Near Burton-on-Trent test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 14 turns across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 131.0 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.
Along the way you'll meet Five Lanes' End. 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, national-speed roads, 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 churches, pubs, parks 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 245-step drive on real, named roads (about 132.2 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 5th exit towards A5121/Burton/Leicester.
136 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5121/Burton/Leicester.
A5121598 m
Keep left to take A5121/Wellington Road.
A51211.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A5189/Town Centre/Leicester.
56 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/Town Centre/Leicester.
A5189244 m
Keep left to stay on A5189.
A5189119 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.
A5189576 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.
B5018968 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.
Burton Road1.2 km
Keep straight to take Main Street/B5018.
Main Street28 m
Keep right to stay on Main Street/B5018.
Main Street211 m
Turn left onto A5121/Wellington Road.
A5121178 m
Enter Branston Interchange and take the 3rd exit onto A38.
Branston Interchange273 m
Exit the roundabout onto A38.
A387.0 km
Take the Clay Mills exit onto A5121 towards Burton-upon-Trent (North).
335 m
Move left onto A5121.
A5121131 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A38.
A386.7 km
Take the Branston Interchange exit onto A5121 towards Burton-upon-Trent (South).
A38282 m
Enter Branston Interchange and take the 4th exit onto A38.
Branston Interchange335 m
Exit the roundabout onto A38.
A387.0 km
Take the Clay Mills exit onto A5121 towards Burton-upon-Trent (North).
335 m
Turn right onto Claymills Road.
Claymills Road232 m
Turn right to stay on Claymills Road.
Claymills Road2.6 km
Turn left onto Brook Side.
Brook Side70 m
Turn left onto Chapel Lane.
Chapel Lane111 m
Turn left onto School Lane.
School Lane117 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road2.4 km
Keep right to take Claymills Road.
Claymills Road318 m
Turn right onto A5121.
A5121131 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A38.
A3812.5 km
Take the exit towards Catholme.
166 m
Move right.
239 m
Turn right onto Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane809 m
Keep straight to stay on Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane119 m
Keep left to stay on Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane128 m
Keep right to stay on Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane340 m
Turn left onto Arden Road.
Arden Road333 m
Turn right onto Aspen Road.
Aspen Road94 m
Turn right onto Beech Road.
Beech Road56 m
Turn right onto Arden Road.
Arden Road157 m
Turn right onto Aspen Road.
Aspen Road94 m
Turn right onto Beech Road.
Beech Road56 m
Turn left onto Arden Road.
Arden Road177 m
Turn left onto Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane431 m
Keep left to stay on Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane165 m
Turn right onto Station Road/B5016.
Station Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A38/Lichfield Road.
A383.2 km
Take the Branston Interchange exit onto A5121 towards Burton-upon-Trent (South).
231 m
Take the A5121 ramp on the right towards Burton-upon-Trent (South).
47 m
Enter Branston Interchange and take the 3rd exit.
Branston Interchange230 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 Road662 m
Turn right onto All Saints Road.
All Saints Road14 m
Turn left onto Beech Street.
Beech Street300 m
Turn left onto Walker Street.
Walker Street85 m
Turn right onto Anglesey Road/B5017.
Anglesey Road379 m
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 1st exit towards A5121/A38/Lichfield.
4 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5121/A38/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 2nd exit towards A5121/Lichfield/Derby.
38 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5121/Lichfield/Derby.
A5121293 m
Keep right to stay on A5121/Wellington Road.
A5121594 m
Take the A38 exit towards Lichfield/Birmingham.
24 m
Take the A38 ramp on the right towards Lichfield/Birmingham.
A385.5 km
Take the exit towards Catholme.
166 m
Move right.
239 m
Turn right onto Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane809 m
Keep straight to stay on Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane119 m
Keep left to stay on Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane128 m
Keep right to stay on Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane340 m
Turn left onto Arden Road.
Arden Road263 m
Move right to stay on Arden Road.
Arden Road43 m
Turn left onto Oak Road.
Oak Road65 m
Turn right onto Linden Road.
Linden Road138 m
Turn right onto Ash Tree Road.
Ash Tree Road71 m
Turn right onto Arden Road.
Arden Road899 m
Keep left to stay on Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane165 m
Turn right onto Station Road/B5016.
Station Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A38/Lichfield Road.
A383.2 km
Take the Branston Interchange exit onto A5121 towards Burton-upon-Trent (South).
278 m
Enter Branston Interchange and take the 3rd exit towards A5121/Burton-upon-Trent.
Branston Interchange230 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5121/Burton-upon-Trent.
A5121590 m
Keep left to stay on A5121/Wellington Road.
A5121119 m
Keep left to stay on A5121/Wellington Road.
A5121103 m
Keep left to stay on A5121/Wellington Road.
A5121114 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A5121/Burton/Leicester.
68 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5121/Burton/Leicester.
A5121598 m
Keep left to take A5121/Wellington Road.
A51211.1 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 3rd exit towards B5017/B5234/Abbots Bromley.
44 m
Exit the roundabout towards B5017/B5234/Abbots Bromley.
Shobnall Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road679 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oak Road.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oak Road.
Oak Road174 m
Turn left onto Maple Drive.
Maple Drive43 m
Turn left onto Blackthorn Avenue.
Blackthorn Avenue141 m
Turn left onto Hazel Close.
Hazel Close48 m
Turn right onto Oak Road.
Oak Road75 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Reservoir Road.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road680 m
Turn right onto Shobnall Road/B5017. Continue on B5017.
B50174.9 km
Enter Five Lanes' End and take the 1st exit onto Rangemore Hill.
Five Lanes' End21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rangemore Hill.
Rangemore Hill31 m
Keep right to stay on Rangemore Hill.
Rangemore Hill176 m
Keep left to stay on Rangemore Hill.
Rangemore Hill214 m
Keep left to stay on Rangemore Hill.
Rangemore Hill1.2 km
Keep left to stay on Rangemore Hill.
Rangemore Hill3.5 km
Turn left onto Barton Gate/B5016. Continue on B5016.
B50161.3 km
Keep right to stay on Main Street/B5016.
Main Street34 m
Turn right onto Wales Lane.
Wales Lane74 m
Keep right to stay on Wales Lane.
Wales Lane589 m
Turn left onto Captain's Lane.
Captain's Lane101 m
Turn left onto Ash Tree Road.
Ash Tree Road262 m
Turn right onto Holly Road.
Holly Road105 m
Turn right onto Oak Road.
Oak Road166 m
Turn left onto Ash Tree Road.
Ash Tree Road78 m
Turn left onto Captain's Lane.
Captain's Lane721 m
Turn left onto Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane601 m
Keep left to stay on Efflinch Lane.
Efflinch Lane165 m
Turn right onto Station Road/B5016.
Station Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
5 m
Exit the roundabout.
3.2 km
Take the Branston Interchange exit onto A5121 towards Burton-upon-Trent (South).
231 m
Take the A5121 ramp on the right towards Burton-upon-Trent (South).
47 m
Enter Branston Interchange and take the 3rd exit towards A5121/Burton-upon-Trent.
Branston Interchange230 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 Road1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A5189/Leicester/Nuneaton.
49 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/Leicester/Nuneaton.
A5189273 m
Keep right to take A5189/St Peter's Bridge.
A5189497 m
Keep straight to stay on A5189/St Peter's Bridge.
A5189144 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A444/Leicester.
4 m
Exit the roundabout towards A444/Leicester.
A444409 m
Keep right to stay on A444.
A444856 m
Turn right onto Bearwood Hill Road.
Bearwood Hill Road824 m
Move left onto Church Hill Street.
Church Hill Street302 m
Turn right onto Hawfield Lane.
Hawfield Lane551 m
Turn left onto Sales Lane.
Sales Lane25 m
Keep straight to stay on Sales Lane.
Sales Lane228 m
Keep right to stay on Sales Lane.
Sales Lane17 m
Turn right onto Kestrel Way.
Kestrel Way208 m
Move right to stay on Kestrel Way.
Kestrel Way97 m
Turn right onto Hawfield Lane.
Hawfield Lane493 m
Keep right to stay on Hawfield Lane.
Hawfield Lane285 m
Turn left onto Church Hill Street.
Church Hill Street302 m
Move right onto Bearwood Hill Road.
Bearwood Hill Road824 m
Turn left onto Newton Road/B5008.
Newton Road55 m
Move right onto A444.
A444801 m
Keep right to take A444/Stapenhill Road.
A444411 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards A5189/A38/Town Centre/Lichfield.
58 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/A38/Town Centre/Lichfield.
A5189658 m
Keep left to stay on A5189.
A5189255 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards B5018/Branston.
10 m
Exit the roundabout towards B5018/Branston.
B5018968 m
Keep left to take Burton Road/B5018.
Burton Road610 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
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 left to stay on Main Street.
Main Street160 m
Turn left onto Acacia Lane.
Acacia Lane18 m
Keep right to stay on Acacia Lane.
Acacia Lane126 m
Turn right onto Mulberry Way.
Mulberry Way185 m
Turn left onto Hornbeam Way.
Hornbeam Way57 m
Turn left onto Acacia Lane.
Acacia Lane312 m
Turn right onto Main Street.
Main Street138 m
Turn left onto Main Street/B5018.
Main Street179 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
Move right onto Branston Road.
Branston Road333 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Branston Road.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Branston Road.
Branston Road544 m
Keep right to stay on Branston Road.
Branston Road486 m
Turn left onto Dunstall Road.
Dunstall Road1.1 km
Make a sharp right.
45 m
Make a sharp right.
41 m
Move left onto Armitage Hill.
Armitage Hill904 m
Keep right to take Dunstall Road.
Dunstall Road160 m
Turn right onto Branston Road.
Branston Road78 m
Keep left to stay on Branston Road.
Branston Road815 m
Keep left to stay on Branston Road.
Branston Road136 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Branston Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Branston Road.
Branston Road330 m
Turn right 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.
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 Road1.6 km
Turn left.
46 m
Move left towards A5189/Lichfield/Derby.
A5189399 m
Keep left to take A5189/Evershed Way.
A5189300 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
34 m
Exit the roundabout towards A5189/Lichfield/Derby.
A5189113 m
Keep right to take A5189/Shobnall Road.
A5189277 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 6 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.
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 53.6 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 (30, 40, 60, 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.
All Saints
Start near All Saints.
Saint Saviour's Church
Continue to Saint Saviour's Church.
Royal Oak
Continue to Royal Oak.
Horninglow Linear Park
Continue to Horninglow Linear Park.
Permanent Aesthetics Studio
Continue to Permanent Aesthetics Studio.
Jinnie Inn
Continue to Jinnie Inn.
John of Rolleston School
Continue to John of Rolleston School.
Gardners Hair and Barber
Continue to Gardners Hair and Barber.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
Busy Bees Childcare
Continue to Busy Bees Childcare.
Imperial Chef
Continue to Imperial Chef.
Little Strawberries Nursery
Continue to Little Strawberries Nursery.
St Aidan's
Continue to St Aidan's.
Acorn Inn
Continue to Acorn Inn.
Five Lanes' End
Continue to Five Lanes' End, taking the junction with good observation.
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
Continue to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour.
Winshill Gospel Hall
Continue to Winshill Gospel Hall.
Saint Peter's
Continue to Saint Peter's.
Blacksmiths Arms
Continue to Blacksmiths Arms.
Bridge Inn
Finish back near Bridge Inn, completing the loop.
13 roundabouts · 8 turns
5 roundabouts · 17 turns
8 roundabouts · 14 turns · 1 set of lights
6 roundabouts · 15 turns
This route is 131.0 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.