Near Hartlepool test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 19 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 32 navigation steps.
This is an independent 36.1 km practice route near Hartlepool 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.
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 stations, churches, pubs and shops, 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 Hartlepool 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 120-step drive on real, named roads (about 36.4 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south.
23 m
Turn right.
31 m
Turn right onto Mainsforth Terrace.
Mainsforth Terrace92 m
Turn left onto Mainsforth Terrace/A178.
Mainsforth Terrace492 m
Turn left onto Huckelhoven Way.
Huckelhoven Way621 m
Move right to stay on Huckelhoven Way.
Huckelhoven Way864 m
Turn left onto Arncliffe Gardens.
Arncliffe Gardens344 m
Turn left onto Elwick Road.
Elwick Road160 m
Turn left onto Lansdowne Road.
Lansdowne Road157 m
Keep left to stay on Lansdowne Road.
Lansdowne Road177 m
Turn left onto Park Road.
Park Road867 m
Turn left onto Elwick Road.
Elwick Road247 m
Turn left to stay on Elwick Road.
Elwick Road130 m
Turn left onto Queensberry Avenue.
Queensberry Avenue314 m
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road1.0 km
Turn left onto York Road/B1277.
York Road477 m
Turn right onto Errol Street.
Errol Street89 m
Turn right onto Avenue Road.
Avenue Road162 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road250 m
Turn left onto A689/Stockton Street.
A689124 m
Make a right U-turn at Church Square/A178 to stay on A689.
A689840 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Burn Road.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Burn Road.
Burn Road261 m
Turn right onto Baltic Street.
Baltic Street245 m
Turn right onto Oxford Street.
Oxford Street165 m
Move right onto Greatham Street.
Greatham Street44 m
Turn left onto A689/Belle Vue Way.
A689883 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A689/Stockton Road.
41 m
Exit the roundabout onto A689/Stockton Road.
A689577 m
Make a right U-turn onto A689/Belle Vue Way.
A689592 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A689/Belle Vue Way.
38 m
Exit the roundabout onto A689/Belle Vue Way.
A6891.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A689/Stranton.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto A689/Stranton. Continue on A689.
A689706 m
Make a right U-turn onto A689/Stranton.
A689719 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Stockton Road.
94 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stockton Road.
Stockton Road291 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stockton Road/B1277.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stockton Road/B1277.
Stockton Road486 m
Turn right to stay on Stockton Road.
Stockton Road587 m
Move right onto Westbrooke Avenue.
Westbrooke Avenue819 m
Turn right onto Kingsley Avenue.
Kingsley Avenue424 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Oxford Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oxford Road.
Oxford Road356 m
Turn left onto Catcote Road.
Catcote Road417 m
Turn left onto Tynebrooke Avenue.
Tynebrooke Avenue252 m
Turn right onto Kingsley Avenue.
Kingsley Avenue72 m
Turn right onto Teesbrooke Avenue.
Teesbrooke Avenue245 m
Turn left onto Tynebrooke Avenue.
Tynebrooke Avenue77 m
Turn left onto Catcote Road.
Catcote Road135 m
Keep right to stay on Catcote Road.
Catcote Road597 m
Keep left to stay on Catcote Road.
Catcote Road7 m
Turn left onto Rosmere Way.
Rosmere Way49 m
Turn right onto Rossmere Way.
Rossmere Way56 m
Turn right onto Catcote Road.
Catcote Road445 m
Turn right onto Brierton Lane.
Brierton Lane106 m
Keep straight to stay on Brierton Lane.
Brierton Lane542 m
Turn right onto Ardrossan Road.
Ardrossan Road266 m
Turn right onto Rossmere Way.
Rossmere Way382 m
Turn right onto Dumfries Road.
Dumfries Road230 m
Turn left onto Rossmere Way.
Rossmere Way167 m
Turn right onto Balmoral Road.
Balmoral Road109 m
Keep left to stay on Balmoral Road.
Balmoral Road312 m
Turn left onto Owton Manor Lane.
Owton Manor Lane36 m
Keep left to stay on Owton Manor Lane.
Owton Manor Lane35 m
Turn left onto Owton Close.
Owton Close130 m
Turn left onto Owton Manor Lane.
Owton Manor Lane349 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Seaton Lane/B1276.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Seaton Lane/B1276.
Seaton Lane309 m
Turn left onto Jutland Road.
Jutland Road13 m
Turn right onto Seaton Lane.
Seaton Lane55 m
Keep right to stay on Seaton Lane.
Seaton Lane466 m
Turn right onto Brenda Road/B1277.
Brenda Road43 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Seaton Lane/B1276.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Seaton Lane/B1276.
Seaton Lane450 m
Keep left to stay on Seaton Lane/B1276.
Seaton Lane105 m
Keep right to stay on B1276.
B1276567 m
Turn right onto Farndale Road.
Farndale Road241 m
Turn left onto Carlisle Street.
Carlisle Street27 m
Turn left onto Station Lane/B1276.
Station Lane98 m
Turn right onto Warrior Drive.
Warrior Drive1.4 km
Turn left onto Coronation Drive/A178.
Coronation Drive229 m
Keep left to stay on Coronation Drive/A178.
Coronation Drive254 m
Keep right to stay on Coronation Drive/A178.
Coronation Drive820 m
Turn left.
3 m
Turn right.
35 m
Turn right.
3 m
Turn left onto Mainsforth Terrace/A178. Continue on A178.
A1781.0 km
Enter Church Street and take the 2nd exit onto Church Square/A178.
Church Street25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Church Square/A178.
Church Square155 m
Turn right onto A689/Marina Gateway.
A689214 m
Enter Asda Roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
Asda Roundabout472 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Middleton Road.
113 m
Exit the roundabout onto Middleton Road.
Middleton Road780 m
Keep left to stay on Middleton Road.
Middleton Road111 m
Make a right U-turn onto Queen Street.
Queen Street892 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A179/Marina Way.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto A179/Marina Way.
A179303 m
Move left onto Maritime Avenue.
Maritime Avenue365 m
Turn right onto Victoria Terrace.
Victoria Terrace187 m
Move left onto Mainsforth Terrace/A178.
Mainsforth Terrace744 m
Turn right.
3 m
Turn right.
35 m
Turn right.
3 m
Turn right onto Mainsforth Terrace/A178.
A178720 m
Keep right to take Coronation Drive/A178.
Coronation Drive372 m
Keep right to stay on Coronation Drive/A178.
Coronation Drive736 m
Turn right onto Lawson Road.
Lawson Road152 m
Turn left to stay on Lawson Road.
Lawson Road203 m
Turn left onto Queen Street.
Queen Street153 m
Turn left onto The Cliff/A178. Continue on A178.
A178461 m
Keep right to take Coronation Drive/A178.
Coronation Drive493 m
Keep left to stay on Coronation Drive/A178.
Coronation Drive254 m
Keep right to stay on Coronation Drive/A178.
Coronation Drive118 m
Keep right to stay on A178.
A178702 m
Turn left.
3 m
Turn right.
35 m
Turn right.
3 m
Turn left onto Mainsforth Terrace/A178.
Mainsforth Terrace143 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hartlepool · Route 10 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.
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 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.
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.
Park Road
Start near Park Road.
Bethesda Gospel Hall
Continue to Bethesda Gospel Hall.
Park Inn
Continue to Park Inn.
Victoria Road
Continue to Victoria Road.
Stag Tyres
Continue to Stag Tyres.
Stag and Monkey
Continue to Stag and Monkey.
Belle View Social Club
Continue to Belle View Social Club.
Anchor
Continue to Anchor.
St Aidan's Church
Continue to St Aidan's Church.
St Cuthbert's RC Church
Continue to St Cuthbert's RC Church.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Farmfoods
Continue to Farmfoods.
Saint James the Apostle
Continue to Saint James the Apostle.
Owton Lodge
Continue to Owton Lodge.
Seaton Carew Methodist Church
Continue to Seaton Carew Methodist Church.
Schooner
Continue to Schooner.
Hartlepool Interchange
Continue to Hartlepool Interchange.
Ward Jackson
Continue to Ward Jackson.
Hartlepool Smallcrafts Association
Continue to Hartlepool Smallcrafts Association.
Hornseys Bar
Finish back near Hornseys Bar, completing the loop.
13 roundabouts · 13 turns · 8 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 13 turns · 5 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 19 turns · 3 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 13 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 36.1 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hartlepool test centre, not an official DVSA route.