Near Chesterfield test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 8 roundabouts, 18 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 47.6 km practice loop near Chesterfield test centre, taking roughly 40 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, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and independent driving. 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, stations, shops 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 Chesterfield 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 123-step drive on real, named roads (about 47.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east.
74 m
Turn right onto Sheffield Road/B6057.
Sheffield Road247 m
Turn left onto Wharf Lane.
Wharf Lane150 m
Turn left onto Hardwick Street.
Hardwick Street119 m
Turn right onto Sheffield Road/B6057.
Sheffield Road864 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Lockoford Lane.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lockoford Lane.
Lockoford Lane354 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lockoford Lane.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lockoford Lane.
Lockoford Lane274 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Lockoford Lane.
Lockoford Lane275 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto A61.
186 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61.
A611.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A61.
86 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61.
A617.9 km
Enter Bowshaw and take the 1st exit onto A61/Chesterfield Road South.
Bowshaw56 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Chesterfield Road South.
A611.1 km
Enter Meadowhead Roundabout and take the 4th exit towards Chesterfield.
Meadowhead Roundabout188 m
Exit the roundabout towards Chesterfield.
A611.1 km
Enter Bowshaw and take the 3rd exit onto A61/Unstone-Dronfield By-Pass.
Bowshaw161 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61/Unstone-Dronfield By-Pass. Continue on A61.
A617.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A61.
94 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61.
A611.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Lockoford Lane.
130 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lockoford Lane.
Lockoford Lane346 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sheffield Road/B6057.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sheffield Road/B6057.
Sheffield Road282 m
Turn right onto Tapton View Road.
Tapton View Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Newbold Road/B6051.
Newbold Road175 m
Turn left onto Hawksley Avenue.
Hawksley Avenue228 m
Turn right onto Newbold Back Lane.
Newbold Back Lane36 m
Turn left onto Prospect Terrace.
Prospect Terrace127 m
Turn right to stay on Prospect Terrace.
Prospect Terrace83 m
Turn right onto Clubmill Terrace.
Clubmill Terrace104 m
Turn right onto Brockwell Lane.
Brockwell Lane191 m
Turn left onto Franklyn Road.
Franklyn Road108 m
Turn right onto Brooklyn Drive.
Brooklyn Drive46 m
Turn left onto Brookbank Avenue.
Brookbank Avenue175 m
Turn left onto Ashgate Valley Road.
Ashgate Valley Road193 m
Turn left onto Holmebank West.
Holmebank West223 m
Turn left onto Brockwell Lane.
Brockwell Lane60 m
Turn right onto Clubmill Terrace.
Clubmill Terrace104 m
Turn left onto Prospect Terrace.
Prospect Terrace83 m
Turn left to stay on Prospect Terrace.
Prospect Terrace127 m
Turn right onto Newbold Back Lane.
Newbold Back Lane36 m
Turn left onto Hawksley Avenue.
Hawksley Avenue228 m
Turn left onto Newbold Road/B6051.
Newbold Road845 m
Turn right onto Littlemoor/B6150.
Littlemoor491 m
Turn left onto Dunston Lane.
Dunston Lane1.2 km
Turn right onto Dunston Road/B6050.
Dunston Road117 m
Move left onto Sheepbridge Lane.
Sheepbridge Lane346 m
Turn left.
18 m
Turn left.
104 m
Turn left.
16 m
Turn right onto Sheepbridge Lane.
Sheepbridge Lane249 m
Make a sharp left onto Dunston Road/B6050.
Dunston Road701 m
Turn left onto Dunston Court.
Dunston Court32 m
Turn right to stay on Dunston Court.
Dunston Court31 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Dunston Court.
Dunston Court31 m
Turn left to stay on Dunston Court.
Dunston Court32 m
Turn left onto Dunston Road/B6050.
Dunston Road160 m
Turn right onto Racecourse Road/B6150.
Racecourse Road431 m
Turn right onto St. John's Road/B6150. Continue on B6150.
B61501.3 km
Turn left onto Newbold Road/B6051.
Newbold Road403 m
Turn left onto Newbold Drive.
Newbold Drive117 m
Turn left onto Newbold Avenue.
Newbold Avenue180 m
Turn left onto Highfield Lane.
Highfield Lane141 m
Turn right onto Newbold Road/B6051.
Newbold Road252 m
Turn right onto Ulverston Road.
Ulverston Road266 m
Turn left onto Grasmere Close.
Grasmere Close99 m
Turn left to stay on Grasmere Close.
Grasmere Close70 m
Turn right onto Thirlmere Road.
Thirlmere Road396 m
Turn left onto Wythburn Road.
Wythburn Road106 m
Turn right to stay on Wythburn Road.
Wythburn Road77 m
Turn right to stay on Wythburn Road.
Wythburn Road25 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Wythburn Road.
Wythburn Road25 m
Turn left to stay on Wythburn Road.
Wythburn Road77 m
Turn left to stay on Wythburn Road.
Wythburn Road106 m
Turn left onto Windermere Road.
Windermere Road80 m
Turn left onto Ennerdale Crescent.
Ennerdale Crescent101 m
Turn right to stay on Ennerdale Crescent.
Ennerdale Crescent46 m
Turn left to stay on Ennerdale Crescent.
Ennerdale Crescent56 m
Turn right onto Keswick Drive.
Keswick Drive253 m
Turn left to stay on Keswick Drive.
Keswick Drive108 m
Turn left onto Kirkstone Road.
Kirkstone Road435 m
Turn left onto Newby Road.
Newby Road49 m
Turn left to stay on Newby Road.
Newby Road152 m
Turn left onto Keswick Drive.
Keswick Drive455 m
Turn left to stay on Keswick Drive.
Keswick Drive108 m
Turn left onto Kirkstone Road.
Kirkstone Road190 m
Turn right onto Loundes Wood Avenue.
Loundes Wood Avenue174 m
Turn right onto Cordwell Avenue.
Cordwell Avenue168 m
Turn left onto Cobnar Drive.
Cobnar Drive305 m
Turn left onto Dunston Lane.
Dunston Lane642 m
Turn right onto Dunston Road/B6050.
Dunston Road818 m
Turn left onto Dunston Court.
Dunston Court32 m
Turn right to stay on Dunston Court.
Dunston Court31 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Dunston Court.
Dunston Court31 m
Turn left to stay on Dunston Court.
Dunston Court32 m
Turn left onto Dunston Road/B6050.
Dunston Road160 m
Turn right onto Racecourse Road/B6150.
Racecourse Road101 m
Turn right onto Coniston Road.
Coniston Road485 m
Turn left to stay on Coniston Road.
Coniston Road131 m
Turn right to stay on Coniston Road.
Coniston Road563 m
Turn right onto Racecourse Road/B6150.
Racecourse Road330 m
Turn right onto St. John's Road/B6150.
St. John's Road200 m
Turn left onto Stand Road.
Stand Road244 m
Turn left onto Racecourse Road.
Racecourse Road672 m
Turn left onto Dunston Road/B6050.
Dunston Road160 m
Turn right onto Dunston Court.
Dunston Court32 m
Turn right to stay on Dunston Court.
Dunston Court31 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Dunston Court.
Dunston Court31 m
Turn left to stay on Dunston Court.
Dunston Court32 m
Turn left onto Dunston Road/B6050.
Dunston Road679 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A61.
140 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61.
A611.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 7th exit onto Lockoford Lane.
257 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lockoford Lane.
Lockoford Lane274 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Lockoford Lane.
Lockoford Lane275 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Lockoford Lane.
111 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lockoford Lane.
Lockoford Lane346 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sheffield Road/B6057.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sheffield Road/B6057.
Sheffield Road877 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chesterfield · Route 14 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around 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 22.1 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 (20, 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.
Christadelphian Hall
Start near Christadelphian Hall.
Stagecoach Bus Depot
Continue to Stagecoach Bus Depot.
Tech CPR
Continue to Tech CPR.
Chesterfield Road South/Bus Link Road
Continue to Chesterfield Road South/Bus Link Road.
Chesterfield Road South/Sports Ground
Continue to Chesterfield Road South/Sports Ground.
Howdens Joinery
Continue to Howdens Joinery.
Burger King
Continue to Burger King.
Eco Fires and Fireplaces
Continue to Eco Fires and Fireplaces.
Badger
Continue to Badger.
St Andrews Church
Continue to St Andrews Church.
Highfield
Continue to Highfield.
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church
Continue to Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.
Thomas Irving Equestrian Supplies
Continue to Thomas Irving Equestrian Supplies.
St John's Church
Continue to St John's Church.
Newbold Community Association
Continue to Newbold Community Association.
Derwent Crescent Park
Continue to Derwent Crescent Park.
Harmony Window Designs
Continue to Harmony Window Designs.
Cricketers
Continue to Cricketers.
Whittington Moor Methodist Church
Continue to Whittington Moor Methodist Church.
CMC Electronics
Finish back near CMC Electronics, completing the loop.
9 roundabouts · 16 turns
10 roundabouts · 11 turns · 1 set of lights
8 roundabouts · 14 turns · 1 set of lights
11 roundabouts · 8 turns
This route is 47.6 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chesterfield test centre, not an official DVSA route.