Near Doncaster test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 11 roundabouts, 17 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 34 navigation steps.
This is an independent 52.8 km practice route near Doncaster test centre, taking roughly 50 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 Bawtry Road, Clay Lane Roundabout and Armthorpe Road Roundabout. 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, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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 churches, shops, named junctions 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 Doncaster 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 142-step drive on real, named roads (about 55.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south.
39 m
Turn right onto Shaw Wood Way.
Shaw Wood Way127 m
Turn left onto A18/Leger Way.
A18591 m
Keep right to stay on A18/Leger Way.
A18152 m
Keep right to stay on A18/Leger Way.
A18152 m
Enter Armthorpe Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A18/Leger Way.
Armthorpe Road Roundabout23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Leger Way.
A182.0 km
Turn right onto Leicester Avenue.
Leicester Avenue181 m
Turn right onto Shaftesbury Avenue.
Shaftesbury Avenue585 m
Turn left onto Evelyn Avenue.
Evelyn Avenue73 m
Turn left onto Wolsey Avenue.
Wolsey Avenue205 m
Keep right to stay on Wolsey Avenue.
Wolsey Avenue368 m
Turn right onto Shaftesbury Avenue.
Shaftesbury Avenue79 m
Turn right onto Leicester Avenue.
Leicester Avenue195 m
Turn left onto Sandringham Road.
Sandringham Road307 m
Turn left onto Town Moor Avenue.
Town Moor Avenue283 m
Turn left onto A18/Leger Way.
A18606 m
Keep left to stay on A18/Leger Way.
A181.7 km
Enter Armthorpe Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Armthorpe Road.
Armthorpe Road Roundabout3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Armthorpe Road.
Armthorpe Road660 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sandringham Road.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sandringham Road.
Sandringham Road86 m
Turn left onto Cornwall Road.
Cornwall Road160 m
Turn left onto Westminster Crescent.
Westminster Crescent583 m
Turn right onto Lothian Road.
Lothian Road2 m
Turn left onto Westminster Crescent.
Westminster Crescent168 m
Turn left onto Cheltenham Road.
Cheltenham Road127 m
Make a sharp right onto A18/Leger Way.
A182.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A638/Bawtry Road.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto A638/Bawtry Road.
A6381.4 km
Move right to stay on A638/Bawtry Road.
A6382.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A638/Bawtry Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A638/Bawtry Road.
A6381.2 km
Turn left onto A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
A6182184 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
A6182621 m
Keep left to stay on A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
A6182103 m
Keep left to stay on A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
A6182699 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Great Yorkshire Way.
62 m
Exit the roundabout onto Great Yorkshire Way.
Great Yorkshire Way191 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Broad Lane.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broad Lane.
Broad Lane268 m
Turn left onto Whitmoore Drive.
Whitmoore Drive63 m
Turn left onto Beckfield Rise.
Beckfield Rise107 m
Turn left to stay on Beckfield Rise.
Beckfield Rise49 m
Turn left to stay on Beckfield Rise.
Beckfield Rise62 m
Turn right onto Broad Lane.
Broad Lane96 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Great Yorkshire Way.
92 m
Exit the roundabout onto Great Yorkshire Way.
Great Yorkshire Way193 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
A61821.0 km
Keep right to stay on A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
A6182196 m
Keep right to stay on A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
A6182134 m
Keep right to stay on A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
A618277 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
122 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
A6182136 m
Keep right to stay on A6182/Great Yorkshire Way.
A618269 m
Turn right onto A638/Bawtry Road.
A6381.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A638/Bawtry Road.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A638/Bawtry Road.
A6383.9 km
Keep right to stay on A638/Bawtry Road.
A63893 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A18/Leger Way.
109 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Leger Way.
A18869 m
Keep left to stay on A18/Leger Way.
A181.7 km
Enter Armthorpe Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A18/Leger Way.
Armthorpe Road Roundabout22 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Leger Way.
A18476 m
Turn left.
39 m
Turn right onto Sandall Park Drive.
Sandall Park Drive458 m
Turn left onto Thorne Road.
Thorne Road577 m
Keep right to stay on Thorne Road.
Thorne Road135 m
Keep left to stay on Thorne Road.
Thorne Road744 m
Turn right onto Winchester Avenue.
Winchester Avenue300 m
Turn left onto Parkway South.
Parkway South254 m
Turn left onto Beckett Road.
Beckett Road114 m
Turn right onto Lincoln Road.
Lincoln Road353 m
Turn left onto Wheatley Hall Road.
Wheatley Hall Road181 m
Turn right onto Liverpool Avenue.
Liverpool Avenue13 m
Turn left onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A63020 m
Make a left U-turn to stay on A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A6302.5 km
Enter Clay Lane Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Barnby Dun Road.
Clay Lane Roundabout76 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barnby Dun Road.
Barnby Dun Road13 m
Keep right to stay on Barnby Dun Road.
Barnby Dun Road254 m
Turn right onto Derby Road.
Derby Road191 m
Turn left onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A630592 m
Move right to stay on Wheatley Hall Road/A630.
Wheatley Hall Road34 m
Turn right to stay on A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A630929 m
Enter Clay Lane Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Barnby Dun Road.
Clay Lane Roundabout15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barnby Dun Road.
Barnby Dun Road84 m
Keep left to stay on Barnby Dun Road.
Barnby Dun Road120 m
Turn right onto Livingstone Avenue.
Livingstone Avenue260 m
Turn right onto Jefferson Avenue.
Jefferson Avenue159 m
Turn left onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A630205 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
118 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A630436 m
Enter Clay Lane Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
Clay Lane Roundabout46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A63079 m
Keep right to stay on A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A6301.3 km
Keep left to stay on A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A630969 m
Turn left onto Liverpool Avenue.
Liverpool Avenue13 m
Turn left onto Wheatley Hall Road.
Wheatley Hall Road181 m
Turn right onto Lincoln Road.
Lincoln Road352 m
Turn left onto Beckett Road.
Beckett Road114 m
Turn right onto Parkway South.
Parkway South254 m
Turn right onto Winchester Avenue.
Winchester Avenue301 m
Turn left onto Thorne Road.
Thorne Road780 m
Keep left to stay on Thorne Road.
Thorne Road905 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A18/Thorne Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Thorne Road.
A18383 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A18/Thorne Road.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Thorne Road.
A18347 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A630/Westmoor Link.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Westmoor Link.
A6301.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A630/Westmoor Link.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Westmoor Link.
A630410 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hatfield Lane.
126 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane222 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hatfield Lane.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane507 m
Turn right onto Laurel Road.
Laurel Road340 m
Turn right onto Beech Road.
Beech Road126 m
Turn left onto Hawthorn Avenue.
Hawthorn Avenue298 m
Turn left onto Briar Road.
Briar Road314 m
Turn left to stay on Briar Road.
Briar Road293 m
Turn left onto Beech Road.
Beech Road353 m
Turn left onto Hawthorn Avenue.
Hawthorn Avenue299 m
Turn left onto Briar Road.
Briar Road314 m
Turn right onto Elm Road.
Elm Road650 m
Move right onto Mansfield Crescent.
Mansfield Crescent96 m
Turn left onto George Street.
George Street166 m
Turn left onto Charles Crescent.
Charles Crescent43 m
Turn right onto King Street.
King Street92 m
Turn right onto Doncaster Road.
Doncaster Road1.2 km
Enter Armthorpe Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Armthorpe Road.
Armthorpe Road Roundabout27 m
Exit the roundabout onto Armthorpe Road.
Armthorpe Road96 m
Keep left to stay on Armthorpe Road.
Armthorpe Road106 m
Keep left to stay on Armthorpe Road.
Armthorpe Road456 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sandringham Road.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sandringham Road.
Sandringham Road1.2 km
Turn left onto Leicester Avenue.
Leicester Avenue91 m
Keep right to stay on Leicester Avenue.
Leicester Avenue103 m
Turn left onto Shaftesbury Avenue.
Shaftesbury Avenue312 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Doncaster · Route 1 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.
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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Clay Lane Roundabout, Armthorpe Road Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 31.9 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 (30, 40, 50, 60 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.
All Saints
Start near All Saints.
Bessacarr Newsagents
Continue to Bessacarr Newsagents.
Bawtry Road
Continue to Bawtry Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Wheatley Hotel
Continue to Wheatley Hotel.
Wheatley Park Baptist Church
Continue to Wheatley Park Baptist Church.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Nissan
Continue to Nissan.
BMW
Continue to BMW.
Mercedes-Benz
Continue to Mercedes-Benz.
Clay Lane Roundabout
Continue to Clay Lane Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Formula One Autocentres
Continue to Formula One Autocentres.
HiQ
Continue to HiQ.
Mini
Continue to Mini.
House Martin
Continue to House Martin.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Co-operative Food
Continue to Co-operative Food.
Sportsman
Continue to Sportsman.
Armthorpe Road Roundabout
Continue to Armthorpe Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Lonsdale
Finish back near Lonsdale, completing the loop.
10 roundabouts · 16 turns · 9 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 12 turns · 5 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 18 turns · 6 sets of lights
This route is 52.8 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Doncaster test centre, not an official DVSA route.