Near Malton test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 16 turns and 3 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 21.0 km practice loop near Malton 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 roundabout approach & exit, national-speed roads, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, 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 shops, schools, pubs and churches, 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 Malton 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 75-step drive on real, named roads (about 21.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive south on Milton Avenue.
Milton Avenue295 m
Turn right onto Milton Road.
Milton Road114 m
Turn right onto Peasey Hills Road.
Peasey Hills Road275 m
Turn right onto Highfield Road.
Highfield Road661 m
Turn right onto Old Malton Road/B1257. Continue on B1257.
B12571.0 km
Turn left onto Church Hill.
Church Hill65 m
Turn left to stay on Church Hill.
Church Hill143 m
Turn left onto Castlegate/B1248.
Castlegate164 m
Turn right onto Castlegate/B1248. Continue on B1248.
B1248151 m
Turn left onto Church Street/B1248. Continue on B1248.
B1248572 m
Turn right onto Mill Street/B1248.
Mill Street318 m
Turn left to stay on B1248.
B124821 m
Turn left onto Eastfield Road.
Eastfield Road214 m
Turn left onto Eastfield Avenue.
Eastfield Avenue203 m
Turn left onto Mill Street.
Mill Street221 m
Turn left onto Mill Street/B1248.
Mill Street203 m
Turn left to stay on B1248.
B1248378 m
Turn right onto Hambleton Road.
Hambleton Road135 m
Turn right onto Hambleton Court.
Hambleton Court26 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Hambleton Court.
Hambleton Court26 m
Turn left onto Hambleton Road.
Hambleton Road135 m
Turn left onto B1248.
B1248378 m
Turn right onto Mill Street/B1248.
Mill Street318 m
Turn left onto Commercial Street/B1248.
Commercial Street355 m
Turn left onto Wold Street.
Wold Street121 m
Move right onto Langton Road.
Langton Road38 m
Turn right onto St. Nicholas Street.
St. Nicholas Street331 m
Turn right onto Welham Road.
Welham Road74 m
Turn left onto Church Street/B1248. Continue on B1248.
B1248150 m
Turn left onto Castlegate/B1248.
Castlegate352 m
Turn left onto Yorkersgate/B1248.
Yorkersgate374 m
Turn right.
27 m
Turn left onto Horsemarket Road.
Horsemarket Road59 m
Make a sharp left onto Yorkersgate/B1248.
Yorkersgate347 m
Turn left onto Saville Street.
Saville Street120 m
Turn left onto Market Place.
Market Place125 m
Turn left onto Market Street.
Market Street73 m
Turn left onto Yorkersgate/B1248.
Yorkersgate147 m
Turn left onto Saville Street.
Saville Street120 m
Turn left onto Market Place.
Market Place125 m
Turn left onto Market Street.
Market Street73 m
Turn right onto Yorkersgate/B1248.
Yorkersgate250 m
Move right onto Castle Howard Road.
Castle Howard Road301 m
Turn right onto Appletree Way.
Appletree Way61 m
Turn left onto Orchard Road.
Orchard Road144 m
Turn left to stay on Orchard Road.
Orchard Road65 m
Turn right onto Maiden Greve.
Maiden Greve249 m
Turn left onto Hospital Road.
Hospital Road90 m
Turn right onto Middlecave Road.
Middlecave Road277 m
Turn left onto Mount Crescent.
Mount Crescent88 m
Turn left onto Broughton Road/B1257.
Broughton Road291 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Broughton Road/B1257.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broughton Road/B1257. Continue on B1257.
B12572.2 km
Move left towards Castle Howard.
Swinton Lane1.2 km
Turn right.
65 m
Turn left.
69 m
Turn right.
41 m
Turn left.
20 m
Turn left.
127 m
Turn right.
65 m
Turn left onto Swinton Lane.
Swinton Lane1.2 km
Move right onto Malton Road/B1257. Continue on B1257.
B12572.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Broughton Road/B1257.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Broughton Road/B1257. Continue on B1257.
B1257602 m
Turn left onto Princess Road.
Princess Road245 m
Move left onto Peasey Hills Road.
Peasey Hills Road479 m
Turn right onto Highfield Road.
Highfield Road351 m
Turn left onto Hawthorn Avenue.
Hawthorn Avenue162 m
Turn left onto Cherry Avenue.
Cherry Avenue339 m
Turn left onto Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane227 m
Turn left onto Highfield Road.
Highfield Road7 m
Turn right onto Peasey Hills Road.
Peasey Hills Road182 m
Turn left onto Burke Road.
Burke Road120 m
Turn right onto Milton Avenue.
Milton Avenue32 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Malton · Route 1 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.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (20, 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.
Morrisons Daily
Start near Morrisons Daily.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Continue to St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
Malton Police Station
Continue to Malton Police Station.
Derwent Arms
Continue to Derwent Arms.
St Leonard's with St Marys
Continue to St Leonard's with St Marys.
Bethel Methodist Chapel
Continue to Bethel Methodist Chapel.
Norton Trinity Methodist Church
Continue to Norton Trinity Methodist Church.
Hyde Park
Continue to Hyde Park.
Chapmans
Continue to Chapmans.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Union
Continue to Union.
KM Barker
Continue to KM Barker.
Brass Castle Brewery Taphouse
Continue to Brass Castle Brewery Taphouse.
New Globe
Continue to New Globe.
St Michael's
Continue to St Michael's.
Wesley Centre
Continue to Wesley Centre.
Malton Community Sports Centre
Continue to Malton Community Sports Centre.
MTB pump park
Continue to MTB pump park.
Blue Ball
Continue to Blue Ball.
Friends Meeting House
Finish back near Friends Meeting House, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 15 turns · 1 set of lights
4 roundabouts · 23 turns · 2 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 15 turns · 3 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 14 turns · 3 sets of lights
This route is 21.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Malton test centre, not an official DVSA route.