Near Hinckley test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 19 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 34 navigation steps.
This is an independent 30.8 km practice route near Hinckley 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.
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 shops, pubs, parks 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 122-step drive on real, named roads (about 30.9 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 left onto Brookside.
Brookside78 m
Keep left to stay on Brookside.
Brookside584 m
Keep right to stay on Brookside.
Brookside180 m
Make a sharp left to stay on Brookside.
Brookside57 m
Keep left to stay on Brookside.
Brookside40 m
Turn right to stay on Brookside.
Brookside96 m
Keep left to stay on Brookside.
Brookside856 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 Road652 m
Turn right onto Merevale Avenue.
Merevale Avenue226 m
Turn left.
34 m
Move left onto Rutland Avenue.
Rutland Avenue146 m
Turn right onto Rugby Road/B590. Continue on Rugby Road.
Rugby Road162 m
Keep right to take Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road94 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rugby Road/B4109.
91 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road430 m
Keep right to stay on Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Coventry Road.
Coventry Road385 m
Keep left to stay on Coventry Road.
Coventry Road241 m
Turn left onto Crossways.
Crossways182 m
Turn left onto Sketchley Road.
Sketchley Road100 m
Keep right to stay on Sketchley Road.
Sketchley Road145 m
Keep left to stay on Sketchley Road.
Sketchley Road541 m
Turn right onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road940 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 left onto Westfield Road.
Westfield Road636 m
Turn left onto Coventry Road/B4666.
Coventry Road862 m
Turn left onto Nutts Lane.
Nutts Lane719 m
Turn left onto Hammonds Way.
Hammonds Way240 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Hammonds Way.
Hammonds Way339 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A5/Watling Street.
10 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 Drive225 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 2nd exit onto A5/Watling Street.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5/Watling Street.
A516 m
Keep left to stay on A5.
A5718 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Hammonds Way.
85 m
Exit the roundabout onto Hammonds Way.
Hammonds Way100 m
Turn left onto Nutts Lane.
Nutts Lane720 m
Turn left onto Coventry Road/B4666.
Coventry Road74 m
Turn right onto Sunnydale Road.
Sunnydale Road278 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Brodick Road.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Brodick Road.
Brodick Road101 m
Keep left to stay on Brodick Road.
Brodick Road271 m
Turn right 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 Drive818 m
Turn left onto Outlands Drive.
Outlands Drive373 m
Turn right onto Lismore Drive.
Lismore Drive240 m
Turn left onto Hollycroft.
Hollycroft143 m
Turn left.
4 m
Make a right U-turn.
4 m
Turn left onto Hollycroft.
Hollycroft99 m
Turn left.
4 m
Make a right U-turn.
4 m
Turn left onto Hollycroft.
Hollycroft54 m
Move right onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road580 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Normandy Way/A47.
109 m
Exit the roundabout onto Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way176 m
Keep right to stay on Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way409 m
Keep left to stay on Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way118 m
Keep left to stay on Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way610 m
Turn right onto Ashby Road/B4667.
Ashby Road166 m
Turn left.
11 m
Turn left.
51 m
Turn left.
12 m
Turn right onto Ashby Road/B4667.
Ashby Road105 m
Turn left onto Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way638 m
Keep right to stay on Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way135 m
Keep straight to stay on Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way535 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Normandy Way/A47.
80 m
Exit the roundabout onto Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way768 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Normandy Way/A47.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way401 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Normandy Way/A47.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way298 m
Turn left onto Outlands Drive.
Outlands Drive1.0 km
Turn left onto Kenmore Drive.
Kenmore Drive65 m
Turn left onto Ferness Road.
Ferness Road119 m
Turn left onto Ferness Close.
Ferness Close46 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Ferness Close.
Ferness Close46 m
Turn left onto Ferness Road.
Ferness Road143 m
Turn right onto Palmer Road.
Palmer Road13 m
Move left to stay on Palmer Road.
Palmer Road92 m
Turn left onto Wykin Road.
Wykin Road445 m
Turn left onto Gwendoline Avenue.
Gwendoline Avenue371 m
Turn right onto Wykin Road.
Wykin Road475 m
Turn right onto Hollycroft.
Hollycroft104 m
Turn right.
4 m
Make a right U-turn.
4 m
Turn right onto Hollycroft.
Hollycroft784 m
Turn right onto Lower Bond Street/B4667.
Lower Bond Street150 m
Move left onto King Street.
King Street73 m
Turn left onto Stockwell Head/B590. Continue on B590.
B590492 m
Keep left to take Leicester Road/B590.
Leicester Road140 m
Turn right onto Spa Lane/B590. Continue on B590.
B590290 m
Keep left to take London Road/B590.
London Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Hinckley Road/B578. Continue on B578.
B578893 m
Move right onto The Green.
The Green53 m
Turn right onto New Road.
New Road96 m
Turn right onto Grove Road.
Grove Road94 m
Turn left onto Church Street/B578. Continue on B578.
B578336 m
Turn left onto Forresters Road.
Forresters Road53 m
Keep left to stay on Forresters Road.
Forresters Road503 m
Turn left onto Forresters Close.
Forresters Close80 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Forresters Close.
Forresters Close80 m
Turn left onto Forresters Road.
Forresters Road100 m
Turn right onto Higham Way.
Higham Way217 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hinckley · 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.
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 1.7 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, 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.
Wok Express
Start near Wok Express.
Brookside Fish Bar
Continue to Brookside Fish Bar.
Hansom Cab
Continue to Hansom Cab.
Vape Shop Outlet
Continue to Vape Shop Outlet.
Rock Gardens
Continue to Rock Gardens.
Wharf Inn
Continue to Wharf Inn.
Lime Kilns
Continue to Lime Kilns.
St. John's Church
Continue to St. John's Church.
Flintlock
Continue to Flintlock.
Dorothy Goodman School
Continue to Dorothy Goodman School.
Milestone
Continue to Milestone.
Wickes
Continue to Wickes.
One Stop
Continue to One Stop.
Hinckley Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel
Continue to Hinckley Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel.
Hinckley & North Warwickshire College
Continue to Hinckley & North Warwickshire College.
Hinckley Baptist Church
Continue to Hinckley Baptist Church.
New Plough Inn
Continue to New Plough Inn.
Holywell
Continue to Holywell.
St Catherine's Church
Continue to St Catherine's Church.
Hinckley News
Finish back near Hinckley News, completing the loop.
5 roundabouts · 21 turns · 5 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 10 turns · 8 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 21 turns · 3 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 21 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 30.8 km and takes about 50 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hinckley test centre, not an official DVSA route.