Near Malton test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts, 15 turns and 1 signalled junction across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 58.5 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.
Along the way you'll meet Brambling Fields Interchange and Old Malton Roundabout. 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 independent driving. 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, pubs, schools 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 90-step drive on real, named roads (about 58.7 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 Avenue240 m
Keep right to stay on Milton Avenue.
Milton Avenue55 m
Turn right onto Milton Road.
Milton Road114 m
Turn right onto Peasey Hills Road.
Peasey Hills Road275 m
Turn left onto Highfield Road.
Highfield Road7 m
Turn right onto Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane73 m
Turn right to stay on Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane37 m
Turn left to stay on Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane14 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane14 m
Turn right to stay on Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane37 m
Turn right to stay on Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane153 m
Turn right onto Cherry Avenue.
Cherry Avenue339 m
Turn right onto Hawthorn Avenue.
Hawthorn Avenue162 m
Turn right onto Highfield Road.
Highfield Road123 m
Turn left onto Milton Avenue.
Milton Avenue65 m
Move right to stay on Milton Avenue.
Milton Avenue171 m
Turn left onto Burke Road.
Burke Road80 m
Turn left onto Ashfield Avenue.
Ashfield Avenue100 m
Move left to stay on Ashfield Avenue.
Ashfield Avenue10 m
Move right onto Milton Avenue.
Milton Avenue98 m
Turn right onto Highfield Road.
Highfield Road433 m
Turn left onto Town Street Old Malton/B1257.
Town Street Old Malton431 m
Turn left onto Town Street.
Town Street97 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Town Street.
Town Street97 m
Turn left onto Town Street Old Malton/B1257.
Town Street Old Malton199 m
Turn left onto Westgate.
Westgate63 m
Keep left to stay on Westgate.
Westgate662 m
Turn left onto Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane124 m
Keep straight to stay on Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane53 m
Turn left to stay on Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane91 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane91 m
Turn right to stay on Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane177 m
Turn right onto Westgate Lane.
Westgate Lane726 m
Turn right onto Town Street Old Malton/B1257.
Town Street Old Malton198 m
Turn right onto Town Street.
Town Street97 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Town Street.
Town Street97 m
Turn right onto Town Street Old Malton/B1257.
Town Street Old Malton430 m
Turn right onto Highfield Road.
Highfield Road660 m
Turn left onto Peasey Hills Road.
Peasey Hills Road479 m
Move right onto Princess Road.
Princess Road245 m
Turn left onto Wheelgate/B1257.
Wheelgate623 m
Turn right onto Castlegate/B1248. Continue on B1248.
B1248151 m
Turn left onto Church Street/B1248. Continue on B1248.
B1248606 m
Keep right to stay on B1248.
B12481.5 km
Keep left to take Scarborough Road/B1248.
Scarborough Road169 m
Keep right to stay on Scarborough Road/B1248.
Scarborough Road239 m
Keep right to stay on Scarborough Road/B1248.
Scarborough Road454 m
Keep right to stay on Scarborough Road/B1248.
Scarborough Road124 m
Enter Brambling Fields Interchange and take the 1st exit.
Brambling Fields Interchange4 m
Exit the roundabout.
7.8 km
Keep right to stay on A64.
A641.6 km
Turn left onto Barnygate Lane.
Barnygate Lane28 m
Turn left to stay on Barnygate Lane.
Barnygate Lane30 m
Turn right onto A64.
A64225 m
Keep right to stay on A64.
A641.2 km
Keep left to stay on A64.
A649.8 km
Keep left to stay on A64.
A64159 m
Keep left to stay on A64.
A64105 m
Keep left to stay on A64.
A6495 m
Turn left onto Scagglethorpe Lane.
Scagglethorpe Lane2.5 km
Turn right onto A64.
A64130 m
Keep left to stay on A64.
A64173 m
Keep left to stay on A64.
A649.8 km
Keep right to stay on A64.
A641.6 km
Turn left onto Barnygate Lane.
Barnygate Lane28 m
Turn left to stay on Barnygate Lane.
Barnygate Lane30 m
Turn right onto A64.
A64225 m
Keep right to stay on A64.
A641.2 km
Keep left to stay on A64.
A645.5 km
Take the Old Malton Roundabout exit.
350 m
Enter Old Malton Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Town Street Old Malton/B1257.
Old Malton Roundabout234 m
Exit the roundabout onto Town Street Old Malton/B1257.
Town Street Old Malton215 m
Keep right to stay on Town Street Old Malton/B1257.
Town Street Old Malton403 m
Turn right onto Town Street.
Town Street196 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Town Street.
Town Street182 m
Turn right.
43 m
Move right onto Town Street Old Malton/B1257. Continue on B1257.
B1257656 m
Keep right to stay on B1257.
B1257655 m
Turn right onto East Mount.
East Mount68 m
Keep left to stay on East Mount.
East Mount123 m
Move right onto Peasey Hills Road.
Peasey Hills Road478 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 Lane226 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 3 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.
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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Old Malton Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 39.2 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.
Morrisons Daily
Start near Morrisons Daily.
Peasey Hill Fish 'n Chips
Continue to Peasey Hill Fish 'n Chips.
Royal Oak
Continue to Royal Oak.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Continue to St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
Wentworth Arms
Continue to Wentworth Arms.
Blue Ball
Continue to Blue Ball.
Brass Castle Brewery Taphouse
Continue to Brass Castle Brewery Taphouse.
Cross Keys
Continue to Cross Keys.
Friends Meeting House
Continue to Friends Meeting House.
New Globe
Continue to New Globe.
Rose and Crown
Continue to Rose and Crown.
Bethel Methodist Chapel
Continue to Bethel Methodist Chapel.
Derwent Arms
Continue to Derwent Arms.
Norton Priory Garage
Continue to Norton Priory Garage.
Norton Trinity Methodist Church
Continue to Norton Trinity Methodist Church.
rcr epos
Continue to rcr epos.
Union
Continue to Union.
Brambling Fields Interchange
Continue to Brambling Fields Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Old Malton Roundabout
Continue to Old Malton Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Malton Police Station
Finish back near Malton Police Station, completing the loop.
4 roundabouts · 23 turns · 2 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 15 turns · 3 sets of lights
6 roundabouts · 14 turns · 3 sets of lights
4 roundabouts · 21 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 58.5 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.