Near Burton-on-Trent test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts and 14 turns across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.9 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, 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 shops, schools, 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 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 53-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.8 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 1st exit towards B5017/B5234/Abbots Bromley.
7 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 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 3rd exit onto Burton Road/B5018.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Burton Road/B5018.
Burton Road535 m
Turn right onto Regents Park Road.
Regents Park Road1.9 km
Turn left onto Burton Road/B5018. Continue on B5018.
B50181.4 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.
A4441.2 km
Turn left onto A511/Bridge Street.
A511453 m
Take the exit on the right.
40 m
Turn right towards A511/A50/Leicester/Nuneaton.
A5111.2 km
Make a right U-turn onto Wetmore Road.
Wetmore Road540 m
Turn right onto Wharf Road.
Wharf Road18 m
Turn right to stay on Wharf Road.
Wharf Road302 m
Turn left onto Hawkins Lane/B5018.
Hawkins Lane750 m
Turn right onto A511/Horninglow Street.
A511487 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A5121/Derby Street.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Street.
A5121471 m
Turn right onto Albert Street.
Albert Street151 m
Turn right onto Princess Street.
Princess Street300 m
Turn right onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road244 m
Turn left onto A5121/Derby Street.
A5121228 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 1st exit onto Princess Way.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Princess Way.
Princess Way1.0 km
Turn left onto Britannia Drive.
Britannia Drive970 m
Turn left onto Bitham Lane.
Bitham Lane815 m
Turn left onto Rolleston Road.
Rolleston Road932 m
Turn left onto A511/Horninglow Road North. Continue on A511.
A5111.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A5121/Derby Street.
61 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 2nd exit towards A5121/Lichfield.
28 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 2 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 7.3 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.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Central Laundry
Start near Central Laundry.
Burton Tyre Services
Continue to Burton Tyre Services.
Busy Bees Childcare
Continue to Busy Bees Childcare.
Corner House
Continue to Corner House.
Saint Saviour's Church
Continue to Saint Saviour's Church.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Saint Peter's
Continue to Saint Peter's.
Elms Inn
Continue to Elms Inn.
Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School
Continue to Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School.
BTP
Continue to BTP.
New Baptist Church
Continue to New Baptist Church.
Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School (Lower Site)
Continue to Samuel Allsopp Primary and Nursery School (Lower Site).
Coytes Carpet
Continue to Coytes Carpet.
Fountains High School
Continue to Fountains High School.
Fountains Primary School
Continue to Fountains Primary School.
St John the Divine
Continue to St John the Divine.
Navigation Inn
Continue to Navigation Inn.
Oak & Ivy
Continue to Oak & Ivy.
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 25.9 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.