Near Cobridge (Stoke-On-Trent) test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 20 turns across 47 navigation steps.
This is an independent 11.4 km practice loop near Cobridge (Stoke-On-Trent) test centre, taking roughly 17 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 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 pubs, churches 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 Cobridge (Stoke-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:
The full 47-step drive on real, named roads (about 12.4 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest.
15 m
Turn left.
82 m
Turn left onto Warburton Street.
Warburton Street29 m
Turn right onto Orgreave Street.
Orgreave Street115 m
Turn left onto Waterloo Road/A50. Continue on A50.
A501.3 km
Enter Waterloo Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A50/Vale Place.
Waterloo Roundabout89 m
Exit the roundabout onto A50/Vale Place. Continue on A50.
A50605 m
Keep right to take A50/Waterloo Road.
A501.5 km
Keep left to stay on A50.
A50739 m
Turn left onto Chatterley Street.
Chatterley Street56 m
Turn right onto Edge Street.
Edge Street123 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Edge Street.
Edge Street196 m
Turn left onto Evans Street.
Evans Street64 m
Turn left onto Scotia Road/A50.
Scotia Road696 m
Turn left onto Moorland Road/B5051.
Moorland Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A5272.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5272.
A527224 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5272.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5272.
A527239 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hanley Road/A5272.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hanley Road/A5272.
Hanley Road1.4 km
Keep right to stay on Hanley Road/A5272.
Hanley Road18 m
Turn left onto Barthomley Road.
Barthomley Road20 m
Turn left onto Northam Road.
Northam Road158 m
Turn left onto Kelvin Avenue.
Kelvin Avenue108 m
Keep right to stay on Kelvin Avenue.
Kelvin Avenue57 m
Turn right onto Derek Drive.
Derek Drive184 m
Keep right to stay on Derek Drive.
Derek Drive159 m
Turn right onto Donald Road.
Donald Road73 m
Turn right onto Birches Head Road.
Birches Head Road141 m
Turn right onto Gleneagles Crescent.
Gleneagles Crescent36 m
Turn left.
61 m
Turn left onto Gleneagles Crescent.
Gleneagles Crescent35 m
Turn left onto Birches Head Road.
Birches Head Road201 m
Turn left onto Donald Road.
Donald Road73 m
Turn left onto Derek Drive.
Derek Drive344 m
Turn left onto Kelvin Avenue.
Kelvin Avenue165 m
Turn right onto Northam Road.
Northam Road157 m
Turn right onto Barthomley Road.
Barthomley Road20 m
Turn right onto Hanley Road/A5272.
Hanley Road58 m
Keep right to stay on Hanley Road/A5272.
Hanley Road697 m
Turn left to take the ramp.
159 m
Move left onto A53/Leek New Road.
A53546 m
Move right onto North Road/B5050.
North Road349 m
Move left onto Ashburton Street.
Ashburton Street177 m
Turn left.
37 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Cobridge (Stoke-On-Trent) · Residential 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.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
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.
New Queen
Start near New Queen.
St Peters
Continue to St Peters.
Service UK
Continue to Service UK.
Wedgwood
Continue to Wedgwood.
American
Continue to American.
Brian Rourke Cycles
Continue to Brian Rourke Cycles.
Khan's
Continue to Khan's.
Welcome
Continue to Welcome.
Roebuck
Continue to Roebuck.
Swan Bank
Continue to Swan Bank.
Scotia Stores
Continue to Scotia Stores.
United Reformed Church
Continue to United Reformed Church.
Vine Inn
Continue to Vine Inn.
Moorland Inn
Continue to Moorland Inn.
Green Star
Continue to Green Star.
Sneyd Arms
Continue to Sneyd Arms.
Salon Pink
Continue to Salon Pink.
Nisa Local
Continue to Nisa Local.
Beverley's News
Continue to Beverley's News.
Bennetts
Finish back near Bennetts, completing the loop.
63 roundabouts · 14 turns
18 roundabouts · 10 turns
30 roundabouts · 21 turns
12 roundabouts · 12 turns
This route is 11.4 km and takes about 17 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Cobridge (Stoke-On-Trent) test centre, not an official DVSA route.