Near Malton test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 22 turns and 2 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 22.9 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, 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 92-step drive on real, named roads (about 23.1 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 Road218 m
Keep left to stay on Highfield Road.
Highfield Road139 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 left to stay on Rainbow Lane.
Rainbow Lane73 m
Turn left onto Highfield Road.
Highfield Road667 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 Lane182 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 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 take Old Malton Road/B1257.
Old Malton Road925 m
Turn right onto Wheelgate/B1257.
Wheelgate224 m
Turn left onto Finkle Street.
Finkle Street69 m
Turn left onto Market Place.
Market Place196 m
Turn left onto Market Street.
Market Street72 m
Turn right onto Yorkersgate/B1248.
Yorkersgate138 m
Turn right.
27 m
Turn right onto Horsemarket Road.
Horsemarket Road166 m
Move right onto Spital Street.
Spital Street141 m
Turn right onto Newgate.
Newgate70 m
Turn left onto Finkle Street.
Finkle Street69 m
Turn left onto Wheelgate/B1257.
Wheelgate48 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 Road153 m
Turn left onto Spital Street.
Spital Street76 m
Turn left onto Newbiggin/B1257. Continue on B1257.
B1257598 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 Lane462 m
Keep left to stay on Swinton Lane.
Swinton Lane778 m
Turn right.
65 m
Turn left.
165 m
Turn left.
192 m
Turn left onto Swinton Lane.
Swinton Lane993 m
Keep straight to stay on Swinton Lane.
Swinton Lane392 m
Keep left to stay on Swinton Lane.
Swinton Lane69 m
Move right onto Malton Road/B1257.
Malton Road2.2 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 right onto Spital Street.
Spital Street217 m
Move left onto Horsemarket Road.
Horsemarket Road225 m
Move right onto Yorkersgate/B1248.
Yorkersgate50 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 left onto Maiden Greve.
Maiden Greve228 m
Turn left onto Castle Howard Drive.
Castle Howard Drive58 m
Turn left onto Castle Howard Road.
Castle Howard Road566 m
Move left onto Yorkersgate/B1248.
Yorkersgate486 m
Turn left onto Wheelgate/B1257.
Wheelgate272 m
Turn left onto Spital Street.
Spital Street76 m
Turn right onto Spital Field Court.
Spital Field Court68 m
Turn left onto Victoria Road.
Victoria Road85 m
Turn left onto Spital Street.
Spital Street45 m
Turn left to stay on Spital Street.
Spital Street144 m
Turn left onto Newbiggin/B1257.
Newbiggin307 m
Turn left onto Mount Crescent.
Mount Crescent88 m
Move left onto Middlecave Road.
Middlecave Road232 m
Turn left onto Spital Street.
Spital Street321 m
Move left onto Peasey Hills Road.
Peasey Hills Road478 m
Turn right onto Highfield Road.
Highfield Road286 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Malton · Route 6 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 (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.
Peasey Hill Fish 'n Chips
Start near Peasey Hill Fish 'n Chips.
Morrisons Daily
Continue to Morrisons Daily.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Continue to St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
Royal Oak
Continue to Royal Oak.
Wentworth Arms
Continue to Wentworth Arms.
Malton Police Station
Continue to Malton Police Station.
Stew and Oyster
Continue to Stew and Oyster.
St Leonard's with St Marys
Continue to St Leonard's with St Marys.
St Michael's
Continue to St Michael's.
Max Spielmann
Continue to Max Spielmann.
Spotted Cow
Continue to Spotted Cow.
Blue Ball
Continue to Blue Ball.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
Malton Community Sports Centre
Continue to Malton Community Sports Centre.
MTB pump park
Continue to MTB pump park.
Brass Castle Brewery Taphouse
Continue to Brass Castle Brewery Taphouse.
Filly and Flagon
Continue to Filly and Flagon.
New Globe
Continue to New Globe.
Friends Meeting House
Continue to Friends Meeting House.
prince's road clinic
Finish back near prince's road clinic, 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 22.9 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.