Near Hull test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 14 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 32.3 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 118-step drive on real, named roads (about 32.3 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 1st exit onto Chamberlain Road.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Chamberlain Road.
Chamberlain Road494 m
Turn left onto Brendon Avenue.
Brendon Avenue275 m
Turn left onto Rockford Avenue.
Rockford Avenue85 m
Turn left onto Lamorna Avenue.
Lamorna Avenue262 m
Turn right onto Chamberlain Road.
Chamberlain Road409 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A1033/Stoneferry Road.
46 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 right onto Princes Avenue.
Princes Avenue892 m
Turn left onto Spring Bank.
Spring Bank3.1 km
Take the exit.
94 m
Turn left onto A1033/Mount Pleasant. Continue on A1033.
A1033597 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Mount Pleasant.
8 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mount Pleasant.
Mount Pleasant151 m
Turn right onto Chapman Street.
Chapman Street217 m
Turn left onto Cleveland Street/A1165.
Cleveland Street381 m
Turn left 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.
A165579 m
Turn left.
30 m
Move left onto Worship Street.
Worship Street89 m
Turn right onto Jarratt Street.
Jarratt Street353 m
Turn right onto Percy Street.
Percy Street135 m
Turn right onto Reed Street.
Reed Street42 m
Turn left to stay on Reed Street.
Reed Street93 m
Turn left onto Little Reed Street.
Little Reed Street22 m
Turn right onto Clarence Court.
Clarence Court53 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Clarence Court.
Clarence Court53 m
Turn left onto Little Reed Street.
Little Reed Street22 m
Turn right onto Reed Street.
Reed Street93 m
Turn right to stay on Reed Street.
Reed Street42 m
Turn left onto Percy Street.
Percy Street135 m
Turn left onto Albion Street.
Albion Street146 m
Turn right onto Bond Street.
Bond Street221 m
Turn left onto Vernon Street.
Vernon Street499 m
Turn left onto Lowgate.
Lowgate322 m
Turn right onto George Street.
George Street68 m
Turn left onto A165/Freetown Way.
A165784 m
Take the A1079 exit.
A1079228 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on A1079/Ferensway.
A1079145 m
Turn right onto A165/Freetown Way.
A165336 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on A165/Freetown Way.
A165356 m
Turn right onto Beverley Road.
Beverley Road2.4 km
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 Road1.7 km
Turn left onto Fountain Road.
Fountain Road868 m
Turn left to stay on Fountain Road.
Fountain Road173 m
Turn right onto Northumberland Avenue.
Northumberland Avenue230 m
Turn left onto Westmoreland Street.
Westmoreland Street117 m
Turn left onto Main Street.
Main Street205 m
Turn left onto Fountain Road.
Fountain Road298 m
Turn left onto Bridlington Avenue.
Bridlington Avenue629 m
Turn left onto Cannon Street.
Cannon Street233 m
Turn left onto Lockwood Street.
Lockwood Street391 m
Turn left onto St Silas Street.
St Silas Street179 m
Turn right onto Central Street.
Central Street119 m
Turn right onto Cumberland Street.
Cumberland Street81 m
Turn right onto Westmoreland Street.
Westmoreland Street124 m
Turn left onto St Silas Street.
St Silas Street83 m
Turn left onto Barmston Street.
Barmston Street114 m
Turn right onto Cumberland Street.
Cumberland Street83 m
Turn right onto Swann Street.
Swann Street53 m
Turn right onto Bromley Street.
Bromley Street79 m
Turn right onto Barmston Street.
Barmston Street46 m
Turn right onto Cumberland Street.
Cumberland Street190 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 Road149 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Hull · 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.
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 6.9 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.
O'Sullivans
Continue to O'Sullivans.
Opened Heavens Chapel
Continue to Opened Heavens Chapel.
Princes Avenue Methodist Church
Continue to Princes Avenue Methodist Church.
St Vincent de Paul
Continue to St Vincent de Paul.
Church on the Way
Continue to Church on the Way.
Spring Bank Christian Assembly
Continue to Spring Bank Christian Assembly.
Digital and Green Energy Centre
Continue to Digital and Green Energy Centre.
Right Car Hospital
Continue to Right Car Hospital.
Ship Inn
Continue to Ship Inn.
Horncastle Building
Continue to Horncastle Building.
St Charles Borromeo
Continue to St Charles Borromeo.
Dram Shop
Continue to Dram Shop.
Ron Dearing UTC
Continue to Ron Dearing UTC.
Salvation Army
Continue to Salvation Army.
Haworth Arms
Continue to Haworth Arms.
H&D Butchers
Continue to H&D Butchers.
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 32.3 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.