Near Chesterfield test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 11 roundabouts and 17 turns across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 59.3 km practice loop near Chesterfield test centre, taking roughly 45 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 149-step drive on real, named roads (about 59.2 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 9th exit onto A619/Rother Way.
349 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.
A6191.4 km
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 3rd exit onto Lockoford Lane.
68 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lockoford Lane.
Lockoford Lane346 m
Enter Sheffield Road and take the 2nd exit onto Peveril Road.
Sheffield Road34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Peveril Road.
Peveril Road392 m
Turn left onto Highfield Lane.
Highfield Lane684 m
Turn right onto Lansdowne Avenue.
Lansdowne Avenue367 m
Turn right onto Salisbury Avenue.
Salisbury Avenue591 m
Turn right onto Peveril Road.
Peveril Road659 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Sheffield Road/B6057.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sheffield Road/B6057.
Sheffield Road206 m
Turn right onto Gloucester Road.
Gloucester Road135 m
Turn left onto Bank Road.
Bank Road75 m
Turn left onto Tapton View Road.
Tapton View Road138 m
Turn left onto Sheffield Road/B6057.
Sheffield Road284 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 3rd exit onto A619/Rother Way.
95 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.
A619881 m
Turn left onto Wikeley Way.
Wikeley Way383 m
Turn right onto Wheeldon Crescent.
Wheeldon Crescent466 m
Turn left onto Wikeley Way.
Wikeley Way81 m
Turn left onto A619/Chesterfield Road. Continue on A619.
A619765 m
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 1st exit onto A619/Rother Way.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A619/Rother Way.
A619445 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A61.
144 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 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 left onto Racecourse Road/B6150.
Racecourse Road101 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 Road160 m
Turn right onto Racecourse Road/B6150.
Racecourse Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Greenside Avenue.
Greenside Avenue170 m
Turn left onto Ormsby Road.
Ormsby Road295 m
Turn left onto Peveril Road.
Peveril Road15 m
Turn right onto Salisbury Avenue.
Salisbury Avenue591 m
Turn left onto Lansdowne Avenue.
Lansdowne Avenue367 m
Turn left onto Highfield Lane.
Highfield Lane79 m
Turn right onto Mansfeldt Road.
Mansfeldt Road266 m
Turn left onto Lucas Road.
Lucas Road167 m
Move left onto Gloucester Road.
Gloucester Road58 m
Turn right onto Highfield Road.
Highfield Road358 m
Turn right onto Rhodes Avenue.
Rhodes Avenue287 m
Turn right onto Tapton View Road.
Tapton View Road484 m
Turn left onto Highfield View Road.
Highfield View Road403 m
Turn left onto Chantrey Avenue.
Chantrey Avenue182 m
Turn right onto Highfield Lane.
Highfield Lane79 m
Turn left onto Peveril Road.
Peveril Road286 m
Turn right onto Ormsby Road.
Ormsby Road57 m
Turn left onto Park Lane.
Park Lane122 m
Turn left onto Peveril Road.
Peveril Road820 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Sheffield Road/B6057.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sheffield Road/B6057.
Sheffield Road877 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Chesterfield · Route 8 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.
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 28.5 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.
St Michael & All Angels
Continue to St Michael & All Angels.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
Eco Fires and Fireplaces
Continue to Eco Fires and Fireplaces.
Smoke Pot
Continue to Smoke Pot.
Ritzys
Continue to Ritzys.
Timpson
Continue to Timpson.
Tech CPR
Continue to Tech CPR.
Chesterfield Road South/Bochum Parkway
Continue to Chesterfield Road South/Bochum Parkway.
Chesterfield Road South/Sports Ground
Continue to Chesterfield Road South/Sports Ground.
Batemoor Road/Chesterfield Road South
Continue to Batemoor Road/Chesterfield Road South.
Chesterfield Road South/Bus Link Road
Continue to Chesterfield Road South/Bus Link Road.
Vapourist
Continue to Vapourist.
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.
Cricketers
Continue to Cricketers.
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 59.3 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Chesterfield test centre, not an official DVSA route.