Near Grimsby Coldwater test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 12 roundabouts, 15 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 29.3 km practice route near Grimsby Coldwater 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 Market Hotel Roundabout and Cromwell Road. 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, 20 mph zones, 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 schools, pubs, shops and named junctions, 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 Grimsby Coldwater 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 95-step drive on real, named roads (about 29.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east.
61 m
Turn right.
36 m
Turn right onto Estate Road No 1.
Estate Road No 1494 m
Turn right onto Woad Lane.
Woad Lane54 m
Turn left onto Laforey Road.
Laforey Road122 m
Turn left onto Sargon Way.
Sargon Way50 m
Turn left.
31 m
Make a right U-turn.
31 m
Turn right onto Sargon Way.
Sargon Way50 m
Turn left onto Laforey Road.
Laforey Road204 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Laforey Road.
Laforey Road326 m
Turn right onto Woad Lane.
Woad Lane847 m
Turn left onto Newbury Terrace.
Newbury Terrace100 m
Turn left onto Newbury Avenue.
Newbury Avenue304 m
Turn right onto Woad Lane.
Woad Lane585 m
Turn right onto Estate Road No 1.
Estate Road No 1847 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A180.
39 m
Exit the roundabout onto A180.
A180850 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A180/Westgate.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A180/Westgate.
A1801.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A180/Westgate.
122 m
Exit the roundabout onto A180/Westgate.
A1801.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Pyewipe Road.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Pyewipe Road.
Pyewipe Road407 m
Turn right onto New Haven Terrace.
New Haven Terrace273 m
Turn right onto Stortford Street.
Stortford Street175 m
Turn left onto Elsenham Road.
Elsenham Road67 m
Turn left onto Clavering Street.
Clavering Street168 m
Turn right onto New Haven Terrace.
New Haven Terrace65 m
Turn right onto Harlow Street.
Harlow Street69 m
Turn right onto Gilbey Road.
Gilbey Road331 m
Turn right onto Standford Street.
Standford Street79 m
Turn right onto New Haven Terrace.
New Haven Terrace197 m
Turn right onto Stortford Street.
Stortford Street75 m
Turn left onto Gilbey Road.
Gilbey Road65 m
Turn left onto Clavering Street.
Clavering Street71 m
Turn left onto New Haven Terrace.
New Haven Terrace197 m
Turn left onto Dunmow Street.
Dunmow Street79 m
Turn right onto Gilbey Road.
Gilbey Road124 m
Turn right onto Boulevard Avenue.
Boulevard Avenue746 m
Enter Market Hotel Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cromwell Road.
Market Hotel Roundabout56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cromwell Road.
Cromwell Road904 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cromwell Road.
104 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cromwell Road.
Cromwell Road904 m
Enter Market Hotel Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cromwell Road/A1136.
Market Hotel Roundabout34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cromwell Road/A1136.
Cromwell Road281 m
Turn right onto Marshall Avenue.
Marshall Avenue156 m
Turn left onto Rosalind Avenue.
Rosalind Avenue189 m
Turn right onto Littlefield Lane.
Littlefield Lane501 m
Turn left to stay on Littlefield Lane.
Littlefield Lane105 m
Move left onto Chelmsford Avenue.
Chelmsford Avenue581 m
Turn right onto Carnforth Crescent.
Carnforth Crescent102 m
Turn right onto Coventry Avenue.
Coventry Avenue305 m
Turn right onto Cromer Avenue.
Cromer Avenue82 m
Turn left onto Cambridge Road.
Cambridge Road98 m
Turn right onto Pembroke Road.
Pembroke Road90 m
Turn left onto Peterhouse Road.
Peterhouse Road130 m
Turn left onto Magdalene Road.
Magdalene Road108 m
Turn left onto Cambridge Road.
Cambridge Road259 m
Turn right onto Cromer Avenue.
Cromer Avenue180 m
Turn left onto Carnforth Crescent.
Carnforth Crescent368 m
Turn left onto Chelmsford Avenue.
Chelmsford Avenue136 m
Turn left onto Cambridge Road.
Cambridge Road855 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Little Coates Road/B1444.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Little Coates Road/B1444.
Little Coates Road513 m
Enter Toothill Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Yarborough Road/A1136.
Toothill Roundabout34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Yarborough Road/A1136.
Yarborough Road678 m
Turn right onto Cross Coates Road.
Cross Coates Road217 m
Turn right onto Richmond Road.
Richmond Road64 m
Turn right onto Ashtree Avenue.
Ashtree Avenue174 m
Turn right onto Elm Avenue.
Elm Avenue63 m
Turn left onto Cross Coates Road.
Cross Coates Road37 m
Turn right onto Yarborough Road/A1136.
Yarborough Road591 m
Enter Market Hotel Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cromwell Road.
Market Hotel Roundabout5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cromwell Road.
Cromwell Road904 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cromwell Road.
104 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cromwell Road.
Cromwell Road904 m
Enter Market Hotel Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Boulevard Avenue.
Market Hotel Roundabout11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Boulevard Avenue.
Boulevard Avenue1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A180/Westgate.
119 m
Exit the roundabout onto A180/Westgate.
A1801.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A180/Westgate.
122 m
Exit the roundabout onto A180/Westgate.
A1801.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A180.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto A180.
A180847 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Estate Road No 1.
109 m
Exit the roundabout onto Estate Road No 1.
Estate Road No 1851 m
Turn left onto Woad Lane.
Woad Lane793 m
Turn left onto Newbury Terrace.
Newbury Terrace100 m
Turn left onto Newbury Avenue.
Newbury Avenue304 m
Turn right onto Woad Lane.
Woad Lane638 m
Turn left onto Laforey Road.
Laforey Road326 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Laforey Road.
Laforey Road204 m
Turn right onto Sargon Way.
Sargon Way31 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Grimsby Coldwater · Route 11 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 Market Hotel Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 6.7 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.
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.
Orchard (Sargon Way)
Start near Orchard (Sargon Way).
Haven
Continue to Haven.
Shell Select
Continue to Shell Select.
Burger King
Continue to Burger King.
Energas Ltd / Engweld
Continue to Energas Ltd / Engweld.
Lisas Chippy
Continue to Lisas Chippy.
Today's Local
Continue to Today's Local.
Premier
Continue to Premier.
Market Hotel Roundabout
Continue to Market Hotel Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Cromwell Road
Continue to Cromwell Road, taking the junction with good observation.
Cricketers
Continue to Cricketers.
Haven Gospel Hall
Continue to Haven Gospel Hall.
Premier ( Carnforth Parade)
Continue to Premier ( Carnforth Parade).
Belisima Pizza
Continue to Belisima Pizza.
Trawl
Continue to Trawl.
Great Vape Grimsby
Continue to Great Vape Grimsby.
Fruktolinka International Foods
Continue to Fruktolinka International Foods.
GBA Automotive Technical Centre
Continue to GBA Automotive Technical Centre.
Eurocell
Continue to Eurocell.
SR Electrical Wholesalers
Finish back near SR Electrical Wholesalers, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 22 turns · 5 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 18 turns · 2 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 18 turns · 2 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 25 turns · 6 sets of lights
This route is 29.3 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Grimsby Coldwater test centre, not an official DVSA route.