Near Loughborough test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 7 roundabouts, 21 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 32 navigation steps.
This is an independent 98.3 km practice route near Loughborough test centre, taking roughly 45 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.
Along the way you'll meet One Ash Roundabout and Ashton Green Road. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads 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, stations, named junctions 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 Loughborough 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 231-step drive on real, named roads (about 100.8 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southwest.
80 m
Turn left onto Gordon Road.
Gordon Road61 m
Turn right onto Station Boulevard/A6004.
Station Boulevard440 m
Turn right onto Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road314 m
Turn left onto Queen's Road/A60. Continue on A60.
A60454 m
Keep left to stay on A60.
A60570 m
Turn right onto A6/Leicester Road.
A6282 m
Turn right onto A6/Barrow Street.
A693 m
Turn left onto Aumberry Gap.
Aumberry Gap75 m
Turn right onto Pinfold Gate.
Pinfold Gate61 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Pinfold Gate.
Pinfold Gate150 m
Turn left onto Leicester Road/B5350. Continue on Leicester Road.
Leicester Road180 m
Keep left to take A6/Leicester Road.
A6105 m
Turn left onto Gregory Street.
Gregory Street90 m
Turn right onto Moira Street.
Moira Street26 m
Turn left onto Trinity Street.
Trinity Street155 m
Turn left onto Moor Lane.
Moor Lane56 m
Turn left onto Rutland Street.
Rutland Street96 m
Turn left onto Wellington Street.
Wellington Street57 m
Turn right onto Trinity Street.
Trinity Street45 m
Turn left onto Moira Street.
Moira Street103 m
Turn right onto New King Street/A60.
New King Street42 m
Turn left onto Great Central Road.
Great Central Road215 m
Turn right onto King Edward Road.
King Edward Road152 m
Turn right onto Lime Avenue.
Lime Avenue131 m
Turn left onto Albert Promenade.
Albert Promenade225 m
Turn left onto Beeches Road.
Beeches Road294 m
Move left onto Windmill Road.
Windmill Road228 m
Turn left onto Great Central Road.
Great Central Road307 m
Turn right onto Wharncliffe Road.
Wharncliffe Road184 m
Turn right onto New King Street/A60. Continue on A60.
A60712 m
Turn right onto Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road602 m
Move right to stay on Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road1.3 km
Keep left to take Loughborough Road/A60.
Loughborough Road103 m
Keep left to stay on Loughborough Road/A60.
Loughborough Road2.1 km
Turn right onto Prestwold Lane.
Prestwold Lane106 m
Keep left to stay on Prestwold Lane.
Prestwold Lane1.4 km
Keep left to take Prestwold Lane/B676.
Prestwold Lane169 m
Keep left to stay on Prestwold Lane/B676.
Prestwold Lane3.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Nottingham Road.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road83 m
Keep left to stay on Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road838 m
Enter Jerusalem Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bridge Street.
Jerusalem Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridge Street.
Bridge Street949 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Barrow Road.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barrow Road.
Barrow Road421 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Farley Way.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto Farley Way.
Farley Way927 m
Turn right onto Loughborough Road.
Loughborough Road583 m
Enter One Ash Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6/Loughborough Road.
One Ash Roundabout64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6/Loughborough Road. Continue on A6.
A62.1 km
Turn right onto King Street/A60. Continue on A60.
A60333 m
Turn left onto Moor Lane.
Moor Lane316 m
Turn left onto A6/Barrow Street.
A694 m
Turn right onto Leicester Road/B5350.
Leicester Road9 m
Keep right to stay on Leicester Road/B5350.
Leicester Road105 m
Keep straight to take High Street.
High Street147 m
Turn right onto Baxter Gate.
Baxter Gate173 m
Turn left onto A6/Lemyngton Street. Continue on A6.
A6386 m
Turn left onto A6/Bridge Street.
A6175 m
Turn left onto The Rushes/A512. Continue on A512.
A512256 m
Turn right onto Derby Square/A512. Continue on A512.
A512166 m
Keep right to take Ashby Square/A512.
Ashby Square18 m
Turn right onto Greenclose Lane/A512.
Greenclose Lane151 m
Turn left onto The Rushes/A512.
The Rushes1.5 km
Keep right to stay on A6/Derby Road.
A689 m
Enter Bishop Meadow Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6/Derby Road.
Bishop Meadow Roundabout57 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6/Derby Road.
A6560 m
Keep right to stay on A6/Derby Road.
A6221 m
Keep left to stay on A6/Derby Road.
A6699 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6/Derby Road.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6/Derby Road.
A6269 m
Keep right to stay on A6/Derby Road.
A6130 m
Keep right to stay on A6.
A6925 m
Turn right onto Narrow Lane.
Narrow Lane312 m
Turn left onto Church Street.
Church Street125 m
Turn left onto Wide Lane.
Wide Lane293 m
Turn left onto A6/Derby Road. Continue on A6.
A61.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6/Derby Road.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6/Derby Road.
A6528 m
Keep right to stay on A6/Derby Road.
A6118 m
Keep right to stay on A6/Derby Road.
A6830 m
Enter Bishop Meadow Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6/Derby Road.
Bishop Meadow Roundabout49 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6/Derby Road.
A655 m
Keep right to stay on A6/Derby Road.
A61.3 km
Move left onto A6/Bridge Street.
A6236 m
Turn right onto A6/Fennel Street. Continue on A6.
A6740 m
Turn left onto A6/Leicester Road.
A61.3 km
Keep right to stay on A6.
A61.1 km
Enter One Ash Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6.
One Ash Roundabout16 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6.
A632 m
Keep left to stay on A6.
A6110 m
Keep left to stay on A6.
A6153 m
Keep left to stay on A6.
A6112 m
Keep left to stay on A6.
A6867 m
Take the exit.
109 m
Turn left to take the ramp.
100 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Barrow Road.
44 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barrow Road.
Barrow Road949 m
Enter Jerusalem Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto South Street.
Jerusalem Roundabout35 m
Exit the roundabout onto South Street.
South Street114 m
Turn left onto Melton Road.
Melton Road29 m
Keep right to stay on Melton Road.
Melton Road126 m
Turn right onto Warner Street.
Warner Street175 m
Turn right onto Grove Lane.
Grove Lane157 m
Turn right onto South Street.
South Street335 m
Enter Jerusalem Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Bridge Street.
Jerusalem Roundabout12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridge Street.
Bridge Street949 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Barrow Road.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Barrow Road.
Barrow Road155 m
Keep right to stay on Barrow Road.
Barrow Road265 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
100 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6.
A61.2 km
Enter One Ash Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A6/Loughborough Road.
One Ash Roundabout106 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6/Loughborough Road. Continue on A6.
A62.4 km
Move left onto Southfield Road/B5350. Continue on B5350.
B5350531 m
Move right onto Royland Road/B5350.
Royland Road87 m
Move right onto Forest Road/B5350.
Forest Road106 m
Turn left onto Browns Lane.
Browns Lane289 m
Turn right onto Frederick Street.
Frederick Street72 m
Turn left onto Arthur Street.
Arthur Street144 m
Turn left onto William Street.
William Street54 m
Turn right onto York Road.
York Road219 m
Turn left onto Radmoor Road.
Radmoor Road149 m
Turn right onto Westfield Drive.
Westfield Drive504 m
Turn right onto Grove Road.
Grove Road59 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Grove Road.
Grove Road59 m
Turn left onto Westfield Drive.
Westfield Drive504 m
Turn left onto Radmoor Road.
Radmoor Road148 m
Turn right onto York Road.
York Road219 m
Turn left onto William Street.
William Street54 m
Turn right onto Arthur Street.
Arthur Street144 m
Turn right onto Frederick Street.
Frederick Street72 m
Turn left onto Browns Lane.
Browns Lane289 m
Turn left onto Ward's End/B5350.
Ward's End51 m
Keep left to stay on Ward's End.
Ward's End132 m
Turn right onto South Street.
South Street84 m
Turn left onto Woodgate/B5350.
Woodgate5 m
Turn right onto Beehive Lane.
Beehive Lane56 m
Turn right onto Southfield Road/B5350. Continue on B5350.
B5350310 m
Move right onto Royland Road/B5350.
Royland Road87 m
Move right onto Forest Road/B5350.
Forest Road106 m
Turn left onto Browns Lane.
Browns Lane289 m
Turn right onto Frederick Street.
Frederick Street352 m
Turn right onto Ashby Road/A512. Continue on A512.
A512156 m
Turn left onto The Rushes/A512.
The Rushes141 m
Turn right to take the A6 ramp.
A6224 m
Turn right onto A6/Fennel Street. Continue on A6.
A6740 m
Turn left onto A6/Leicester Road.
A675 m
Keep left to stay on A6.
A62.3 km
Enter One Ash Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Loughborough Road.
One Ash Roundabout50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Loughborough Road.
Loughborough Road670 m
Keep right to stay on Loughborough Road.
Loughborough Road429 m
Turn left onto Sarson Street.
Sarson Street67 m
Turn left onto Castledine Street.
Castledine Street115 m
Turn left onto Barrow Road.
Barrow Road74 m
Turn right onto Loughborough Road.
Loughborough Road980 m
Enter One Ash Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6/Loughborough Road.
One Ash Roundabout64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6/Loughborough Road. Continue on A6.
A62.1 km
Turn right onto King Street/A60. Continue on A60.
A601.0 km
Turn right onto Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road602 m
Move right to stay on Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road59 m
Keep left to stay on Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road1.2 km
Keep left to take Loughborough Road/A60.
Loughborough Road103 m
Keep left to stay on Loughborough Road/A60.
Loughborough Road2.1 km
Turn right onto Prestwold Lane.
Prestwold Lane106 m
Keep left to stay on Prestwold Lane.
Prestwold Lane1.4 km
Keep left to stay on Prestwold Lane/B676.
Prestwold Lane169 m
Keep left to stay on Prestwold Lane/B676.
Prestwold Lane3.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Nottingham Road.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road83 m
Keep left to stay on Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road838 m
Enter Jerusalem Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bridge Street.
Jerusalem Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Bridge Street.
Bridge Street948 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6.
A61.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6.
A62.3 km
Take the exit.
367 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit.
51 m
Exit the roundabout.
113 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Loughborough Road.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Loughborough Road.
Loughborough Road100 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Loughborough Road.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Loughborough Road.
Loughborough Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Hallfields Lane.
Hallfields Lane555 m
Keep straight to stay on Hallfields Lane.
Hallfields Lane160 m
Turn left onto Town Green Street.
Town Green Street232 m
Turn right onto Wellsic Lane.
Wellsic Lane200 m
Move left onto Westfield Lane.
Westfield Lane1.2 km
Move left onto Station Road.
Station Road344 m
Turn left onto Thurcaston Lane.
Thurcaston Lane41 m
Keep left to stay on Thurcaston Lane.
Thurcaston Lane916 m
Turn left onto Leicester Road.
Leicester Road1.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ashton Green Road.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ashton Green Road.
Ashton Green Road535 m
Turn left onto Greengate Lane.
Greengate Lane419 m
Keep right to stay on Greengate Lane.
Greengate Lane1.0 km
Turn left onto A6/Loughborough Road.
A61.2 km
Enter Wanlip Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6.
Wanlip Roundabout137 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6.
A6787 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A6.
69 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6.
A64.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6.
A63.0 km
Enter One Ash Roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
One Ash Roundabout105 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6/Loughborough Road. Continue on A6.
A61.7 km
Turn right onto Beeches Road.
Beeches Road390 m
Move left onto Windmill Road.
Windmill Road228 m
Turn left onto Great Central Road.
Great Central Road307 m
Turn right onto Wharncliffe Road.
Wharncliffe Road184 m
Turn right onto New King Street/A60. Continue on A60.
A60712 m
Turn right onto Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road42 m
Turn left onto Clarence Street/B589.
Clarence Street242 m
Turn left onto Meadow Lane.
Meadow Lane215 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road94 m
Turn left to stay on Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road239 m
Turn left onto Clarence Street/B589.
Clarence Street241 m
Turn left onto Meadow Lane.
Meadow Lane214 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road23 m
Keep left to stay on Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road70 m
Turn right onto The Coneries.
The Coneries143 m
Turn left onto Sparrow Hill.
Sparrow Hill282 m
Move left onto A6/Jubilee Way.
A695 m
Turn left onto Moor Lane.
Moor Lane313 m
Turn left onto Wharncliffe Road/A60. Continue on A60.
A60692 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road340 m
Turn left onto Sparrow Hill.
Sparrow Hill250 m
Make a right U-turn onto Pinfold Gate.
Pinfold Gate206 m
Keep right to take Sparrow Hill.
Sparrow Hill27 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Loughborough · Route 7 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around 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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at One Ash Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 42.2 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, 50, 60, 70 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.
Holy Trinity Church
Start near Holy Trinity Church.
Loughborough Mosque and Islamic Cultural Association
Continue to Loughborough Mosque and Islamic Cultural Association.
Loughborough
Continue to Loughborough.
Barrow Methodist Church
Continue to Barrow Methodist Church.
One Ash Roundabout
Continue to One Ash Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
King's Church Loughborough
Continue to King's Church Loughborough.
Anchor Inn
Continue to Anchor Inn.
Saints Peter and Paul
Continue to Saints Peter and Paul.
Geeta Bhawan
Continue to Geeta Bhawan.
Junction Church
Continue to Junction Church.
Barrow-upon-Soar
Continue to Barrow-upon-Soar.
White Horse
Continue to White Horse.
Church of the Resurrection
Continue to Church of the Resurrection.
Loughborough United Reformed Church
Continue to Loughborough United Reformed Church.
Barbers Lounge @ Quorn
Continue to Barbers Lounge @ Quorn.
Miller & Carter Rothley
Continue to Miller & Carter Rothley.
Wheatsheaf
Continue to Wheatsheaf.
Ashton Green Road
Continue to Ashton Green Road, taking the junction with good observation.
SOFA
Continue to SOFA.
Tap and Mallet
Finish back near Tap and Mallet, completing the loop.
8 roundabouts · 12 turns · 5 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 21 turns · 7 sets of lights
9 roundabouts · 10 turns · 6 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 19 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 98.3 km and takes about 45 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Loughborough test centre, not an official DVSA route.