Near Burton-on-Trent test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts and 10 turns across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 32.5 km practice loop near Burton-on-Trent 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, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, independent driving and sustained concentration. 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, pubs, churches 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 85-step drive on real, named roads (about 32.5 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 Park178 m
Turn left onto A5121/Wellington Road. Continue on A5121.
A5121412 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit towards Abbots Bromley.
105 m
Exit the roundabout towards Abbots Bromley.
Parkway239 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Parkway.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parkway.
Parkway539 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Parkway.
93 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 3rd exit towards A38/A5121/Lichfield/Derby.
76 m
Exit the roundabout towards A38/A5121/Lichfield/Derby.
A5121780 m
Turn left onto Main Street/B5018. Continue on B5018.
B50181.4 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
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A5189/M42/Leicester/Nuneaton.
49 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/M42/Leicester/Nuneaton.
A5189916 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A444/A50/Leicester.
4 m
Exit the roundabout towards A444/A50/Leicester.
A4441.1 km
Turn right onto Scalpcliffe Road.
Scalpcliffe Road250 m
Turn left onto Rosemount Road.
Rosemount Road123 m
Turn right onto A511/Ashby Road.
A511948 m
Make a sharp left onto High Bank Road.
High Bank Road342 m
Turn left onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road206 m
Turn left onto Mervyn Road.
Mervyn Road110 m
Turn right onto A511/Ashby Road.
A511374 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road689 m
Turn right onto High Bank Road.
High Bank Road342 m
Make a sharp right onto A511/Ashby Road.
A5111.2 km
Turn left onto A444.
A4441.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards Rosliston.
30 m
Exit the roundabout towards Rosliston.
Main Street388 m
Turn right onto Hill Street.
Hill Street304 m
Turn left onto Heath Road.
Heath Road163 m
Turn right onto Rosliston Road.
Rosliston Road1.1 km
Move right onto Walton Road.
Walton Road259 m
Turn right onto Galloway Road.
Galloway Road64 m
Turn left to stay on Galloway Road.
Galloway Road131 m
Turn right onto Coneygreave Drive.
Coneygreave Drive173 m
Turn left onto Galloway Road.
Galloway Road129 m
Turn left to stay on Galloway Road.
Galloway Road120 m
Turn right onto Hall Lane.
Hall Lane49 m
Turn left to stay on Hall Lane.
Hall Lane5 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Hall Lane.
Hall Lane5 m
Turn right to stay on Hall Lane.
Hall Lane49 m
Turn left onto Galloway Road.
Galloway Road120 m
Turn right to stay on Galloway Road.
Galloway Road129 m
Turn right onto Coneygreave Drive.
Coneygreave Drive174 m
Turn left onto Galloway Road.
Galloway Road131 m
Turn right to stay on Galloway Road.
Galloway Road64 m
Turn left onto Walton Road.
Walton Road259 m
Move left onto Rosliston Road South.
Rosliston Road South1.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A444/A50/Leicester.
35 m
Exit the roundabout towards A444/A50/Leicester.
A4442.2 km
Move left.
48 m
Make a sharp left.
81 m
Turn right onto Newton Road/B5008.
Newton Road939 m
Turn right onto A511/Bridge Street. Continue on A511.
A5111.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A511/Horninglow Road.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto A511/Horninglow Road.
A511389 m
Turn right onto Hunter Street.
Hunter Street115 m
Turn right onto Thornley Street.
Thornley Street162 m
Turn right onto Parker Street.
Parker Street116 m
Turn left onto A511/Horninglow Road.
A511219 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A511/Horninglow Street.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A511/Horninglow Street.
A511706 m
Turn right onto Guild Street/B5018. Continue on B5018.
B50181.0 km
Enter Evershed Roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A5189/A38/Lichfield/Derby.
Evershed Roundabout48 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/A38/Lichfield/Derby.
A5189574 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 3rd exit towards B5017/B5234/Abbots Bromley.
44 m
Exit the roundabout towards B5017/B5234/Abbots Bromley.
Shobnall Road1.1 km
Turn left.
101 m
Turn left onto Reeve Close.
Reeve Close53 m
Turn left onto Union Way.
Union Way107 m
Turn right onto Shobnall Road/B5017.
Shobnall Road987 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards B5017/A511/Town Centre/Leicester.
8 m
Exit the roundabout towards B5017/A511/Town Centre/Leicester.
Shobnall Road152 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A5121/Lichfield.
56 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5121/Lichfield.
A51211.3 km
Make a right U-turn to stay on A5121/Wellington Road.
A512153 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Burton-on-Trent · 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.
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 13.7 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, 40 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.
Busy Bees Childcare
Start near Busy Bees Childcare.
Corner House
Continue to Corner House.
Blacksmiths Arms
Continue to Blacksmiths Arms.
Saint Saviour's Church
Continue to Saint Saviour's Church.
Jacks Chippy
Continue to Jacks Chippy.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Johnsons
Continue to Johnsons.
Elms Inn
Continue to Elms Inn.
Waterloo Inn
Continue to Waterloo Inn.
Saint Peter's
Continue to Saint Peter's.
Crown
Continue to Crown.
Sump
Continue to Sump.
Three Queens Hotel
Continue to Three Queens Hotel.
Shabby Nook
Continue to Shabby Nook.
Brews of the World
Continue to Brews of the World.
Burton Tyre Services
Continue to Burton Tyre Services.
Little Strawberries Nursery
Continue to Little Strawberries Nursery.
St Aidan's
Continue to St Aidan's.
Shobnall Boat Services
Continue to Shobnall Boat Services.
Bristol Street Motors
Finish back near Bristol Street Motors, 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 32.5 km and takes about 40 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.