Near Hull test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 12 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 34.2 km practice loop near Hull 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, dual-carriageway joins, 20 mph zones, 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 shops, schools, pubs 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 Hull 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 94-step drive on real, named roads (about 34.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southwest.
18 m
Turn left.
36 m
Turn right onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road133 m
Turn right onto Clough Road/A1165.
Clough Road634 m
Turn right onto Oak Road.
Oak Road141 m
Turn left.
91 m
Turn left.
17 m
Turn right onto Oak Road.
Oak Road61 m
Turn left onto Clough Road/A1165.
Clough Road758 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ferry Lane/A1165.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ferry Lane/A1165. Continue on A1165.
A1165264 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Ferry Lane/A1165.
89 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ferry Lane/A1165. Continue on A1165.
A1165257 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Ferry Lane/A1165.
88 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ferry Lane/A1165. Continue on A1165.
A1165264 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
A1033293 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
74 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
A1033291 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
A1033291 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
218 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
A10334 m
Move left onto Glebe Road.
Glebe Road381 m
Turn left onto Foredyke Avenue.
Foredyke Avenue301 m
Turn left onto Leads Road/B1237.
Leads Road430 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Leads Road/B1237.
217 m
Exit the roundabout onto Leads Road/B1237.
Leads Road900 m
Turn left onto Sutton Road.
Sutton Road809 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Sutton Road.
337 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sutton Road.
Sutton Road1.5 km
Turn right onto Lambwath Road.
Lambwath Road815 m
Turn left onto Summergangs Road.
Summergangs Road81 m
Move left onto James Reckitt Avenue.
James Reckitt Avenue8 m
Turn right to stay on James Reckitt Avenue.
James Reckitt Avenue47 m
Move left onto Summergangs Road.
Summergangs Road882 m
Turn right onto A165/Holderness Road. Continue on A165.
A1653.5 km
Turn right onto Beverley Road.
Beverley Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Queens Road.
Queens Road456 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Princes Avenue.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Princes Avenue.
Princes Avenue68 m
Turn right onto Victoria Avenue.
Victoria Avenue83 m
Turn left onto Avenues Court.
Avenues Court31 m
Turn left to stay on Avenues Court.
Avenues Court48 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Avenues Court.
Avenues Court48 m
Turn right to stay on Avenues Court.
Avenues Court31 m
Turn right onto Victoria Avenue.
Victoria Avenue83 m
Turn right onto Princes Avenue.
Princes Avenue892 m
Turn left onto Spring Bank.
Spring Bank4.1 km
Turn right onto Southcoates Lane.
Southcoates Lane623 m
Turn left onto Brindley Street.
Brindley Street87 m
Turn left onto Stephenson Street.
Stephenson Street218 m
Move left onto Watt Street.
Watt Street106 m
Turn right onto Southcoates Lane.
Southcoates Lane281 m
Turn left onto A165/Holderness Road. Continue on A165.
A1652.5 km
Turn left.
30 m
Move left onto Worship Street.
Worship Street89 m
Turn right onto Jarratt Street.
Jarratt Street234 m
Turn right onto Union Street.
Union Street61 m
Turn left onto Baker Street.
Baker Street117 m
Turn left onto Percy Street.
Percy Street61 m
Turn left onto Albion Street.
Albion Street146 m
Turn right onto Bond Street.
Bond Street170 m
Turn left onto George Street.
George Street442 m
Turn right onto A165/George Street.
A165174 m
Turn left onto Wincolmlee.
Wincolmlee703 m
Turn right onto Swann Street.
Swann Street105 m
Turn right onto Cumberland Street.
Cumberland Street107 m
Turn right onto Wincolmlee.
Wincolmlee67 m
Turn right onto Bromley Street.
Bromley Street130 m
Turn left onto Swann Street.
Swann Street52 m
Turn right onto Lincoln Street.
Lincoln Street362 m
Turn left onto Fountain Road.
Fountain Road298 m
Turn left onto Bridlington Avenue.
Bridlington Avenue629 m
Turn left onto Cannon Street.
Cannon Street443 m
Turn left onto Lincoln Street.
Lincoln Street188 m
Turn right onto Swann Street.
Swann Street105 m
Turn right onto Cumberland Street.
Cumberland Street107 m
Turn right onto Wincolmlee.
Wincolmlee67 m
Turn right onto Bromley Street.
Bromley Street209 m
Turn right onto Barmston Street.
Barmston Street104 m
Turn left onto Oxford Street.
Oxford Street208 m
Turn left onto Wincolmlee.
Wincolmlee73 m
Turn right to stay on Wincolmlee.
Wincolmlee1.0 km
Turn left onto Bank Side.
Bank Side276 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Clough Road/A1165.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Clough Road/A1165.
Clough Road760 m
Turn right onto Oak Road.
Oak Road141 m
Turn left.
91 m
Turn left.
17 m
Turn right onto Oak Road.
Oak Road61 m
Turn left onto Clough Road/A1165.
Clough Road635 m
Turn left onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road169 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hull · Route 18 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 11.2 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.
Smyths
Start near Smyths.
Stoneferry Primary School
Continue to Stoneferry Primary School.
Direct Pizza Company
Continue to Direct Pizza Company.
Lambwath
Continue to Lambwath.
Holderness Road Methodist Church
Continue to Holderness Road Methodist Church.
St Columba
Continue to St Columba.
Plimsoll's Ship Hotel
Continue to Plimsoll's Ship Hotel.
Horncastle Building
Continue to Horncastle Building.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
St Vincent de Paul
Continue to St Vincent de Paul.
Church on the Way
Continue to Church on the Way.
Princes Avenue Methodist Church
Continue to Princes Avenue Methodist Church.
St Stephen's Church
Continue to St Stephen's Church.
Digital and Green Energy Centre
Continue to Digital and Green Energy Centre.
Highland Laddie
Continue to Highland Laddie.
Ravenser
Continue to Ravenser.
St Charles Borromeo
Continue to St Charles Borromeo.
Hull College School of Art and Design
Continue to Hull College School of Art and Design.
Saint Paul's Church
Continue to Saint Paul's Church.
Kingston
Finish back near Kingston, completing the loop.
10 roundabouts · 14 turns · 4 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 14 turns · 4 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 17 turns · 2 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 14 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 34.2 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hull test centre, not an official DVSA route.