Near Hinckley test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 21 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 27.5 km practice loop near Hinckley 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, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, independent driving 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 pubs, schools, 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 Hinckley 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 93-step drive on real, named roads (about 27.3 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southwest.
31 m
Turn right onto Brookside.
Brookside193 m
Turn right onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road125 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Rugby Road/B4109.
111 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road209 m
Turn right onto Hawley Road/B590. Continue on B590.
B590642 m
Turn left onto Hurst Road.
Hurst Road228 m
Turn right onto Priesthills Road.
Priesthills Road339 m
Turn left onto Queens Road.
Queens Road160 m
Move right onto The Lawns.
The Lawns43 m
Turn left onto Orchard Street.
Orchard Street99 m
Turn right onto Hill Street.
Hill Street140 m
Turn right onto Castle Street.
Castle Street53 m
Turn right onto The Lawns.
The Lawns98 m
Turn right onto Orchard Street.
Orchard Street99 m
Turn right onto Hill Street.
Hill Street140 m
Turn right onto Castle Street.
Castle Street53 m
Turn right onto The Lawns.
The Lawns142 m
Turn right onto Thornycroft Road.
Thornycroft Road217 m
Turn right onto Hill Street.
Hill Street291 m
Turn right onto Castle Street.
Castle Street313 m
Turn right onto London Road/B590.
London Road628 m
Turn right onto Brookside.
Brookside1.5 km
Turn right onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road125 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Rugby Road/B4109.
111 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road1.2 km
Turn right onto The Borough/B590.
The Borough41 m
Turn left onto Stockwell Head/B590. Continue on B590.
B590462 m
Turn left onto Derby Road.
Derby Road366 m
Turn left onto Druid Street.
Druid Street155 m
Turn left onto New Street.
New Street178 m
Turn right onto Derby Road.
Derby Road136 m
Turn right onto Alma Road.
Alma Road248 m
Turn right onto Druid Street.
Druid Street119 m
Turn right onto New Street.
New Street178 m
Turn left onto Derby Road.
Derby Road242 m
Turn left onto Upper Bond Street/B4667.
Upper Bond Street481 m
Turn right onto Hollycroft.
Hollycroft568 m
Turn left onto Hollycroft Crescent.
Hollycroft Crescent237 m
Turn right onto Westray Drive.
Westray Drive435 m
Turn right onto Outlands Drive.
Outlands Drive1.4 km
Turn left onto Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way405 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Roston Drive.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Roston Drive.
Roston Drive360 m
Turn right onto Brodick Road.
Brodick Road76 m
Turn left onto Brodick Close.
Brodick Close56 m
Turn right to stay on Brodick Close.
Brodick Close52 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Brodick Close.
Brodick Close52 m
Turn left to stay on Brodick Close.
Brodick Close56 m
Turn right onto Brodick Road.
Brodick Road76 m
Turn right onto Roston Drive.
Roston Drive310 m
Turn right onto Glenbarr Drive.
Glenbarr Drive154 m
Turn left onto Brenfield Drive.
Brenfield Drive296 m
Turn left onto Roston Drive.
Roston Drive892 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dodwells Road/A47.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dodwells Road/A47.
Dodwells Road1.3 km
Enter Dodwells Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5/Watling Street.
Dodwells Roundabout46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5/Watling Street.
A51.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5/Watling Street.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5/Watling Street. Continue on A5.
A5735 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Sketchley Meadows.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sketchley Meadows.
Sketchley Meadows402 m
Turn right onto Watling Drive.
Watling Drive148 m
Turn left onto Watling Close.
Watling Close77 m
Turn right to stay on Watling Close.
Watling Close21 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Watling Close.
Watling Close21 m
Turn left to stay on Watling Close.
Watling Close77 m
Turn right onto Watling Drive.
Watling Drive148 m
Turn left onto Sketchley Meadows.
Sketchley Meadows395 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A5.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5.
A51.6 km
Turn left onto Wolvey Road.
Wolvey Road418 m
Move right onto Three Pots Road.
Three Pots Road109 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rugby Road/B4109.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Rugby Road/B4109.
228 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road955 m
Turn right onto Herald Way.
Herald Way65 m
Turn right onto Sketchley Lane.
Sketchley Lane242 m
Turn right onto Sketchley Manor Lane.
Sketchley Manor Lane134 m
Turn right onto Greenmoor Road.
Greenmoor Road335 m
Turn right onto Aldridge Road.
Aldridge Road74 m
Turn left onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road69 m
Turn right onto The Ridgeway.
The Ridgeway337 m
Turn right onto Aster Close.
Aster Close87 m
Turn right onto Aster Way.
Aster Way175 m
Turn left onto Lupin Close.
Lupin Close65 m
Turn left onto Hyacinth Way.
Hyacinth Way143 m
Turn left onto Azalea Drive.
Azalea Drive58 m
Turn left onto Aster Close.
Aster Close123 m
Turn left onto The Ridgeway.
The Ridgeway337 m
Turn right onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road386 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hinckley · 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.
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 3.6 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 (30, 40, 50 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.
Hansom Cab
Start near Hansom Cab.
Railway
Continue to Railway.
Castle Tavern
Continue to Castle Tavern.
Holywell
Continue to Holywell.
St. Peter's Catholic Primary School
Continue to St. Peter's Catholic Primary School.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Brookside Fish Bar
Continue to Brookside Fish Bar.
Madinah Masjid
Continue to Madinah Masjid.
Peking Wok
Continue to Peking Wok.
Hinckley Baptist Church
Continue to Hinckley Baptist Church.
Hinckley Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel
Continue to Hinckley Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel.
Nisa Local
Continue to Nisa Local.
Weavers Arms
Continue to Weavers Arms.
Hinckley Methodist Church
Continue to Hinckley Methodist Church.
Londis
Continue to Londis.
Black Horse
Continue to Black Horse.
Holly Bush
Continue to Holly Bush.
Lime Kilns
Continue to Lime Kilns.
Hinckley Knight
Continue to Hinckley Knight.
Salvation Army
Finish back near Salvation Army, completing the loop.
5 roundabouts · 21 turns · 5 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 10 turns · 8 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 19 turns · 5 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 21 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 27.5 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hinckley test centre, not an official DVSA route.