Near Hull test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 17 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 30 navigation steps.
This is an independent 36.1 km practice loop near Hull 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, 20 mph zones, 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, churches, pubs 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 111-step drive on real, named roads (about 36.1 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 left onto Bank Side.
Bank Side547 m
Turn left to stay on 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 Road1.4 km
Turn right onto Beverley Road/A1079.
Beverley Road129 m
Turn right onto Beresford Avenue.
Beresford Avenue412 m
Turn right onto Claremont Avenue.
Claremont Avenue108 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Claremont Avenue.
Claremont Avenue108 m
Turn left onto Beresford Avenue.
Beresford Avenue412 m
Turn left onto Beverley Road/A1079.
Beverley Road129 m
Turn left onto Clough Road/A1165.
Clough Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Pearson Way.
Pearson Way256 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Pearson Way.
Pearson Way256 m
Turn right onto Clough Road/A1165.
Clough Road1.1 km
Turn left onto Beverley Road/A1079.
Beverley Road1.4 km
Turn right onto Terry Street.
Terry Street266 m
Turn left onto Park Road.
Park Road131 m
Turn left onto Margaret Street.
Margaret Street109 m
Turn right onto All Saints Street.
All Saints Street164 m
Turn left onto Wellington Lane.
Wellington Lane179 m
Turn left onto Beverley Road/A1079.
Beverley Road476 m
Turn left onto Cave Street.
Cave Street736 m
Turn right onto Princes Avenue.
Princes Avenue206 m
Turn right.
21 m
Turn left.
17 m
Turn left onto Princes Avenue.
Princes Avenue224 m
Turn left onto Park Grove.
Park Grove736 m
Turn right onto Beverley Road/A1079. Continue on Beverley Road.
Beverley Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Spring Bank.
Spring Bank136 m
Turn left onto Hall Street.
Hall Street93 m
Turn left onto Milky Way.
Milky Way59 m
Turn left onto Spring Street.
Spring Street75 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Spring Street.
Spring Street75 m
Turn right onto Milky Way.
Milky Way59 m
Turn right onto Hall Street.
Hall Street93 m
Turn left onto Spring Bank.
Spring Bank660 m
Turn left onto Stanley Street.
Stanley Street103 m
Turn right onto Morton Street.
Morton Street101 m
Turn left onto Argyle Street.
Argyle Street385 m
Turn left onto Londesborough Street.
Londesborough Street459 m
Turn left onto Park Street.
Park Street342 m
Turn right onto Spring Bank.
Spring Bank1.6 km
Turn left onto New Cleveland Street/A1165.
New Cleveland Street381 m
Turn right onto St. Mark Street.
St. Mark Street225 m
Turn right onto Redcar Street.
Redcar Street55 m
Turn right onto Mulgrave Street.
Mulgrave Street221 m
Turn left onto New Cleveland Street/A1165.
New Cleveland Street332 m
Turn right onto A165/Witham. Continue on A165.
A1651.1 km
Take the A1079 exit.
A1079228 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on A1079/Ferensway.
A1079145 m
Turn right onto A165/Freetown Way.
A165668 m
Turn left onto Caroline Street.
Caroline Street177 m
Turn left onto Reform Street.
Reform Street217 m
Turn left onto Charles Street.
Charles Street61 m
Turn left onto Francis Street.
Francis Street211 m
Turn left onto Caroline Street.
Caroline Street69 m
Turn right onto Scott Street.
Scott Street281 m
Turn left onto Wincolmlee.
Wincolmlee323 m
Turn right onto Swann Street.
Swann Street105 m
Turn right onto Cumberland Street.
Cumberland Street107 m
Turn right onto Wincolmlee.
Wincolmlee145 m
Turn right 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.
Wincolmlee661 m
Turn left onto A165/George Street. Continue on A165.
A165163 m
Turn left onto New Cleveland Street/A1165. Continue on A1165.
A11651.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
A1033813 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
16 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 Road1.4 km
Turn left onto Beverley Road/A1079.
Beverley Road799 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 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 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 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 Road149 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hull · Route 3 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 5.3 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.
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.
Opened Heavens Chapel
Continue to Opened Heavens Chapel.
St Mary's, Sculcoates
Continue to St Mary's, Sculcoates.
Haworth Arms
Continue to Haworth Arms.
Stepney Primary School
Continue to Stepney Primary School.
Ringside
Continue to Ringside.
Princes Avenue Methodist Church
Continue to Princes Avenue Methodist Church.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Spring Bank Christian Assembly
Continue to Spring Bank Christian Assembly.
Tap at Springbank
Continue to Tap at Springbank.
Hull Unitarian Church
Continue to Hull Unitarian Church.
Digital and Green Energy Centre
Continue to Digital and Green Energy Centre.
Horncastle Building
Continue to Horncastle Building.
Ron Dearing UTC
Continue to Ron Dearing UTC.
County
Continue to County.
Whalebone
Continue to Whalebone.
Hull College School of Art and Design
Continue to Hull College School of Art and Design.
St Vincent de Paul
Continue to St Vincent de Paul.
Queens
Continue to Queens.
Stoneferry Primary School
Finish back near Stoneferry Primary School, 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 36.1 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Hull test centre, not an official DVSA route.