Near Hinckley test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 19 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.1 km practice route near Hinckley 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, national-speed roads, 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 pubs, shops, 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 77-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.1 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 Road16 m
Keep right to stay on Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road108 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Rugby Road/B4109.
111 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road99 m
Keep straight to stay on Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road110 m
Turn left onto Westfield Road.
Westfield Road243 m
Turn left to stay on Westfield Road.
Westfield Road421 m
Turn right onto King George's Way.
King George's Way307 m
Turn right onto Coventry Road/B4666.
Coventry Road392 m
Turn right onto Northfield Road.
Northfield Road528 m
Turn left.
155 m
Turn left onto Merevale Avenue.
Merevale Avenue58 m
Keep left to stay on Merevale Avenue.
Merevale Avenue167 m
Turn right onto Northfield Road.
Northfield Road90 m
Turn right onto Brandon Road.
Brandon Road62 m
Keep right to stay on Brandon Road.
Brandon Road54 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Brandon Road.
Brandon Road117 m
Turn left onto Northfield Road.
Northfield Road532 m
Turn right onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road110 m
Keep right to stay on 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 Road939 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Rugby Road/B4109.
111 m
Exit the roundabout onto Rugby Road/B4109.
Rugby Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Trinity Lane.
Trinity Lane143 m
Turn left onto Canning Street.
Canning Street136 m
Turn left onto Mill Hill Road.
Mill Hill Road155 m
Turn right onto Cleveland Road.
Cleveland Road130 m
Turn right onto Trinity Vicarage Road.
Trinity Vicarage Road239 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Trinity Vicarage Road.
Trinity Vicarage Road239 m
Turn left onto Cleveland Road.
Cleveland Road130 m
Turn left onto Mill Hill Road.
Mill Hill Road358 m
Turn left onto Hollycroft.
Hollycroft532 m
Turn right onto Brame Road.
Brame Road321 m
Turn right onto Stanley Road.
Stanley Road195 m
Turn left onto Gopsall Road.
Gopsall Road201 m
Turn left onto Factory Road.
Factory Road74 m
Turn left onto Edward Street.
Edward Street641 m
Turn left onto Tudor Road.
Tudor Road104 m
Turn left onto Stanley Road.
Stanley Road493 m
Turn left onto Gopsall Road.
Gopsall Road201 m
Turn left onto Factory Road.
Factory Road148 m
Turn left onto Teign Bank Road.
Teign Bank Road589 m
Turn left onto Tudor Road.
Tudor Road558 m
Turn left onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road130 m
Turn right onto Wykin Road.
Wykin Road910 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Normandy Way/A47.
98 m
Exit the roundabout onto Normandy Way/A47.
Normandy Way771 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Stoke Road.
17 m
Exit the roundabout onto Stoke Road.
Stoke Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Rogue's Lane.
Rogue's Lane97 m
Keep right to stay on Rogue's Lane.
Rogue's Lane101 m
Keep left to stay on Rogue's Lane.
Rogue's Lane2.0 km
Turn right onto Ashby Road/A447. Continue on Ashby Road.
Ashby Road2.4 km
Turn left onto Well Lane.
Well Lane21 m
Turn right to stay on Well Lane.
Well Lane35 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Well Lane.
Well Lane35 m
Turn right to stay on Well Lane.
Well Lane50 m
Turn left onto Druid Street.
Druid Street142 m
Turn right onto New Street.
New Street178 m
Turn right onto Derby Road.
Derby Road172 m
Turn right onto Holliers Walk/B590. Continue on B590.
B590366 m
Turn left onto Stockwell Head.
Stockwell Head234 m
Turn right onto New Buildings.
New Buildings54 m
Turn left onto Castle Street.
Castle Street394 m
Turn right onto London Road/B590.
London Road791 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hinckley · Route 6 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (30, 40, 60 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.
Wok Express
Continue to Wok Express.
Rock Gardens
Continue to Rock Gardens.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Vape Shop Outlet
Continue to Vape Shop Outlet.
Madinah Masjid
Continue to Madinah Masjid.
White Bear
Continue to White Bear.
Holy Trinity
Continue to Holy Trinity.
Tudor Road Convenience Store
Continue to Tudor Road Convenience Store.
St Francis
Continue to St Francis.
One Stop
Continue to One Stop.
Wickes
Continue to Wickes.
Milestone
Continue to Milestone.
Black Horse
Continue to Black Horse.
Queens Head
Continue to Queens Head.
Hinckley Baptist Church
Continue to Hinckley Baptist Church.
Hinckley Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel
Continue to Hinckley Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel.
Greyhound
Continue to Greyhound.
St. Peter's Catholic Primary School
Continue to St. Peter's Catholic Primary School.
Holywell
Finish back near Holywell, 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 25.1 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hinckley test centre, not an official DVSA route.