Near Leicester test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 5 roundabouts, 12 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 30.9 km practice loop near Leicester 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 schools, pubs, churches and shops, 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 Leicester 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 70-step drive on real, named roads (about 30.9 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive east.
10 m
Turn right.
39 m
Turn left onto Tigers Road.
Tigers Road41 m
Turn left onto Saffron Road/B5366.
Saffron Road287 m
Turn right onto Gloucester Crescent.
Gloucester Crescent1.5 km
Turn right onto Stonesby Avenue/B5418. Continue on B5418.
B5418741 m
Turn right onto Rolleston Road.
Rolleston Road12 m
Turn left onto Aylestone Lane.
Aylestone Lane56 m
Turn right onto Aylestone Road.
Aylestone Road29 m
Turn right to stay on Aylestone Road.
Aylestone Road2 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Aylestone Road.
Aylestone Road2 m
Turn left to stay on Aylestone Road.
Aylestone Road29 m
Turn left onto Aylestone Lane.
Aylestone Lane56 m
Turn right onto Rolleston Road.
Rolleston Road12 m
Turn left onto Aylestone Lane/B5418.
Aylestone Lane469 m
Turn right onto Shackerdale Road.
Shackerdale Road533 m
Turn left onto Ramsbury Road.
Ramsbury Road175 m
Turn left onto Heddington Way.
Heddington Way135 m
Turn right onto Shackerdale Road.
Shackerdale Road154 m
Turn left onto Croft Drive.
Croft Drive120 m
Turn left onto Bradgate Drive.
Bradgate Drive282 m
Turn right onto Roehampton Drive.
Roehampton Drive871 m
Turn left onto Baldwin Road.
Baldwin Road119 m
Turn right onto Roehampton Drive.
Roehampton Drive123 m
Turn left onto Shackerdale Road.
Shackerdale Road269 m
Turn left onto Croft Drive.
Croft Drive120 m
Turn left onto Bradgate Drive.
Bradgate Drive282 m
Turn left onto Roehampton Drive.
Roehampton Drive123 m
Turn right onto Shackerdale Road.
Shackerdale Road241 m
Turn left onto A563/Asquith Way.
A563623 m
Enter Windley Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A563/Attlee Way.
Windley Road Roundabout30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A563/Attlee Way.
A563820 m
Enter Pork Pie Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A563/Glenhills Way.
Pork Pie Roundabout48 m
Exit the roundabout onto A563/Glenhills Way.
A5631.2 km
Turn left onto Lutterworth Road/A426. Continue on A426.
A4262.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Leicester Road.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Leicester Road.
Leicester Road195 m
Move left onto Sycamore Street.
Sycamore Street810 m
Move right onto Winchester Road.
Winchester Road67 m
Turn right onto Western Drive.
Western Drive403 m
Turn right onto Lutterworth Road.
Lutterworth Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Leicester Road/A426.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Leicester Road/A426. Continue on A426.
A4263.9 km
Move right onto Grace Road.
Grace Road137 m
Turn left onto Knighton Lane.
Knighton Lane468 m
Turn left onto Saffron Lane/B5366.
Saffron Lane202 m
Turn right onto Knighton Fields Road West.
Knighton Fields Road West555 m
Turn left onto Kingsley Street.
Kingsley Street446 m
Turn right onto Welford Road/A5199.
Welford Road60 m
Turn left onto Clarendon Park Road.
Clarendon Park Road1.1 km
Turn left onto London Road/A6.
London Road35 m
Turn right onto St. Johns Road.
St. Johns Road214 m
Turn left onto Holmfield Road.
Holmfield Road201 m
Turn left onto London Road/A6.
London Road2.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A563.
87 m
Exit the roundabout onto A563.
A5632.6 km
Enter Windley Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Windley Road.
Windley Road Roundabout56 m
Exit the roundabout onto Windley Road.
Windley Road256 m
Turn left onto Meadow Gardens.
Meadow Gardens105 m
Turn left to stay on Meadow Gardens.
Meadow Gardens210 m
Turn right onto Windley Road.
Windley Road75 m
Enter Windley Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Windley Road.
Windley Road Roundabout35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Windley Road.
Windley Road408 m
Turn right onto Stonesby Avenue/B5418.
Stonesby Avenue650 m
Turn right onto Cottagers Close.
Cottagers Close209 m
Turn left onto Stonesby Avenue/B5418.
Stonesby Avenue807 m
Turn right onto Glenborne Road.
Glenborne Road1.5 km
Turn left onto Saffron Road/B5366.
Saffron Road287 m
Turn right onto Tigers Road.
Tigers Road100 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Leicester · Route 16 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 6.7 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.
Busy Bees Leicester South Wigston
Start near Busy Bees Leicester South Wigston.
Nautical William
Continue to Nautical William.
Aberdale
Continue to Aberdale.
Chrisstadelphian Hall
Continue to Chrisstadelphian Hall.
United Reform Church
Continue to United Reform Church.
S&D Enterprise
Continue to S&D Enterprise.
Blaby Methodist Church
Continue to Blaby Methodist Church.
Fox & Tiger
Continue to Fox & Tiger.
Curry Junction
Continue to Curry Junction.
Granby Primary School
Continue to Granby Primary School.
St Edward's
Continue to St Edward's.
Knighton Mead Primary Academy
Continue to Knighton Mead Primary Academy.
Guru Amar Das Gurdwara
Continue to Guru Amar Das Gurdwara.
Leicester Chinese Christian Church
Continue to Leicester Chinese Christian Church.
St John the Baptist
Continue to St John the Baptist.
Stoneygate Baptist Church
Continue to Stoneygate Baptist Church.
Shell Select
Continue to Shell Select.
Asquith Surgery
Continue to Asquith Surgery.
Christ Gospel Church
Continue to Christ Gospel Church.
Olympus Fish Bar
Finish back near Olympus Fish Bar, completing the loop.
12 roundabouts · 12 turns · 2 sets of lights
10 roundabouts · 12 turns
11 roundabouts · 7 turns · 2 sets of lights
14 roundabouts · 11 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 30.9 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Leicester test centre, not an official DVSA route.