Near Burton-on-Trent test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts and 9 turns across 22 navigation steps.
This is an independent 22.6 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 Branston Interchange and 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 shops, schools, churches and pubs, 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 60-step drive on real, named roads (about 22.6 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 Street220 m
Turn left onto Needwood Street.
Needwood Street144 m
Turn left onto St Paul's Square.
St Paul's Square87 m
Turn left onto Rangemore Street.
Rangemore Street143 m
Turn left onto Byrkley Street.
Byrkley Street88 m
Turn right onto Needwood Street.
Needwood Street40 m
Turn right onto Casey Lane.
Casey Lane211 m
Turn right onto Waterloo Street.
Waterloo Street51 m
Turn left to stay on Waterloo Street.
Waterloo Street87 m
Turn left onto A5121/Derby Street.
A5121447 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road105 m
Turn right onto Victoria Street.
Victoria Street189 m
Move right onto Dallow Street.
Dallow Street90 m
Turn left onto A511/Horninglow Road. Continue on A511.
A5112.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Beamhill Road.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Beamhill Road.
Beamhill Road2.8 km
Move right.
295 m
Turn left onto Hopley Road.
Hopley Road2.5 km
Move left onto Main Street.
Main Street1.1 km
Turn left onto Branston Road.
Branston Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Branston Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Branston Road.
Branston Road330 m
Move left.
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 Road335 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 Street226 m
Turn right to stay on Main Street.
Main Street138 m
Turn left onto Acacia Lane.
Acacia Lane144 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 right onto Main Street/B5018. Continue 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. 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 7 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 6.7 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.
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.
ATS
Start near ATS.
New Leaf Alternative Provision
Continue to New Leaf Alternative Provision.
Saint Paul's
Continue to Saint Paul's.
Grange Inn
Continue to Grange Inn.
New Baptist Church
Continue to New Baptist Church.
Navigation Inn
Continue to Navigation Inn.
Victoria Inn
Continue to Victoria Inn.
Horninglow Christian Spiritualist Church
Continue to Horninglow Christian Spiritualist Church.
Plough Inn
Continue to Plough Inn.
Bell Inn
Continue to Bell Inn.
Mosley Academy
Continue to Mosley Academy.
Acorn Inn
Continue to Acorn Inn.
St Michael and All Angels
Continue to St Michael and All Angels.
Branston Interchange
Continue to Branston Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
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.
Evershed Roundabout
Continue to Evershed Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
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 22.6 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.