Near Malton test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 23 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 31 navigation steps.
This is an independent 55.6 km practice loop near Malton 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.
Along the way you'll meet 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, 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 shops, pubs, schools and named junctions, 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 88-step drive on real, named roads (about 55.6 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 left onto Town Street Old Malton/B1257.
Town Street Old Malton392 m
Move left.
101 m
Move left onto Town Street Old Malton/B1257.
Town Street Old Malton144 m
Turn left onto Westgate.
Westgate726 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 Lane178 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 left onto Town Street Old Malton/B1257.
Town Street Old Malton608 m
Enter Old Malton Roundabout and take the 1st exit.
Old Malton Roundabout7 m
Exit the roundabout.
74 m
Take the ramp on the right towards Leeds/York.
A645.7 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.
A641.4 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 Lane1.3 km
Make a right U-turn to stay on Scagglethorpe Lane.
Scagglethorpe Lane1.3 km
Turn right onto A64.
A64303 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.
Old Malton Roundabout233 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.
B1257618 m
Keep right to stay on B1257.
B1257926 m
Turn right onto Wheelgate/B1257.
Wheelgate272 m
Turn left onto Spital Street.
Spital Street144 m
Turn right to stay on Spital Street.
Spital Street45 m
Turn right onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road85 m
Turn right onto Middlecave Road.
Middlecave Road335 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 right to stay on Orchard Road.
Orchard Road659 m
Turn left to stay on Orchard Road.
Orchard Road65 m
Turn right onto Maiden Greve.
Maiden Greve85 m
Keep left to stay on Maiden Greve.
Maiden Greve163 m
Turn left onto Hospital Road.
Hospital Road90 m
Turn left onto Middlecave Road.
Middlecave Road268 m
Turn left onto Middlecave Drive.
Middlecave Drive102 m
Keep left to stay on Middlecave Drive.
Middlecave Drive32 m
Turn right onto Castle Howard Drive.
Castle Howard Drive71 m
Move left to stay on Castle Howard Drive.
Castle Howard Drive13 m
Turn left to stay on Castle Howard Drive.
Castle Howard Drive294 m
Turn left onto Castle Howard Road.
Castle Howard Road566 m
Turn left onto Yorkersgate/B1248.
Yorkersgate50 m
Keep left to take Horsemarket Road.
Horsemarket Road307 m
Turn left onto Mount Road.
Mount Road78 m
Turn right onto The Mount.
The Mount182 m
Turn left onto Middlecave Road.
Middlecave Road19 m
Move right onto Mount Crescent.
Mount Crescent88 m
Turn right onto Newbiggin/B1257.
Newbiggin307 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 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 5 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 37.1 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, 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.
Old Malton Roundabout
Continue to Old Malton Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Brass Castle Brewery Taphouse
Continue to Brass Castle Brewery Taphouse.
New Globe
Continue to New Globe.
Rose and Crown
Continue to Rose and Crown.
Spotted Cow
Continue to Spotted Cow.
St Leonard's with St Marys
Continue to St Leonard's with St Marys.
Chapter Two
Continue to Chapter Two.
New Malton
Continue to New Malton.
Ømni Wine Bar
Continue to Ømni Wine Bar.
Stew and Oyster
Continue to Stew and Oyster.
St Michael's
Continue to St Michael's.
Blue Ball
Continue to Blue Ball.
Friends Meeting House
Continue to Friends Meeting House.
J B Motors
Continue to J B Motors.
Sainsbury's Local
Finish back near Sainsbury's Local, completing the loop.
6 roundabouts · 15 turns · 1 set 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 55.6 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Malton test centre, not an official DVSA route.