 m
Turn left onto Bessingby Way.
Bessingby Way262 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bessingby Road/A1038.
51 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bessingby Road/A1038.
Bessingby Road61 m
Turn left onto St John's Avenue.
St John's Avenue273 m
Turn right onto Saint Martins Drive.
Saint Martins Drive48 m
Turn right to stay on Saint Martins Drive.
Saint Martins Drive5 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Saint Martins Drive.
Saint Martins Drive5 m
Turn left to stay on Saint Martins Drive.
Saint Martins Drive48 m
Turn left onto Saint John's Avenue.
Saint John's Avenue273 m
Turn right onto Bessingby Road/A1038.
Bessingby Road56 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bessingby Road/A1038.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bessingby Road/A1038.
Bessingby Road796 m
Turn left onto A165.
A1652.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A165/Main Street.
100 m
Exit the roundabout onto A165/Main Street.
A16588 m
Keep left to stay on A165/Main Street.
A165546 m
Keep left to stay on A165.
A1652.3 km
Keep left to take A165/Bessingby Hill.
A165228 m
Keep left to stay on A165.
A1651.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Market Place.
58 m
Exit the roundabout onto Market Place.
Market Place187 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street97 m
Turn right onto Gordon Road.
Gordon Road26 m
Keep left to stay on Gordon Road.
Gordon Road96 m
Turn right onto South Back Lane.
South Back Lane103 m
Turn left onto Jameson Road.
Jameson Road265 m
Turn left onto Gypsey Road.
Gypsey Road135 m
Turn right onto Brookland Road.
Brookland Road90 m
Turn right onto Saint John's Walk.
Saint John's Walk286 m
Turn right onto Saint John's Avenue.
Saint John's Avenue423 m
Turn right onto Bessingby Road/A1038.
Bessingby Road56 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bessingby Way.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bessingby Way.
Bessingby Way266 m
Turn right onto Enterprise Way.
Enterprise Way86 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Bridlington · Residential + A-road 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.
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.
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 10 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Pets at Home
Start near Pets at Home.
Bridlington Fire Station
Continue to Bridlington Fire Station.
Walled Garden
Continue to Walled Garden.
Carnaby Airfield Memorial
Continue to Carnaby Airfield Memorial.
Black Lion
Continue to Black Lion.
Old Town Stores
Continue to Old Town Stores.
Pack Horse
Continue to Pack Horse.
Board Inn
Continue to Board Inn.
Olde Globe Inn
Continue to Olde Globe Inn.
Queens Hotel
Finish back near Queens Hotel, completing the loop.
22 roundabouts · 17 turns
16 roundabouts · 4 turns
14 roundabouts · 14 turns
10 roundabouts · 15 turns
This route is 11.5 km and takes about 14 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Bridlington test centre, not an official DVSA route.