Near Cannock St test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 14 roundabouts and 12 turns across 29 navigation steps.
This is an independent 14.2 km practice loop near Cannock St test centre, taking roughly 18 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 Belgrave Circle. 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 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, pubs, named junctions 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 Cannock St 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:
The full 29-step drive on real, named roads (about 14.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest.
253 m
Turn right onto Cannock Street.
Cannock Street321 m
Turn left onto Barkbythorpe Road.
Barkbythorpe Road358 m
Turn left onto Humberstone Lane.
Humberstone Lane86 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A563/Troon Way.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto A563/Troon Way. Continue on Troon Way.
Troon Way1.4 km
Turn left onto Melton Road/A607.
Melton Road787 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Melton Road/A607.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto Melton Road/A607. Continue on A607.
A6071.9 km
Turn left onto Belgrave Road/A607.
Belgrave Road30 m
Enter Belgrave Circle and take the 4th exit onto Abbey Park Road/B5327.
Belgrave Circle229 m
Exit the roundabout onto Abbey Park Road/B5327. Continue on Abbey Park Road.
Abbey Park Road1.0 km
Turn left onto St Margaret's Way/A6.
St Margaret's Way1.2 km
Turn left onto Burleys Way/A594.
Burleys Way316 m
Move left to stay on Burleys Way/A594.
Burleys Way214 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Belgrave Gate/A607.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto Belgrave Gate/A607.
Belgrave Gate412 m
Enter Belgrave Circle and take the 2nd exit onto Belgrave Road/A607.
Belgrave Circle115 m
Exit the roundabout onto Belgrave Road/A607.
Belgrave Road693 m
Keep right to stay on A607.
A6071.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Melton Road/A607.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Melton Road/A607.
Melton Road797 m
Turn right onto Troon Way.
Troon Way1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A563/Thurmaston Lane.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto A563/Thurmaston Lane.
A563362 m
Turn left onto Wenlock Way.
Wenlock Way418 m
Turn right onto Cannock Street.
Cannock Street88 m
Turn left.
253 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Cannock St · Dual-carriageway practice loop 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.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
B.J. Pizza
Start near B.J. Pizza.
Cake Solution
Continue to Cake Solution.
Melton
Continue to Melton.
Gadhia Opticians
Continue to Gadhia Opticians.
No. 1 Punjab Palace Sweet Centre
Continue to No. 1 Punjab Palace Sweet Centre.
Vishal Jewellers
Continue to Vishal Jewellers.
Belgrave Circle
Continue to Belgrave Circle, taking the junction with good observation.
Shivalaya
Continue to Shivalaya.
Leicester College
Continue to Leicester College.
Garden of the Senses
Continue to Garden of the Senses.
Abbey
Continue to Abbey.
Shree Wanza Community Centre
Continue to Shree Wanza Community Centre.
St. Margaret
Continue to St. Margaret.
Masjid An Noor
Continue to Masjid An Noor.
Empire Hall
Continue to Empire Hall.
Radha Soami Satsang Beas British Isles
Continue to Radha Soami Satsang Beas British Isles.
Square Pizza Company
Continue to Square Pizza Company.
Balmoral
Continue to Balmoral.
Radia's Superstore
Continue to Radia's Superstore.
Shree Hanuman Temple - Salangpur Dham Leicester
Finish back near Shree Hanuman Temple - Salangpur Dham Leicester, completing the loop.
14 roundabouts · 16 turns
18 roundabouts · 22 turns
6 roundabouts · 17 turns
16 roundabouts · 20 turns
This route is 14.2 km and takes about 18 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Cannock St test centre, not an official DVSA route.