Near Grimsby Coldwater test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 23 turns and 8 signalled junctions across 34 navigation steps.
This is an independent 35.2 km practice route near Grimsby Coldwater test centre, taking roughly 50 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 Nun's Corner, 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, 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 stations, 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 98-step drive on real, named roads (about 35.2 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 Lane54 m
Turn left 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 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 Road808 m
Turn left onto Kesgrave Street.
Kesgrave Street71 m
Turn left onto Orwell Street.
Orwell Street315 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 left onto Freeman Street/B1213.
Freeman Street277 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.
Freeman Street187 m
Turn right onto Ellis Way/A1136.
Ellis Way111 m
Turn left onto Holles Street.
Holles Street64 m
Turn left onto Bradley Street.
Bradley Street116 m
Turn right onto Hainton Avenue/B1213.
Hainton Avenue840 m
Turn right onto Welholme Road/B1212.
Welholme Road112 m
Turn left onto A16/Peaks Parkway.
A16567 m
Turn right onto A46/Weelsby Road. Continue on A46.
A461.2 km
Enter Nun's Corner and take the 2nd exit onto A46/Laceby Road.
Nun's Corner37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A46/Laceby Road.
A462.1 km
Enter Bradley Crossroads and take the 1st exit onto Bradley Road.
Bradley Crossroads10 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bradley Road.
Bradley Road785 m
Turn right onto Church Lane.
Church Lane245 m
Turn right onto Manor Farm Mews.
Manor Farm Mews166 m
Turn left to stay on Manor Farm Mews.
Manor Farm Mews70 m
Turn left onto Church Lane.
Church Lane245 m
Turn left onto Bradley Road.
Bradley Road786 m
Enter Bradley Crossroads and take the 3rd exit onto A46/Laceby Road.
Bradley Crossroads69 m
Exit the roundabout onto A46/Laceby Road.
A462.1 km
Enter Nun's Corner and take the 1st exit onto A46/Bargate.
Nun's Corner20 m
Exit the roundabout onto A46/Bargate.
A46156 m
Move right onto A46/Weelsby Road.
A46978 m
Stay straight to take the A16 ramp.
A16571 m
Turn right onto Welholme Road/B1212.
Welholme Road112 m
Turn left onto Hainton Avenue/B1213.
Hainton Avenue576 m
Turn left onto Sixhills Street.
Sixhills Street77 m
Turn left onto Willingham Street.
Willingham Street223 m
Turn left onto Catherine Street.
Catherine Street76 m
Turn left onto Hainton Avenue/B1213.
Hainton Avenue221 m
Turn left onto Sixhills Street.
Sixhills Street77 m
Turn right onto Willingham Street.
Willingham Street131 m
Turn right onto Pasture Street.
Pasture Street74 m
Turn right onto Hainton Avenue/B1213.
Hainton Avenue708 m
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 Road272 m
Turn left onto Welholme Avenue.
Welholme Avenue280 m
Turn right onto Welholme Road/B1212.
Welholme Road157 m
Turn right onto Bargate/A1243.
Bargate241 m
Turn right onto Brighowgate.
Brighowgate273 m
Turn left onto Grosvenor Street.
Grosvenor Street1.0 km
Enter Market Hotel Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cromwell Road.
Market Hotel Roundabout35 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 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 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 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.
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
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 13.4 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.
Lambretta upgrades Ltd
Continue to Lambretta upgrades Ltd.
Handsons Interiors
Continue to Handsons Interiors.
Italian Style Pizza & Grill
Continue to Italian Style Pizza & Grill.
Grimsby Docks
Continue to Grimsby Docks.
Grimsby Islamic Centre
Continue to Grimsby Islamic Centre.
Nun's Corner
Continue to Nun's Corner, taking the junction with good observation.
Green Futures Community Garden
Continue to Green Futures Community Garden.
St George
Continue to St George.
Bradley Inn
Continue to Bradley Inn.
St Marks Church
Continue to St Marks Church.
University Centre (University of Hull)
Continue to University Centre (University of Hull).
St Columba's Church
Continue to St Columba's Church.
St Augustine of Hippo
Continue to St Augustine of Hippo.
Wellowgate Chapel
Continue to Wellowgate Chapel.
St Martin's Preparatory School
Continue to St Martin's Preparatory School.
Market Hotel Roundabout
Continue to Market Hotel Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Cromwell Road
Finish back near Cromwell Road, 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 35.2 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Grimsby Coldwater test centre, not an official DVSA route.