Near Grimsby Coldwater test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 17 turns and 7 signalled junctions across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 32.0 km practice route near Grimsby Coldwater test centre, taking roughly 35 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, 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 schools, stations, shops and churches, 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 81-step drive on real, named roads (about 32.0 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 Road985 m
Turn right onto Victor Street.
Victor Street714 m
Turn left onto Wellington Street.
Wellington Street313 m
Turn left onto Stanley Street.
Stanley Street409 m
Turn left onto Oxford Street.
Oxford Street462 m
Turn left onto Albion Street.
Albion Street409 m
Turn left onto Wellington Street.
Wellington Street324 m
Turn right onto Weelsby Street.
Weelsby Street166 m
Turn right onto Eleanor Street.
Eleanor Street177 m
Turn left onto Convamore Road.
Convamore Road164 m
Keep right to stay on Convamore Road.
Convamore Road46 m
Turn right onto Pasture Street.
Pasture Street288 m
Turn left onto Hainton Avenue/B1213.
Hainton Avenue708 m
Turn right onto Welholme Road/B1212.
Welholme Road112 m
Turn left onto A16/Peaks Parkway.
A16567 m
Turn right onto A46/Weelsby Road.
A46155 m
Turn left onto Weelsby Avenue.
Weelsby Avenue331 m
Turn left onto Drew Avenue.
Drew Avenue243 m
Turn right onto Weelsby Avenue.
Weelsby Avenue401 m
Turn right onto A46/Weelsby Road.
A46103 m
Stay straight to take the ramp.
A46995 m
Turn left onto Ladysmith Road.
Ladysmith Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Durban Road.
Durban Road535 m
Turn right onto Roberts Street.
Roberts Street74 m
Turn right onto Cooper Road.
Cooper Road217 m
Turn right onto Humberstone Road.
Humberstone Road73 m
Turn right onto Durban Road.
Durban Road218 m
Turn right onto Roberts Street.
Roberts Street74 m
Turn right onto Cooper Road.
Cooper Road540 m
Turn left onto Ladysmith Road.
Ladysmith Road892 m
Turn right onto Whitby Drive.
Whitby Drive133 m
Make a right U-turn at Filey Road to stay on Whitby Drive.
Whitby Drive145 m
Turn left onto Ladysmith Road.
Ladysmith Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Sixhills Street.
Sixhills Street140 m
Turn left onto Convamore Road.
Convamore Road172 m
Turn left onto Ropery Street.
Ropery Street338 m
Turn left onto Weelsby Street South.
Weelsby Street South472 m
Turn left onto Wellington Street.
Wellington Street536 m
Turn right onto Freeman Street/B1213.
Freeman Street717 m
Turn right onto Cleethorpe Road/A180.
Cleethorpe Road326 m
Turn left onto Kesgrave Street.
Kesgrave Street71 m
Turn left onto Orwell Street.
Orwell Street83 m
Turn left onto Nacton Street.
Nacton Street71 m
Turn right onto Cleethorpe Road/A180.
Cleethorpe Road252 m
Keep right to stay on Cleethorpe Road/A180.
Cleethorpe Road474 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A180/Westgate.
39 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 Road167 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Grimsby Coldwater · Route 3 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.
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 7.7 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 30, 40 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.
Orchard (Sargon Way)
Start near Orchard (Sargon Way).
Grayson's School Buses
Continue to Grayson's School Buses.
Ford Transit Centre Grimsby
Continue to Ford Transit Centre Grimsby.
SR Electrical Wholesalers
Continue to SR Electrical Wholesalers.
CarSupermarket.com
Continue to CarSupermarket.com.
Energas Ltd / Engweld
Continue to Energas Ltd / Engweld.
Italian Style Pizza & Grill
Continue to Italian Style Pizza & Grill.
nisa local
Continue to nisa local.
St Andrew with St Luke & All Saints
Continue to St Andrew with St Luke & All Saints.
Cornerstone Community Church of the Nazarene
Continue to Cornerstone Community Church of the Nazarene.
Harper Aesthetics
Continue to Harper Aesthetics.
Honest
Continue to Honest.
Park Congregational Church
Continue to Park Congregational Church.
Filey Road News
Continue to Filey Road News.
CJ's Supermarket (Premier)
Continue to CJ's Supermarket (Premier).
Holme Hill Education Centre
Continue to Holme Hill Education Centre.
Learning4Life-GY
Continue to Learning4Life-GY.
Sofa Outlet
Continue to Sofa Outlet.
Eurocell
Continue to Eurocell.
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 32.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Grimsby Coldwater test centre, not an official DVSA route.