Near Leicester test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts and 12 turns across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 51.8 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, national-speed roads, 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 churches, shops, schools and pubs, 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 107-step drive on real, named roads (about 51.7 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 Road405 m
Turn left onto Namur Road.
Namur Road105 m
Turn left onto Ladysmith Road.
Ladysmith Road98 m
Turn left onto Hindoostan Avenue.
Hindoostan Avenue190 m
Turn left onto Crete Avenue.
Crete Avenue30 m
Turn right onto Saffron Road/B5366.
Saffron Road655 m
Turn right onto St Thomas Road/B582. Continue on B582.
B582351 m
Turn right onto Oakleigh Avenue.
Oakleigh Avenue160 m
Move left onto Westleigh Road.
Westleigh Road69 m
Turn left onto Alderleigh Road.
Alderleigh Road133 m
Turn left onto Little Glen Road/B582. Continue on B582.
B582491 m
Turn right onto Countesthorpe Road.
Countesthorpe Road469 m
Turn right onto Railway Street.
Railway Street104 m
Turn right onto Orange Street.
Orange Street246 m
Turn left onto Countesthorpe Road.
Countesthorpe Road87 m
Turn right onto Timber Street.
Timber Street248 m
Turn right onto Canal Street.
Canal Street255 m
Turn right onto Irlam Street.
Irlam Street122 m
Turn right onto Countesthorpe Road.
Countesthorpe Road133 m
Turn left onto Orange Street.
Orange Street246 m
Turn left onto Railway Street.
Railway Street104 m
Move right onto Lansdowne Grove.
Lansdowne Grove145 m
Move right onto Countesthorpe Road.
Countesthorpe Road2.0 km
Turn left onto Foston Road.
Foston Road223 m
Turn right onto Rosebank Road.
Rosebank Road473 m
Turn right onto Skye Way.
Skye Way232 m
Turn left onto Scotland Way.
Scotland Way145 m
Turn left onto Rosebank Road.
Rosebank Road796 m
Turn left onto Foston Road.
Foston Road223 m
Turn right onto Leicester Road.
Leicester Road754 m
Turn left onto Hospital Lane.
Hospital Lane1.9 km
Turn right onto Welford Road.
Welford Road595 m
Turn right onto Church Street.
Church Street289 m
Turn left onto Wigston Road.
Wigston Road348 m
Turn left onto Sycamore Street.
Sycamore Street651 m
Turn left onto Hospital Lane.
Hospital Lane1.9 km
Turn right onto Leicester Road.
Leicester Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Church Street.
Church Street93 m
Turn left.
11 m
Move left onto Main Street.
Main Street196 m
Turn left onto Orchard Lane.
Orchard Lane55 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Orchard Lane.
Orchard Lane55 m
Turn right onto Main Street.
Main Street196 m
Move left.
26 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit.
20 m
Exit the roundabout.
49 m
Turn right onto Central Street.
Central Street78 m
Turn left onto Wigston Street.
Wigston Street2.4 km
Turn right onto Lansdowne Grove.
Lansdowne Grove829 m
Turn right onto Blaby Road/B582. Continue on B582.
B5821.8 km
Make a right U-turn onto Moat Street.
Moat Street44 m
Move left onto Moat Street/B582. Continue on B582.
B5821.7 km
Turn left onto Lansdowne Grove.
Lansdowne Grove828 m
Turn left onto Countesthorpe Road.
Countesthorpe Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Hospital Lane.
Hospital Lane1.7 km
Turn left to stay on Hospital Lane.
Hospital Lane15 m
Turn right to stay on Hospital Lane.
Hospital Lane153 m
Turn left onto Winchester Road.
Winchester Road298 m
Turn left onto Saville Road.
Saville Road68 m
Turn left onto Chester Road.
Chester Road89 m
Turn left to stay on Chester Road.
Chester Road68 m
Turn right onto Winchester Road.
Winchester Road209 m
Turn right onto Hospital Lane.
Hospital Lane153 m
Turn left to stay on Hospital Lane.
Hospital Lane15 m
Turn right to stay on Hospital Lane.
Hospital Lane1.7 km
Turn left onto Countesthorpe Road.
Countesthorpe Road1.2 km
Move left onto Lansdowne Grove.
Lansdowne Grove85 m
Turn right onto Canal Street.
Canal Street530 m
Turn left onto Blaby Road/B582.
Blaby Road328 m
Turn left onto Countesthorpe Road.
Countesthorpe Road469 m
Turn left onto Lansdowne Grove.
Lansdowne Grove145 m
Move right onto Countesthorpe Road.
Countesthorpe Road1.2 km
Turn right onto Hospital Lane.
Hospital Lane1.9 km
Turn left 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.
A426713 m
Turn left onto Glenville Avenue.
Glenville Avenue201 m
Turn right onto Court Road.
Court Road119 m
Turn left onto Howard Road.
Howard Road67 m
Turn left onto Glenville Avenue.
Glenville Avenue281 m
Turn right onto Leicester Road/A426. Continue on A426.
A426380 m
Turn left onto Little Glen Road/B582. Continue on B582.
B5822.3 km
Turn right onto Canal Street.
Canal Street86 m
Turn right onto Bassett Street.
Bassett Street288 m
Turn right onto Countesthorpe Road.
Countesthorpe Road80 m
Turn left onto St Thomas Road/B582. Continue on B582.
B5822.0 km
Turn left onto Leicester Road/A426.
Leicester Road333 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Blaby Bypass/A426.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Blaby Bypass/A426.
Blaby Bypass632 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Blaby Bypass/A426.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Blaby Bypass/A426.
Blaby Bypass773 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Grove Road.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Grove Road.
Grove Road646 m
Turn left onto Lutterworth Road.
Lutterworth Road914 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Leicester Road/A426.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Leicester Road/A426. Continue on A426.
A4261.4 km
Turn right onto Red House Road.
Red House Road294 m
Turn left onto Ebchester Road.
Ebchester Road99 m
Turn right onto Sturdee Road.
Sturdee Road975 m
Turn right onto Saffron Lane/B5366. Continue on B5366.
B5366730 m
Turn right onto Tigers Road.
Tigers Road100 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Leicester · Route 2 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (30, 40, 50, 60 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.
Salvation Army - Leicester South
Start near Salvation Army - Leicester South.
B And S News
Continue to B And S News.
Blackberry Bush Nursery
Continue to Blackberry Bush Nursery.
All Saints
Continue to All Saints.
Parish Church Rooms
Continue to Parish Church Rooms.
Bakers Arms
Continue to Bakers Arms.
Countesthorpe Baptist Church
Continue to Countesthorpe Baptist Church.
Countesthorpe Methodist Church
Continue to Countesthorpe Methodist Church.
B Block - Design
Continue to B Block - Design.
Wigston Magna Methodist Church
Continue to Wigston Magna Methodist Church.
Blaby Methodist Church
Continue to Blaby Methodist Church.
South Wigston Methodist Church
Continue to South Wigston Methodist Church.
Bulls Head
Continue to Bulls Head.
Glenhills Sports And Social Club
Continue to Glenhills Sports And Social Club.
South Wigston Congregational Church
Continue to South Wigston Congregational Church.
St Thomas
Continue to St Thomas.
Blaby Bowling Club
Continue to Blaby Bowling Club.
Blaby News And Off Licence
Continue to Blaby News And Off Licence.
St John Bosco Church
Continue to St John Bosco Church.
Eyres Monsell Baptist Free Church
Finish back near Eyres Monsell Baptist Free Church, completing the loop.
12 roundabouts · 12 turns · 2 sets of lights
11 roundabouts · 7 turns · 2 sets of lights
14 roundabouts · 11 turns · 2 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 13 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 51.8 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.