Near Hull test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 17 turns and 1 signalled junction across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 27.4 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, 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 85-step drive on real, named roads (about 27.4 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 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 4th exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
78 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
A1033293 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
35 m
Exit the roundabout onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
A1033808 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cleveland Street/A1165.
79 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cleveland Street/A1165. Continue on A1165.
A11651.2 km
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 Street319 m
Turn right onto Cannon Street.
Cannon Street80 m
Turn right onto Lockwood Street.
Lockwood Street129 m
Turn right onto Scott Street.
Scott Street88 m
Turn right onto Caroline Street.
Caroline Street142 m
Turn left onto Cannon Street.
Cannon Street152 m
Turn right onto Bridlington Avenue.
Bridlington Avenue123 m
Turn left onto Waterloo Street.
Waterloo Street643 m
Turn left onto Bridlington Avenue.
Bridlington Avenue57 m
Turn right onto Fountain Road.
Fountain Road400 m
Turn left onto Wincolmlee.
Wincolmlee458 m
Turn left onto Air Street.
Air Street834 m
Turn right onto Sculcoates Lane.
Sculcoates Lane188 m
Turn right onto Beverley Road/A1079.
Beverley Road928 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 Road986 m
Turn left onto A165/Freetown Way.
A165686 m
Turn left onto Caroline Street.
Caroline Street319 m
Turn left onto Cannon Street.
Cannon Street152 m
Turn right onto Bridlington Avenue.
Bridlington Avenue630 m
Turn right onto Fountain Road.
Fountain Road400 m
Turn right onto Wincolmlee.
Wincolmlee483 m
Turn right to stay on 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 Road149 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hull · Route 5 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 4.8 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.
Stoneferry Primary School
Continue to Stoneferry Primary School.
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.
Albion
Continue to Albion.
Saint Paul's Church
Continue to Saint Paul's Church.
St Mary's, Sculcoates
Continue to St Mary's, Sculcoates.
Haworth Arms
Continue to Haworth Arms.
Johnsons
Continue to Johnsons.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
Opened Heavens Chapel
Continue to Opened Heavens Chapel.
Stepney Primary School
Continue to Stepney Primary School.
Ringside
Continue to Ringside.
Princes Avenue Methodist Church
Continue to Princes Avenue Methodist Church.
Kingston Evangelical Church
Continue to Kingston Evangelical Church.
Banks Harbour
Continue to Banks Harbour.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Engineers Arms
Continue to Engineers Arms.
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 27.4 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.