Near Doncaster test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 12 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 78.1 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 Bawtry Road, St Mary's Roundabout, Wheatley Hall 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, named junctions, 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 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 183-step drive on real, named roads (about 80.7 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 3rd exit onto A638/Bawtry Road.
69 m
Exit the roundabout onto A638/Bawtry Road.
A6383.1 km
Make a right U-turn to stay on A638/Bawtry Road.
A63880 m
Turn left onto Rose Hill Rise.
Rose Hill Rise324 m
Turn right onto Rose Hill Court.
Rose Hill Court133 m
Turn right to stay on Rose Hill Court.
Rose Hill Court10 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Rose Hill Court.
Rose Hill Court10 m
Turn left to stay on Rose Hill Court.
Rose Hill Court133 m
Turn left onto Rose Hill Rise.
Rose Hill Rise323 m
Turn left onto A638/Bawtry Road.
A638239 m
Keep left to take B1396.
B13961.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Green Boulevard.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Green Boulevard.
Green Boulevard57 m
Keep straight to stay on Green Boulevard.
Green Boulevard197 m
Turn left onto Everingham Road.
Everingham Road436 m
Turn right onto Aldesworth Road.
Aldesworth Road541 m
Turn right onto Levet Road.
Levet Road412 m
Turn left onto Everingham Road.
Everingham Road195 m
Turn right onto Green Boulevard.
Green Boulevard46 m
Keep left to stay on Green Boulevard.
Green Boulevard96 m
Make a right U-turn at Green Boulevard to stay on Green Boulevard.
Green Boulevard160 m
Turn right onto Everingham Road.
Everingham Road39 m
Turn right onto Green Boulevard.
Green Boulevard46 m
Keep left to stay on Green Boulevard.
Green Boulevard202 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
Cantley Lane1.1 km
Turn right onto Rose Hill.
Rose Hill41 m
Turn right to stay on Rose Hill.
Rose Hill94 m
Turn right to stay on Rose Hill.
Rose Hill75 m
Turn right onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
Cantley Lane96 m
Turn right onto Rose Hill.
Rose Hill136 m
Turn right to stay on Rose Hill.
Rose Hill75 m
Turn left onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
Cantley Lane1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cantley Lane/B1396.
Cantley Lane1.3 km
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 Lane394 m
Move left onto Hawthorn Avenue.
Hawthorn Avenue618 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 Road227 m
Turn right onto Laurel Road.
Laurel Road340 m
Turn left onto Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane502 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 1st exit onto A630/Westmoor Link.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Westmoor Link.
A630404 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A630/Westmoor Link.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Westmoor Link.
A6301.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A18/Thorne Road.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Thorne Road.
A18347 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
78 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.
A6302.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A630/Church Way.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Church Way.
A630378 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A19/St George's Bridge.
100 m
Exit the roundabout onto A19/St George's Bridge.
A19864 m
Enter St Mary's Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A638/York Road.
St Mary's Roundabout161 m
Exit the roundabout onto A638/York Road.
A6381.2 km
Keep straight to stay on A638/York Road.
A638276 m
Keep left to stay on A638.
A6382.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Doncaster Lane/B1220.
51 m
Exit the roundabout onto Doncaster Lane/B1220.
Doncaster Lane1.3 km
Move right to stay on Doncaster Lane/B1220.
Doncaster Lane163 m
Turn left onto Village Street.
Village Street436 m
Move left onto Fern Bank.
Fern Bank165 m
Turn left onto Tenter Balk Lane.
Tenter Balk Lane827 m
Turn left onto A638/Great North Road.
A6381.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A638/Great North Road.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto A638/Great North Road.
A6382.9 km
Keep left to stay on A638/York Road.
A6381.1 km
Enter St Mary's Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A19/St George's Bridge.
St Mary's Roundabout108 m
Exit the roundabout onto A19/St George's Bridge.
A19872 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A630/Church Way.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Church Way.
A63044 m
Move left to stay on A630/Church Way.
A630317 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A6301.1 km
Keep left to stay on A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A6302.4 km
Enter Clay Lane Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
Clay Lane Roundabout40 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A630191 m
Keep left to stay on A630/Wheatley Hall Road.
A630254 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A18/Thorne Road.
3 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 Road155 m
Turn left.
107 m
Turn left onto Chestnut Avenue.
Chestnut Avenue201 m
Turn left.
61 m
Turn left onto Hatfield Lane.
Hatfield Lane711 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 3rd exit onto A630/Westmoor Link.
123 m
Exit the roundabout onto A630/Westmoor Link.
A630376 m
Keep left to stay on A630/Westmoor Link.
A630109 m
Keep left to stay on A630/Westmoor Link.
A630176 m
Keep right to stay on A630/Westmoor Link.
A630238 m
Keep right to stay on A630/Westmoor Link.
A630163 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto West Moor Lane.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto West Moor Lane.
West Moor Lane848 m
Turn left onto Green Lane.
Green Lane1.6 km
Turn left onto Thorne Road/A18.
Thorne Road549 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Thorne Road/A18.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thorne Road/A18.
Thorne Road1.3 km
Keep right to stay on A18.
A18620 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A18/Thorne Road.
88 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Thorne Road.
A18347 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A18/Thorne Road.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Thorne Road.
A18384 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Thorne Road.
57 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thorne Road.
Thorne Road797 m
Keep right to stay on Thorne Road.
Thorne Road135 m
Keep left to stay on Thorne Road.
Thorne Road247 m
Turn left onto Thornhill Avenue.
Thornhill Avenue227 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Sandall Rise.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sandall Rise.
Sandall Rise250 m
Turn left onto Armthorpe Road.
Armthorpe Road52 m
Keep left to stay on Armthorpe Road.
Armthorpe Road68 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Armthorpe Road.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Armthorpe Road.
Armthorpe Road535 m
Keep right to stay on Armthorpe Road.
Armthorpe Road127 m
Enter Armthorpe Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A18/Leger Way.
Armthorpe Road Roundabout47 m
Exit the roundabout onto A18/Leger Way.
A181.9 km
Make a right U-turn at Sandall Beat Road to stay on A18/Leger Way.
A18158 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 Road166 m
Keep left to stay on Armthorpe Road.
Armthorpe Road493 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 Avenue194 m
Turn left onto Shaftesbury Avenue.
Shaftesbury Avenue312 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Doncaster · Route 9 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near 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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at St Mary's Roundabout, Clay Lane Roundabout, Armthorpe Road Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 44.2 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 (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.
Bawtry Road
Continue to Bawtry Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Bessacarr Newsagents
Continue to Bessacarr Newsagents.
St Hugh of Lincoln
Continue to St Hugh of Lincoln.
Fish Bits
Continue to Fish Bits.
Co-op Food
Continue to Co-op Food.
Horse and Groom
Continue to Horse and Groom.
House Martin
Continue to House Martin.
St Mary's Roundabout
Continue to St Mary's Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Sun
Continue to Sun.
St Joseph & St Teresa's, Askern
Continue to St Joseph & St Teresa's, Askern.
St Joseph & St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Continue to St Joseph & St Teresa's Catholic Primary School.
Foresters Arms
Continue to Foresters Arms.
St Laurence
Continue to St Laurence.
Wheatley Hall Road
Continue to Wheatley Hall Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Clay Lane Roundabout
Continue to Clay Lane Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
St Aidan
Continue to St Aidan.
Wheatley Hotel
Continue to Wheatley Hotel.
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
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 78.1 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.