Near Burton-on-Trent test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts and 11 turns across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 23.0 km practice loop near Burton-on-Trent test centre, taking roughly 30 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.
Along the way you'll meet Evershed Roundabout. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, 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 pubs, named junctions, 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 88-step drive on real, named roads (about 23.9 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 2nd exit onto Parkway.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parkway.
Parkway198 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Parkway.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Parkway.
Parkway590 m
Move left.
41 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards B5017/A511/Town Centre/Leicester.
29 m
Exit the roundabout towards B5017/A511/Town Centre/Leicester.
Shobnall Road152 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A5189/Town Centre/Leicester.
30 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/Town Centre/Leicester.
A5189190 m
Keep left to stay on A5189.
A5189173 m
Keep left to take A5189/Anglesey Road.
A518923 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A5189/Town Centre/Leicester.
34 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/Town Centre/Leicester.
A5189271 m
Keep right to stay on A5189/Evershed Way.
A5189305 m
Enter Evershed Roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A5189/A50/Leicester/Nuneaton.
Evershed Roundabout52 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/A50/Leicester/Nuneaton.
A5189150 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards B5018/Branston.
54 m
Exit the roundabout towards B5018/Branston.
Branston Road968 m
Keep left to take Burton Road/B5018.
Burton Road610 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Burton Road/B5018.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Burton Road/B5018. Continue on B5018.
B50181.2 km
Keep straight to take Main Street/B5018.
Main Street28 m
Keep right to stay on Main Street/B5018.
Main Street210 m
Turn left onto A5121/Wellington Road.
A5121178 m
Enter Branston Interchange and take the 2nd exit towards Tatenhill.
Branston Interchange172 m
Exit the roundabout towards Tatenhill.
Branston Road346 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
4 m
Exit the roundabout.
52 m
Keep left at the fork.
22 m
Turn left onto Tatenhill Lane.
Tatenhill Lane472 m
Turn right to stay on Tatenhill Lane.
Tatenhill Lane5 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Tatenhill Lane.
Tatenhill Lane5 m
Turn left to stay on Tatenhill Lane.
Tatenhill Lane472 m
Turn right.
44 m
Move left.
30 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards A38/Burton-upon-Trent.
49 m
Exit the roundabout towards A38/Burton-upon-Trent.
Branston Road334 m
Enter Branston Interchange and take the 2nd exit towards A5121/Burton-upon-Trent.
Branston Interchange143 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5121/Burton-upon-Trent.
A5121154 m
Turn right onto Main Street/B5018.
Main Street240 m
Keep right to stay on B5018.
B50181.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Burton Road/B5018.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Burton Road/B5018.
Burton Road664 m
Turn left onto Anglesey Road/B5017.
Anglesey Road1.4 km
Keep right to stay on Anglesey Road/B5017.
Anglesey Road59 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A5189/Lichfield/Derby.
8 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/Lichfield/Derby.
A5189143 m
Keep right to take A5189/Shobnall Road.
A5189247 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 Road144 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 Road1.9 km
Turn right onto Dallow Street.
Dallow Street289 m
Turn left to stay on Dallow Street.
Dallow Street235 m
Make a sharp right onto Victoria Street.
Victoria Street433 m
Turn right onto Albert Street.
Albert Street109 m
Turn right onto Waterloo Street.
Waterloo Street192 m
Turn left onto Edward Street.
Edward Street119 m
Turn left onto Gordon Street.
Gordon Street277 m
Turn right onto Casey Lane.
Casey Lane77 m
Turn left onto Needwood Street.
Needwood Street40 m
Turn left onto Byrkley Street.
Byrkley Street196 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Byrkley Street.
Byrkley Street108 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 5th exit onto A5121/Derby Street.
87 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5121/Derby Street. Continue on A5121.
A5121868 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.
A51211.1 km
Keep left to stay on A5121/Wellington Road.
A5121115 m
Keep right to stay on A5121.
A5121484 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit towards A5121/A511/Burton/Leicester.
136 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5121/A511/Burton/Leicester.
A5121455 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Burton-on-Trent · Route 20 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Evershed Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 6.5 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.
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.
Corner House
Start near Corner House.
Evershed Roundabout
Continue to Evershed Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Jacks Chippy
Continue to Jacks Chippy.
Saint Saviour's Church
Continue to Saint Saviour's Church.
Blacksmiths Arms
Continue to Blacksmiths Arms.
Bridge Inn
Continue to Bridge Inn.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
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.
Shobnall Stores
Continue to Shobnall Stores.
S S Convenience Store
Continue to S S Convenience Store.
Saint Paul's
Continue to Saint Paul's.
Tiny Toez
Continue to Tiny Toez.
New Baptist Church
Continue to New Baptist Church.
Furniture King
Continue to Furniture King.
Oak & Ivy
Continue to Oak & Ivy.
ATS
Finish back near ATS, 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 23.0 km and takes about 30 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.