Near Burton-on-Trent test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 15 turns across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 45.6 km practice loop near Burton-on-Trent 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 schools, churches, pubs and shops, 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 Burton-on-Trent 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 115-step drive on real, named roads (about 45.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest on Wellington Park.
Wellington Park187 m
Turn right onto A5121/Wellington Road.
A51211.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A5121/A50/Uttoxeter/Derby.
27 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5121/A50/Uttoxeter/Derby.
A5121539 m
Keep left to take Waterloo Street.
Waterloo Street20 m
Turn left onto Byrkley Street.
Byrkley Street131 m
Turn left onto Rangemore Street.
Rangemore Street167 m
Turn left onto King Edward Place.
King Edward Place122 m
Turn left onto A5121/Wellington Street. Continue on A5121.
A5121274 m
Turn left onto A5121/Derby Street.
A5121675 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5121/Derby Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Road.
A5121996 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A5121/Derby Road.
129 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Road.
A5121432 m
Turn right onto Sydney Street.
Sydney Street361 m
Turn right onto Eton Road.
Eton Road441 m
Turn left onto A5121/Derby Road.
A5121239 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A5121/Derby Road.
129 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Road.
A5121994 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A5121/Derby Street.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Street. Continue on A5121.
A5121869 m
Turn right to stay on A5121.
A512199 m
Turn left onto A5121/Wellington Street.
A5121395 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A5189/Town Centre/Leicester.
2 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/Town Centre/Leicester.
A5189363 m
Keep left to take A5189/Anglesey Road.
A518923 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A5189/A50/Town Centre/Leicester.
34 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/A50/Town Centre/Leicester.
A5189372 m
Turn left onto Uxbridge Street.
Uxbridge Street64 m
Turn right onto James Street.
James Street101 m
Turn left onto Ordish Street.
Ordish Street167 m
Turn left onto Park Street.
Park Street101 m
Turn right onto Uxbridge Street.
Uxbridge Street110 m
Turn right onto Moor Street.
Moor Street161 m
Turn left onto Union Street/B5018. Continue on B5018.
B5018730 m
Turn left onto A511/Horninglow Street.
A511706 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A5121/Derby Road.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Road.
A5121996 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5121/Derby Road.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Road.
A5121995 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto James Brindley Way.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto James Brindley Way.
James Brindley Way453 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Hillfield Lane.
98 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hillfield Lane.
Hillfield Lane305 m
Turn right onto Fairham Road.
Fairham Road449 m
Turn left to stay on Fairham Road.
Fairham Road97 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Fairham Road.
Fairham Road97 m
Turn left to stay on Fairham Road.
Fairham Road110 m
Turn right to stay on Fairham Road.
Fairham Road40 m
Turn right onto Jordan Avenue.
Jordan Avenue118 m
Turn right to stay on Jordan Avenue.
Jordan Avenue374 m
Turn left onto Shrewsbury Road.
Shrewsbury Road62 m
Turn left to stay on Shrewsbury Road.
Shrewsbury Road82 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Shrewsbury Road.
Shrewsbury Road82 m
Turn left to stay on Shrewsbury Road.
Shrewsbury Road56 m
Turn right to stay on Shrewsbury Road.
Shrewsbury Road94 m
Turn right onto Claymills Road.
Claymills Road45 m
Turn left to stay on Claymills Road.
Claymills Road232 m
Turn right onto A5121.
A5121131 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5121/Derby Road.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Road. Continue on A5121.
A51211.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5121/Derby Road.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Road.
A5121990 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hawkins Lane/B5018.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hawkins Lane/B5018.
Hawkins Lane691 m
Turn left onto Wharf Road.
Wharf Road303 m
Turn left to stay on Wharf Road.
Wharf Road18 m
Turn right onto Wetmore Road.
Wetmore Road1.1 km
Turn right onto A444.
A4441.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A444/Nuneaton.
1 m
Exit the roundabout towards A444/Nuneaton.
A444504 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Violet Way.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Violet Way.
Violet Way1.1 km
Turn right onto Tutbury Drive.
Tutbury Drive85 m
Turn left onto Claymills Close.
Claymills Close94 m
Turn right.
1 m
Make a right U-turn.
1 m
Turn left onto Claymills Close.
Claymills Close94 m
Turn right onto Tutbury Drive.
Tutbury Drive85 m
Turn left onto Grafton Road.
Grafton Road89 m
Turn right onto Beaufort Road.
Beaufort Road594 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Beaufort Road.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Beaufort Road.
Beaufort Road770 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A511/Ashby Road.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto A511/Ashby Road. Continue on A511.
A5113.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A5121/Derby Road.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Road.
A5121996 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5121/Derby Road.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Road.
A5121995 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5121/Derby Road.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Road. Continue on A5121.
A5121985 m
Take the A38 exit.
A386.8 km
Take the Branston Interchange exit onto A5121 towards Burton-upon-Trent (South).
A38282 m
Enter Branston Interchange and take the 1st exit towards A5121/Burton-upon-Trent.
Branston Interchange9 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5121/Burton-upon-Trent.
A5121154 m
Turn right onto Main Street/B5018. Continue on B5018.
B50181.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Burton Road/B5018.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Burton Road/B5018. Continue on B5018.
B50181.6 km
Turn left.
46 m
Move left towards A5189/A38/Lichfield/Derby.
A5189700 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A5189/A38/Lichfield/Derby.
34 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/A38/Lichfield/Derby.
A5189391 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards B5017/B5234/Abbots Bromley.
27 m
Exit the roundabout towards B5017/B5234/Abbots Bromley.
Shobnall Road145 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A38/Lichfield/Derby.
21 m
Exit the roundabout towards A38/Lichfield/Derby.
Parkway634 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Parkway.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parkway.
Parkway198 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Parkway.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parkway.
Parkway539 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Parkway.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parkway.
Parkway238 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A5121/A511/Burton/Leicester.
4 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5121/A511/Burton/Leicester.
A5121455 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Burton-on-Trent · Route 1 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.
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 30.6 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, 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.
de Ferrers Sixth Form Campus
Start near de Ferrers Sixth Form Campus.
Saint Paul's
Continue to Saint Paul's.
New Baptist Church
Continue to New Baptist Church.
Hanbury Arms
Continue to Hanbury Arms.
Wellings
Continue to Wellings.
Elim Pentecostal Church
Continue to Elim Pentecostal Church.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Beech
Continue to Beech.
Monks Bridge
Continue to Monks Bridge.
Stretton Day Nursery
Continue to Stretton Day Nursery.
Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School
Continue to Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School.
Saint Peter's
Continue to Saint Peter's.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Burton Bridge Inn
Continue to Burton Bridge Inn.
Burton Police Station
Continue to Burton Police Station.
Horninglow Linear Park
Continue to Horninglow Linear Park.
Saint Saviour's Church
Continue to Saint Saviour's Church.
Jacks Chippy
Continue to Jacks Chippy.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Burger King
Finish back near Burger King, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 14 turns
13 roundabouts · 8 turns
5 roundabouts · 17 turns
8 roundabouts · 14 turns · 1 set of lights
This route is 45.6 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Burton-on-Trent test centre, not an official DVSA route.