Near Doncaster test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts, 16 turns and 9 signalled junctions across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 87.1 km practice route near Doncaster 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.
Along the way you'll meet Armthorpe Road Roundabout, Bawtry Road, Clay Lane Roundabout and White Rose Way. 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 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, named junctions, pubs 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 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 210-step drive on real, named roads (about 92.2 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 right onto Sandringham Road.
Sandringham Road506 m
Turn left onto Ennis Crescent.
Ennis Crescent126 m
Turn right to stay on Ennis Crescent.
Ennis Crescent140 m
Turn left onto Kenmare Crescent.
Kenmare Crescent67 m
Turn left onto Arklow Road.
Arklow Road296 m
Turn left onto Dublin Road.
Dublin Road89 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Dunleary Road.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dunleary Road.
Dunleary Road64 m
Turn right onto Lakeen Road.
Lakeen Road5 m
Turn left onto Dunleary Road.
Dunleary Road212 m
Keep left to take Hampton Road.
Hampton Road282 m
Turn right onto Town Moor Avenue.
Town Moor Avenue80 m
Turn right onto Marlborough Road.
Marlborough Road232 m
Turn right onto Craithie Road.
Craithie Road80 m
Turn left onto Hampton Road.
Hampton Road84 m
Turn right onto Zetland Road.
Zetland Road445 m
Keep right to take Leicester Avenue.
Leicester Avenue189 m
Turn left onto A18/Leger Way.
A18332 m
Keep right 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 3rd exit onto A638/Bawtry Road.
69 m
Exit the roundabout onto A638/Bawtry Road.
A638956 m
Turn right onto Church Lane.
Church Lane422 m
Turn left onto Goodison Boulevard.
Goodison Boulevard636 m
Move right to stay on Goodison Boulevard.
Goodison Boulevard86 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
Cantley Lane416 m
Turn left onto Whin Hill Road.
Whin Hill Road527 m
Turn left onto A638/Bawtry Road.
A6381.1 km
Turn left onto Church Lane.
Church Lane422 m
Turn right onto Goodison Boulevard.
Goodison Boulevard1.6 km
Turn right onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
Cantley Lane458 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto School Lane.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto School Lane.
School Lane148 m
Keep right to stay on School Lane.
School Lane202 m
Turn right onto Main Street.
Main Street159 m
Move left onto Nutwell Lane.
Nutwell Lane1.3 km
Keep right to stay on Nutwell Lane.
Nutwell Lane104 m
Keep right to stay on Nutwell Lane.
Nutwell Lane1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mill Street.
33 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mill Street.
Mill Street307 m
Move left onto Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane788 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hatfield Lane.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane223 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hatfield Lane.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane124 m
Keep left to stay on Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane823 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
305 m
Keep left to stay on Armthorpe Lane.
Armthorpe Lane281 m
Keep left to stay on Armthorpe Lane.
Armthorpe Lane1.3 km
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road427 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street81 m
Keep straight to stay on High Street.
High Street776 m
Turn right onto Church Lane.
Church Lane198 m
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road96 m
Turn left to stay on Church Road.
Church Road805 m
Move left onto Station Road.
Station Road427 m
Turn left onto Armthorpe Lane.
Armthorpe Lane256 m
Keep left to stay on Armthorpe Lane.
Armthorpe Lane1.0 km
Keep left to stay on Armthorpe Lane.
Armthorpe Lane281 m
Keep right to stay on Armthorpe Lane.
Armthorpe Lane244 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hatfield Lane.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane926 m
Keep left to stay on Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane29 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hatfield Lane.
60 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 Lane792 m
Move right onto Mill Street.
Mill Street35 m
Keep left to stay on Mill Street.
Mill Street221 m
Keep right to stay on Mill Street.
Mill Street49 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Nutwell Lane.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Nutwell Lane.
Nutwell Lane1.5 km
Keep right to stay on Nutwell Lane.
Nutwell Lane104 m
Keep right to stay on Nutwell Lane.
Nutwell Lane1.3 km
Move right onto Main Street.
Main Street159 m
Turn left onto School Lane.
School Lane350 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
Cantley Lane1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
Cantley Lane416 m
Turn left onto Whin Hill Road.
Whin Hill Road527 m
Turn left onto A638/Bawtry Road.
A6381.1 km
Turn left onto Church Lane.
Church Lane421 m
Turn right onto Goodison Boulevard.
Goodison Boulevard1.6 km
Turn right onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
Cantley Lane458 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto School Lane.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto School Lane.
School Lane148 m
Keep right to stay on School Lane.
School Lane202 m
Turn right onto Main Street.
Main Street159 m
Move left onto Nutwell Lane.
Nutwell Lane1.3 km
Keep right to stay on Nutwell Lane.
Nutwell Lane104 m
Keep right to stay on Nutwell Lane.
Nutwell Lane1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Mill Street.
33 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mill Street.
Mill Street307 m
Move left onto Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane788 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hatfield Lane.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane223 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Hatfield Lane.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane124 m
Keep left to stay on Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane823 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Armthorpe Lane.
60 m
Exit the roundabout onto Armthorpe Lane.
Armthorpe Lane245 m
Keep left to stay on Armthorpe Lane.
Armthorpe Lane281 m
Keep left to stay on Armthorpe Lane.
Armthorpe Lane1.3 km
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road427 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street857 m
Turn right onto Church Lane.
Church Lane198 m
Turn right onto Church Road.
Church Road96 m
Turn left to stay on Church Road.
Church Road805 m
Move left onto Station Road.
Station Road427 m
Move right onto Doncaster Road.
Doncaster Road86 m
Keep left to stay on Doncaster Road.
Doncaster Road2.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Doncaster Road.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Doncaster Road.
Doncaster Road778 m
Enter Clay Lane Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
Clay Lane Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A63011 m
Keep left to stay on A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A630102 m
Keep left to stay on A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A630332 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A18/Thorne Road.
78 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Thorne Road.
A18384 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A18/Leger Way.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Leger Way.
A18687 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.
A182.6 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 3rd exit onto A638/Bawtry Road.
69 m
Exit the roundabout onto A638/Bawtry Road.
A6383.4 km
Turn left onto Gliwice Way.
Gliwice Way291 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gliwice Way.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gliwice Way.
Gliwice Way417 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lakeside Boulevard.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lakeside Boulevard.
Lakeside Boulevard500 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Lakeside Boulevard.
98 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lakeside Boulevard.
Lakeside Boulevard485 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
122 m
Exit the roundabout onto Lakeside Boulevard.
Lakeside Boulevard500 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
43 m
Exit the roundabout.
142 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Carolina Way.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Carolina Way.
Carolina Way149 m
Keep left to stay on Carolina Way.
Carolina Way1.7 km
Enter White Rose Way and take the 1st exit.
White Rose Way145 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6182/White Rose Way.
A6182325 m
Keep right to stay on A6182/White Rose Way.
A6182124 m
Keep straight to stay on A6182/White Rose Way.
A6182621 m
Move left.
42 m
Take the exit on the right.
41 m
Make a right U-turn at Wilmington Drive onto A6182/White Rose Way.
A61821.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A6182/White Rose Way.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6182/White Rose Way.
A6182615 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A18/Carr House Road.
86 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Carr House Road.
A181.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A18/Carr House Road.
157 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Carr House Road.
A18961 m
Make a right U-turn at Stockil Road to stay on A18/Carr House Road.
A18374 m
Turn left onto Danum Road.
Danum Road256 m
Turn left onto Bennetthorpe.
Bennetthorpe39 m
Turn right onto Manor Drive.
Manor Drive25 m
Turn left onto Bennetthorpe.
Bennetthorpe55 m
Turn left to stay on Bennetthorpe.
Bennetthorpe490 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A18/Leger Way.
5 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 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.
A181.5 km
Turn right onto Leicester Avenue.
Leicester Avenue375 m
Turn right onto Sandringham Road.
Sandringham Road291 m
Turn right onto Tudor Road.
Tudor Road57 m
Keep left to stay on Tudor Road.
Tudor Road237 m
Turn left onto Shaftesbury Avenue.
Shaftesbury Avenue32 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Doncaster · Route 10 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 Armthorpe Road Roundabout, Clay Lane 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 (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.
All Saints
Start near All Saints.
Armthorpe Road Roundabout
Continue to Armthorpe Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Lonsdale
Continue to Lonsdale.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
Victoria Boutique
Continue to Victoria Boutique.
Bawtry Road
Continue to Bawtry Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Cantley Methodist Church
Continue to Cantley Methodist Church.
St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church
Continue to St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church.
Co-operative
Continue to Co-operative.
Horse and Groom
Continue to Horse and Groom.
Barnby Dun Social Club
Continue to Barnby Dun Social Club.
Olive Tree
Continue to Olive Tree.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Glass House
Continue to Glass House.
Clay Lane Roundabout
Continue to Clay Lane Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Dunkin' Donuts
Continue to Dunkin' Donuts.
White Rose Way
Continue to White Rose Way, taking the junction with good observation.
Don Valley Cycles
Continue to Don Valley Cycles.
Park Hotel
Finish back near Park Hotel, completing the loop.
9 roundabouts · 12 turns · 5 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 12 turns · 3 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 18 turns · 6 sets of lights
11 roundabouts · 17 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 87.1 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Doncaster test centre, not an official DVSA route.