Near Leicester test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 10 roundabouts, 12 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 30.0 km practice loop near Leicester 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 roundabout approach & exit, dual-carriageway joins, 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 schools, churches, shops 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 63-step drive on real, named roads (about 30.0 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.
B5821.8 km
Turn right.
70 m
Turn left.
12 m
Turn left onto Little Glen Road/B582.
Little Glen Road1.6 km
Turn right onto Windsor Avenue.
Windsor Avenue141 m
Turn right onto Richmond Drive.
Richmond Drive311 m
Turn left onto Little Glen Road/B582.
Little Glen Road1.3 km
Turn right onto Leicester Road/A426. Continue on A426.
A426381 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.
A426714 m
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 Drive206 m
Turn left onto Beech Road.
Beech Road82 m
Turn left onto Willow Road.
Willow Road240 m
Turn left onto Winchester Road.
Winchester Road162 m
Turn right onto Hospital Lane.
Hospital Lane1.9 km
Turn right onto Leicester Road.
Leicester Road718 m
Turn right onto Ladbroke Grove.
Ladbroke Grove16 m
Turn left onto Buckingham Road.
Buckingham Road78 m
Turn right onto Judith Drive.
Judith Drive149 m
Turn right onto Edgeley Road.
Edgeley Road159 m
Move left onto Willow Drive.
Willow Drive211 m
Turn left onto The Chestnuts.
The Chestnuts151 m
Turn right onto Gwendoline Drive.
Gwendoline Drive645 m
Turn right onto Station Road.
Station Road451 m
Turn right onto Winchester Road.
Winchester Road1.4 km
Turn right to stay on Winchester Road.
Winchester Road425 m
Make a left U-turn at Winchester Road to stay on Winchester Road.
Winchester Road367 m
Turn right onto Southway.
Southway618 m
Turn right onto Lutterworth Road.
Lutterworth Road1.3 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 right onto Leicester Road/A426. Continue on A426.
A4261.6 km
Turn right onto A563/Glenhills Way.
A5631.2 km
Enter Pork Pie Roundabout and take the 5th exit onto Saffron Lane/B5366.
Pork Pie Roundabout97 m
Exit the roundabout onto Saffron Lane/B5366. Continue on B5366.
B53661.5 km
Turn right onto Tigers Road.
Tigers Road100 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Leicester · 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.
Roundabout
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 1.3 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (30, 40, 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.
Busy Bees Leicester South Wigston
Start near Busy Bees Leicester South Wigston.
Salvation Army - Leicester South
Continue to Salvation Army - Leicester South.
P. G. Motors
Continue to P. G. Motors.
Play Days Academy
Continue to Play Days Academy.
Glenhills Sports And Social Club
Continue to Glenhills Sports And Social Club.
Blaby Barbers
Continue to Blaby Barbers.
Black Horse
Continue to Black Horse.
Blaby Methodist Church
Continue to Blaby Methodist Church.
Blackberry Bush Nursery
Continue to Blackberry Bush Nursery.
Countesthorpe Express
Continue to Countesthorpe Express.
Railway
Continue to Railway.
Bulls Head
Continue to Bulls Head.
Fox & Tiger
Continue to Fox & Tiger.
South Wigston Congregational Church
Continue to South Wigston Congregational Church.
South Wigston Methodist Church
Continue to South Wigston Methodist Church.
Hair Station
Continue to Hair Station.
St Thomas
Continue to St Thomas.
S&D Enterprise
Continue to S&D Enterprise.
Chrisstadelphian Hall
Continue to Chrisstadelphian Hall.
Eyres Monsell Baptist Free Church
Finish back near Eyres Monsell Baptist Free Church, 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 30.0 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Leicester test centre, not an official DVSA route.