Near Loughborough test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 9 roundabouts, 10 turns and 6 signalled junctions across 23 navigation steps.
This is an independent 90.0 km practice route near Loughborough 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.
Along the way you'll meet Alan Moss Road Roundabout, Park Road Roundabout, 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, named junctions, pubs 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 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 195-step drive on real, named roads (about 92.3 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.
Leicester Road105 m
Turn right onto Southfield Road/B5350. Continue on B5350.
B5350514 m
Move left onto Park Road.
Park Road832 m
Turn right to stay on Park Road.
Park Road127 m
Enter Park Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Park Road.
Park Road Roundabout35 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Road.
Park Road122 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Park Road.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Road.
Park Road130 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way251 m
Keep right to stay on Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way182 m
Enter Beacon Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Beacon Road Roundabout31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way489 m
Enter Forest Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Forest Road.
Forest Road Roundabout12 m
Exit the roundabout onto Forest Road.
Forest Road243 m
Turn left onto Holt Drive.
Holt Drive432 m
Turn left to stay on Holt Drive.
Holt Drive51 m
Turn right to stay on Holt Drive.
Holt Drive217 m
Turn left onto Beacon Road.
Beacon Road195 m
Turn right onto Beacon Drive.
Beacon Drive168 m
Turn left onto Blackham Road.
Blackham Road85 m
Turn left onto Lansdowne Drive.
Lansdowne Drive170 m
Turn right onto Beacon Road.
Beacon Road39 m
Enter Beacon Road Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Beacon Road Roundabout7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way489 m
Enter Forest Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Forest Road Roundabout39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way833 m
Enter Ashby Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Ashby Road Roundabout46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way442 m
Enter Alan Moss Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epinal Way.
Alan Moss Road Roundabout49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epinal Way.
Epinal Way76 m
Keep straight to stay on Epinal Way.
Epinal Way505 m
Enter Warwick Way Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Epinal Way.
Warwick Way Roundabout89 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epinal Way.
Epinal Way449 m
Keep right to stay on Epinal Way.
Epinal Way124 m
Enter Alan Moss Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Alan Moss Road Roundabout63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way443 m
Enter Ashby Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Ashby Road Roundabout47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way97 m
Keep right to stay on Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way736 m
Enter Forest Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Forest Road Roundabout41 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way479 m
Enter Beacon Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Beacon Road Roundabout32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way178 m
Keep left to stay on Epinal Way/A6004.
Epinal Way254 m
Enter Park Road Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Park Road.
Park Road Roundabout65 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Road.
Park Road122 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Park Road.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Road.
Park Road124 m
Enter Park Road Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Park Road.
Park Road Roundabout39 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Road.
Park Road126 m
Move right onto Shelthorpe Road.
Shelthorpe Road658 m
Turn right onto A6/Leicester Road.
A6435 m
Keep right to stay on A6/Leicester Road.
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.
A6134 m
Keep left to stay on A6.
A62.5 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 Road23 m
Keep left to stay on 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.
A6788 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 onto A6/Loughborough Road.
One Ash Roundabout106 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6/Loughborough Road.
A62.1 km
Turn right onto King Street/A60. Continue on A60.
A601.6 km
Move right to stay on Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road59 m
Keep left to stay on A60.
A601.2 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 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 Way926 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.
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 A60.
A601.2 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 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 Way914 m
Turn left onto Loughborough Road.
Loughborough Road85 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 Road981 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.
A62.4 km
Turn right onto A6/Barrow Street. Continue on A6.
A6740 m
Turn left onto A6/Bridge Street.
A6176 m
Turn left onto The Rushes/A512. Continue on A512.
A512245 m
Turn right onto Derby Square/A512. Continue on A512.
A512202 m
Turn left onto Frederick Street.
Frederick Street351 m
Turn left onto Browns Lane.
Browns Lane289 m
Turn left onto Ward's End/B5350.
Ward's End51 m
Keep right to stay on B5350.
B5350366 m
Turn left onto High Street.
High Street158 m
Turn right onto Baxter Gate.
Baxter Gate182 m
Turn right onto A6/Jubilee Way. Continue on A6.
A6365 m
Turn right onto Leicester Road/B5350.
Leicester Road263 m
Turn right onto Baxter Gate.
Baxter Gate182 m
Turn right onto A6/Jubilee Way. Continue on A6.
A6365 m
Make a right U-turn at Leicester Road/B5350 to stay on A6.
A6395 m
Turn right onto Baxter Gate.
Baxter Gate101 m
Turn left onto Sparrow Hill.
Sparrow Hill163 m
Move left onto Meadow Lane.
Meadow Lane547 m
Turn left onto Belton Road/A6004.
Belton Road153 m
Turn right onto Bottleacre Lane.
Bottleacre Lane160 m
Keep right to stay on Bottleacre Lane.
Bottleacre Lane108 m
Turn right onto Normanton Drive.
Normanton Drive64 m
Turn right onto Cotes Drive.
Cotes Drive63 m
Turn left.
32 m
Make a right U-turn.
32 m
Turn right onto Cotes Drive.
Cotes Drive63 m
Turn left onto Normanton Drive.
Normanton Drive64 m
Turn left onto Bottleacre Lane.
Bottleacre Lane269 m
Turn left onto Belton Road/A6004.
Belton Road122 m
Turn left onto Meadow Lane/A6004. Continue on Meadow Lane.
Meadow Lane209 m
Turn right onto Station Boulevard.
Station Boulevard561 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road289 m
Move right to stay on Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road59 m
Keep left to stay on Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road910 m
Turn right onto Barrow Road/B676.
Barrow Road2.2 km
Turn left onto Prestwold Lane.
Prestwold Lane80 m
Keep left to stay on Prestwold Lane.
Prestwold Lane1.2 km
Turn left onto Loughborough Road/A60.
Loughborough Road3.0 km
Keep left to take Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road579 m
Move left to stay on Nottingham Road/A60.
Nottingham Road919 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 9 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 Alan Moss Road Roundabout, Park Road Roundabout, One Ash Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 24.8 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.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Start near Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Trinity Methodist Church
Continue to Trinity Methodist Church.
Alan Moss Road Roundabout
Continue to Alan Moss Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Beacon Inn
Continue to Beacon Inn.
Park Road Roundabout
Continue to Park Road Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
One Ash Roundabout
Continue to One Ash Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Miller & Carter Rothley
Continue to Miller & Carter Rothley.
Rothley Court
Continue to Rothley Court.
Wheatsheaf
Continue to Wheatsheaf.
Ashton Green Road
Continue to Ashton Green Road, taking the junction with good observation.
B. J. & Sons
Continue to B. J. & Sons.
Loughborough
Continue to Loughborough.
Barrow Methodist Church
Continue to Barrow Methodist Church.
Soar Bridge Inn
Continue to Soar Bridge Inn.
Co-operative Food
Continue to Co-operative Food.
Geeta Bhawan
Continue to Geeta Bhawan.
Junction Church
Continue to Junction Church.
Amber Rooms
Continue to Amber Rooms.
Poco Sociale
Continue to Poco Sociale.
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
7 roundabouts · 21 turns · 4 sets of lights
8 roundabouts · 19 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 90.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Loughborough test centre, not an official DVSA route.