Near Hull test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 11 roundabouts, 10 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 25.0 km practice loop near Hull test centre, taking roughly 40 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, pubs, churches and schools, 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 84-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.0 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 left onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road151 m
Turn left.
24 m
Turn left.
76 m
Turn right onto Reservoir Road.
Reservoir Road223 m
Turn right onto Clough Road/A1165.
Clough Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Beverley Road/A1079.
Beverley Road799 m
Turn left onto Sculcoates Lane.
Sculcoates Lane188 m
Turn left to stay on Sculcoates Lane.
Sculcoates Lane834 m
Turn right onto Wincolmlee.
Wincolmlee590 m
Turn right onto Central Street.
Central Street119 m
Turn right onto Main Street.
Main Street109 m
Turn right onto Fountain Road.
Fountain Road102 m
Turn left onto Wincolmlee.
Wincolmlee458 m
Turn left onto Air Street.
Air Street834 m
Turn right onto Sculcoates Lane.
Sculcoates Lane644 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Queens Road.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queens Road.
Queens Road162 m
Move right onto Newland Avenue.
Newland Avenue523 m
Turn right onto Alexandra Road.
Alexandra Road420 m
Turn right onto Beverley Road/A1079.
Beverley Road424 m
Turn right 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 left onto Princes Avenue.
Princes Avenue68 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Queens Road.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queens Road.
Queens Road162 m
Move right onto Newland Avenue.
Newland Avenue947 m
Turn left onto Cottingham Road/B1233.
Cottingham Road1.0 km
Turn left onto Chanterlands Avenue.
Chanterlands Avenue796 m
Turn left onto Goddard Avenue.
Goddard Avenue941 m
Turn right onto Newland Avenue.
Newland Avenue276 m
Move left onto Queens Road.
Queens Road162 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Princes Avenue.
32 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 left onto Princes Avenue.
Princes Avenue68 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Queens Road.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Queens Road.
Queens Road456 m
Turn left onto Beverley Road/A1079.
Beverley Road799 m
Turn right onto Clough Road/A1165.
Clough Road1.4 km
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 1st exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
A1033291 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Leads Road/B1237.
148 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 3rd exit.
248 m
Exit the roundabout.
76 m
Move left onto Holwell Road.
Holwell Road596 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Holwell Road.
231 m
Exit the roundabout onto Holwell Road.
Holwell Road657 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1033/Holwell Road.
125 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1033/Holwell Road.
A1033795 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
89 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
A1033302 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
25 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 1st exit onto Ferry Lane/A1165.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ferry Lane/A1165. Continue on A1165.
A1165257 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Clough Road/A1165.
38 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 24 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 2.7 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.
Smyths
Start near Smyths.
Harry Pursey
Continue to Harry Pursey.
Opened Heavens Chapel
Continue to Opened Heavens Chapel.
St Mary's, Sculcoates
Continue to St Mary's, Sculcoates.
TAN CO
Continue to TAN CO.
Kingston
Continue to Kingston.
St Vincent de Paul
Continue to St Vincent de Paul.
St Vincent's R C Primary
Continue to St Vincent's R C Primary.
New York nails
Continue to New York nails.
Tofts Lane
Continue to Tofts Lane.
Indian and Continental Stores
Continue to Indian and Continental Stores.
Recycling Unlimited
Continue to Recycling Unlimited.
Oasis Hub Hull
Continue to Oasis Hub Hull.
Our Lady of Lourdes and St Peter Chanel
Continue to Our Lady of Lourdes and St Peter Chanel.
Baptist Church
Continue to Baptist Church.
Rye House
Continue to Rye House.
Sleepers
Continue to Sleepers.
Direct Pizza Company
Continue to Direct Pizza Company.
Stoneferry Primary School
Continue to Stoneferry Primary School.
Burger King
Finish back near Burger King, 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 25.0 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hull test centre, not an official DVSA route.