Near Chesterfield test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 11 roundabouts and 8 turns across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 69.2 km practice loop near Chesterfield 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 Meltham Lane. 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, 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, named junctions 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 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 119-step drive on real, named roads (about 69.1 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 Road620 m
Turn left onto Holywell Street/B6057. Continue on Holywell Street.
Holywell Street167 m
Move left onto Holywell Street/B6543. Continue on B6543.
B6543340 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on B6543.
B6543425 m
Turn right to stay on B6543.
B6543153 m
Turn right onto Holywell Street/B6543.
Holywell Street26 m
Turn left onto Durrant Road/B6543. Continue on B6543.
B6543283 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Malkin Street/B6543.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Malkin Street/B6543. Continue on B6543.
B654384 m
Move left towards A61.
A61379 m
Take the A632 exit towards Chesterfield.
261 m
Turn left onto Hollis Lane/A632.
Hollis Lane138 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Hollis Lane/A632.
177 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hollis Lane/A632.
Hollis Lane60 m
Take the A61 exit towards Sheffield.
A612.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A61.
206 m
Exit the roundabout onto A61.
A612.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A617.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto A617.
A6177.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 6th exit onto A617.
682 m
Exit the roundabout onto A617.
A6177.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto A617.
247 m
Exit the roundabout onto A617.
A617210 m
Take the B6039 exit towards Hasland.
207 m
Turn right onto St Leonards Drive/B6039. Continue on B6039.
B6039487 m
Turn left onto Penmore Lane.
Penmore Lane11 m
Turn left onto Hasland Road.
Hasland Road197 m
Turn left.
11 m
Turn right onto Hasland Road/B6039.
Hasland Road43 m
Move right onto St Leonards Drive/B6039. Continue on St Leonards Drive.
St Leonards Drive280 m
Turn right onto Spital Lane.
Spital Lane1.4 km
Turn right onto Calow Lane.
Calow Lane889 m
Turn left onto Mansfield Road/B6039.
Mansfield Road244 m
Turn left onto Heather Vale Road.
Heather Vale Road64 m
Turn left onto Talbot Street.
Talbot Street243 m
Turn right onto Calow Lane.
Calow Lane858 m
Turn left onto Hady Lane.
Hady Lane1.1 km
Turn left onto Hady Hill/A632. Continue on A632.
A6321.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Hollis Lane/A632.
177 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hollis Lane/A632.
Hollis Lane60 m
Take the A61 exit towards Sheffield.
A612.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A619/Rother Way.
153 m
Exit the roundabout onto A619/Rother Way.
A619421 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A619/Chesterfield Road.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto A619/Chesterfield Road. Continue on A619.
A6191.6 km
Turn right to stay on A619.
A61960 m
Turn left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road1.9 km
Turn left onto Eastmoor Road.
Eastmoor Road829 m
Turn right onto Top Road/A632. Continue on A632.
A6323.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A619/Markham Road.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto A619/Markham Road.
A619879 m
Enter West Bars and take the 2nd exit onto A619/Wheatbridge Road.
West Bars52 m
Exit the roundabout onto A619/Wheatbridge Road. Continue on A619.
A619866 m
Turn right onto Old Road.
Old Road291 m
Turn right onto Old Hall Road.
Old Hall Road380 m
Turn left onto Churston Road.
Churston Road127 m
Turn left onto Manor Drive.
Manor Drive214 m
Turn left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road172 m
Turn right onto Old Hall Road.
Old Hall Road239 m
Turn left onto Old Road.
Old Road1.1 km
Enter West Bars and take the 3rd exit onto A619/Markham Road.
West Bars107 m
Exit the roundabout onto A619/Markham Road.
A619859 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hollis Lane/A632.
68 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hollis Lane/A632.
Hollis Lane60 m
Take the A61 exit towards Sheffield.
A612.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A619/Rother Way.
153 m
Exit the roundabout onto A619/Rother Way.
A619421 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A619/Chesterfield Road.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto A619/Chesterfield Road. Continue on A619.
A6191.6 km
Turn right to stay on A619.
A61960 m
Turn right onto A619/Hall Road.
A619208 m
Turn left onto A619/Chesterfield Road.
A6191.1 km
Turn left onto Brimington Road/B6543.
Brimington Road1.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Brewery Street/B6543.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brewery Street/B6543.
Brewery Street199 m
Turn left onto Durrant Road.
Durrant Road77 m
Turn right onto Cowley Close.
Cowley Close51 m
Turn right to stay on Cowley Close.
Cowley Close6 m
Turn left.
26 m
Turn right.
40 m
Turn left onto Devonshire Street.
Devonshire Street30 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Devonshire Street.
Devonshire Street30 m
Turn right.
40 m
Turn left.
26 m
Turn right onto Cowley Close.
Cowley Close6 m
Turn left to stay on Cowley Close.
Cowley Close51 m
Turn left onto Durrant Road.
Durrant Road76 m
Turn right onto Brewery Street/B6543.
Brewery Street199 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Brimington Road/B6543.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brimington Road/B6543. Continue on Brimington Road.
Brimington Road1.8 km
Turn left onto Brimington Road/B6543.
Brimington Road60 m
Move left onto A619/Chesterfield Road.
A619281 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A619/Chesterfield Road.
110 m
Exit the roundabout onto A619/Chesterfield Road. Continue on A619.
A6191.4 km
Turn left onto Devonshire Street/B6050.
Devonshire Street158 m
Turn right onto Coronation Road.
Coronation Road14 m
Turn left to stay on Coronation Road.
Coronation Road308 m
Turn left onto Summerfield Crescent.
Summerfield Crescent302 m
Turn left onto Spring Vale Road.
Spring Vale Road236 m
Turn left onto Rother Avenue.
Rother Avenue186 m
Turn right onto Station Road/B6050.
Station Road39 m
Turn left onto Wikeley Way.
Wikeley Way515 m
Turn right onto A619/Chesterfield Road.
A619550 m
Turn left onto Brimington Road/B6543.
Brimington Road1.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Brimington Road/B6543.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brimington Road/B6543. Continue on Brimington Road.
Brimington Road1.8 km
Turn left onto Brimington Road/B6543.
Brimington Road60 m
Move left onto A619/Chesterfield Road.
A619281 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A619/Rother Way.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A619/Rother Way.
A619445 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Lockoford Lane.
195 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 15 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around 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
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 35.2 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, 50, 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.
Meltham Lane
Continue to Meltham Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Asda Express
Continue to Asda Express.
Hasland MOT Centre
Continue to Hasland MOT Centre.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Hasland Hotel
Continue to Hasland Hotel.
Shoulder of Mutton
Continue to Shoulder of Mutton.
Bridge Inn
Continue to Bridge Inn.
Riverside Club
Continue to Riverside Club.
Brimington Common Methodist Chirch
Continue to Brimington Common Methodist Chirch.
St Michael & All Angels
Continue to St Michael & All Angels.
Calow United Reformed Church
Continue to Calow United Reformed Church.
St Peter
Continue to St Peter.
Lifehouse Church
Continue to Lifehouse Church.
Ragged School Evangelical Church
Continue to Ragged School Evangelical Church.
Salvation Army - Chesterfield
Continue to Salvation Army - Chesterfield.
Rosie O'Learys
Continue to Rosie O'Learys.
Stoneacre
Continue to Stoneacre.
Crown and Anchor
Finish back near Crown and Anchor, completing the loop.
9 roundabouts · 16 turns
10 roundabouts · 11 turns · 1 set of lights
8 roundabouts · 14 turns · 1 set of lights
8 roundabouts · 15 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 69.2 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chesterfield test centre, not an official DVSA route.