Near Grimsby Coldwater test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 22 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 27.5 km practice route near Grimsby Coldwater test centre, taking roughly 40 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 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 shops, schools, stations 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 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 85-step drive on real, named roads (about 27.5 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 Road326 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 Lane290 m
Turn right onto Estate Road No 5.
Estate Road No 5830 m
Turn right onto Estate Road No 2.
Estate Road No 2404 m
Turn right onto Estate Road No 6.
Estate Road No 6574 m
Turn right onto Estate Road No 5.
Estate Road No 5626 m
Turn left onto Estate Road No 2.
Estate Road No 2188 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A180.
146 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 5th exit onto A180/Westgate.
152 m
Exit the roundabout onto A180/Westgate.
A1801.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cleethorpe Road/A180.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cleethorpe Road/A180.
Cleethorpe Road453 m
Keep left to take Riby Square.
Riby Square81 m
Turn right onto Orwell Street.
Orwell Street46 m
Turn right.
97 m
Turn left onto Tomline Street.
Tomline Street30 m
Turn left onto Orwell Street.
Orwell Street117 m
Turn left onto Riby Square.
Riby Square26 m
Turn right onto Railway Street.
Railway Street867 m
Move left onto Wellington Street.
Wellington Street120 m
Turn right onto Freeman Street/B1213.
Freeman Street187 m
Turn right onto Ellis Way/A1136. Continue on A1136.
A11361.3 km
Turn left onto Church Lane.
Church Lane774 m
Turn right onto Pasture Street.
Pasture Street367 m
Turn left onto Hainton Avenue/B1213. Continue on B1213.
B1213662 m
Turn left onto Garibaldi Street.
Garibaldi Street144 m
Turn left onto Railway Street.
Railway Street270 m
Move left onto Wellington Street.
Wellington Street120 m
Turn right onto Freeman Street/B1213. Continue on B1213.
B12131.1 km
Turn right onto Welholme Road/B1212.
Welholme Road252 m
Turn left onto Farebrother Street.
Farebrother Street202 m
Turn right onto Patrick Street.
Patrick Street83 m
Turn left onto Legsby Avenue.
Legsby Avenue145 m
Turn left onto St Augustine Avenue.
St Augustine Avenue85 m
Turn left onto Farebrother Street.
Farebrother Street478 m
Turn left onto Lambert Road.
Lambert Road173 m
Turn right onto Ainslie Street.
Ainslie Street161 m
Turn left onto Abbey Drive East.
Abbey Drive East263 m
Turn left onto Abbey Road.
Abbey Road122 m
Turn left onto Abbey Park Road.
Abbey Park Road143 m
Turn left onto Abbey Drive West.
Abbey Drive West108 m
Turn left to stay on Abbey Drive West.
Abbey Drive West172 m
Turn right onto Abbey Road.
Abbey Road99 m
Turn left onto Wellowgate.
Wellowgate299 m
Turn left onto Church Lane.
Church Lane107 m
Turn right onto Frederick Ward Way/A1136.
Frederick Ward Way437 m
Turn left onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road275 m
Turn left onto Frederick Street.
Frederick Street147 m
Turn right to stay on Frederick Street.
Frederick Street101 m
Turn left to stay on Frederick Street.
Frederick Street223 m
Turn left onto Freshney Drive.
Freshney Drive157 m
Move left onto Yarborough Drive.
Yarborough Drive507 m
Turn left onto Crescent Street.
Crescent Street134 m
Turn right onto Cartergate.
Cartergate91 m
Turn right onto Chantry Lane.
Chantry Lane140 m
Turn right onto Earl Street.
Earl Street158 m
Turn left onto Lord Street.
Lord Street347 m
Turn left onto Haycroft Street.
Haycroft Street148 m
Turn right onto Lister Street.
Lister Street52 m
Turn right onto Arthur Street.
Arthur Street282 m
Turn left onto Haven Avenue.
Haven Avenue253 m
Turn right onto Boulevard Avenue.
Boulevard Avenue432 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A180.
38 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 Road167 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Grimsby Coldwater · Route 13 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 5.7 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.
Speedy Services
Start near Speedy Services.
Orchard (Sargon Way)
Continue to Orchard (Sargon Way).
Grayson's School Buses
Continue to Grayson's School Buses.
Viking Hardware
Continue to Viking Hardware.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
CarSupermarket.com
Continue to CarSupermarket.com.
Pochin
Continue to Pochin.
Energas Ltd / Engweld
Continue to Energas Ltd / Engweld.
Wold Print
Continue to Wold Print.
Grimsby Docks
Continue to Grimsby Docks.
Wellington Bar (Closed)
Continue to Wellington Bar (Closed).
Primark
Continue to Primark.
Saint James (Grimsby Minster)
Continue to Saint James (Grimsby Minster).
Learning4Life-GY
Continue to Learning4Life-GY.
St Augustine of Hippo
Continue to St Augustine of Hippo.
Snug
Continue to Snug.
New Standard Club & Institute (Closed)
Continue to New Standard Club & Institute (Closed).
Haven Methordist Church
Continue to Haven Methordist Church.
Boulevard Park
Continue to Boulevard Park.
Haven
Finish back near Haven, 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 27.5 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Grimsby Coldwater test centre, not an official DVSA route.