Near Melton Mowbray test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 15 turns and 6 signalled junctions across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 39.5 km practice route near Melton Mowbray test centre, taking roughly 30 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 multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 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 shops, schools, churches and pubs, 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 Melton Mowbray 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 66-step drive on real, named roads (about 39.5 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive southwest.
31 m
Turn left.
39 m
Turn left.
78 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road286 m
Turn right onto The Crescent.
The Crescent411 m
Turn left onto Scalford Road.
Scalford Road358 m
Turn left onto Ludlow Drive.
Ludlow Drive117 m
Turn left onto Balmoral Road.
Balmoral Road96 m
Turn left onto Conway Drive.
Conway Drive117 m
Turn right onto Scalford Road.
Scalford Road815 m
Turn left onto A607/Norman Way.
A607663 m
Turn right onto Thorpe End.
Thorpe End708 m
Keep left to take Leicester Street.
Leicester Street49 m
Move left onto A607/Leicester Road. Continue on A607.
A607620 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto A607/Leicester Road.
93 m
Exit the roundabout onto A607/Leicester Road. Continue on A607.
A607642 m
Move left onto A607/Wilton Road.
A607216 m
Turn left onto Asfordby Road/A6006.
Asfordby Road660 m
Turn right onto Dorothy Avenue.
Dorothy Avenue451 m
Turn right onto Staveley Road.
Staveley Road83 m
Turn right onto Rudbeck Avenue.
Rudbeck Avenue336 m
Turn left onto Stirling Road.
Stirling Road396 m
Turn left onto Petersfield Road.
Petersfield Road206 m
Turn left onto Rudbeck Avenue.
Rudbeck Avenue308 m
Turn right onto Asfordby Road/A6006.
Asfordby Road92 m
Turn right onto Dorothy Avenue.
Dorothy Avenue451 m
Turn right onto Staveley Road.
Staveley Road368 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road1.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A606/Nottingham Road.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto A606/Nottingham Road.
A6062.9 km
Move right onto Clawson Lane.
Clawson Lane293 m
Turn right onto Nursery Lane.
Nursery Lane965 m
Turn right onto Main Street.
Main Street846 m
Make a sharp left onto Stone Penn Lane.
Stone Penn Lane29 m
Turn left.
19 m
Turn right onto Main Street.
Main Street817 m
Move right.
792 m
Turn left onto Six Hills Lane.
Six Hills Lane7.3 km
Turn left onto Loughborough Road/A6006.
Loughborough Road4.6 km
Turn right to stay on Loughborough Road.
Loughborough Road504 m
Turn right onto Station Lane.
Station Lane1.9 km
Turn left onto A607/Main Road. Continue on A607.
A6073.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A607.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A607.
A607409 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A607/Leicester Road.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto A607/Leicester Road. Continue on A607.
A607642 m
Move left onto A607/Wilton Road.
A607266 m
Turn right onto A607/Norman Way.
A607348 m
Turn right onto Chapel Street.
Chapel Street153 m
Move right onto King Street.
King Street95 m
Turn right onto St Mary's Way.
St Mary's Way122 m
Turn left.
35 m
Turn left.
12 m
Turn right.
40 m
Make a right U-turn.
40 m
Turn left.
12 m
Turn right.
35 m
Turn left onto Saint Mary's Way.
Saint Mary's Way70 m
Turn left onto A607/Norman Way.
A607122 m
Turn right onto Scalford Road.
Scalford Road582 m
Turn left onto The Crescent.
The Crescent410 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road610 m
Keep left at the fork.
43 m
Move left onto A607/Norman Way.
A607107 m
Turn left onto Scalford Road.
Scalford Road707 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Melton Mowbray · 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.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 13.4 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 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.
Hanger
Start near Hanger.
Park Lane Kids
Continue to Park Lane Kids.
Saint John The Baptist
Continue to Saint John The Baptist.
Grapes
Continue to Grapes.
Melton Mowbray Royal British Legion Club
Continue to Melton Mowbray Royal British Legion Club.
White Hart
Continue to White Hart.
Kettleby Cross
Continue to Kettleby Cross.
Melton Mowbray & District RAFA, Tornado Club
Continue to Melton Mowbray & District RAFA, Tornado Club.
Rural Catering College
Continue to Rural Catering College.
Staveley Convenience Store
Continue to Staveley Convenience Store.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Welby
Continue to Welby.
Sugar Loaf
Continue to Sugar Loaf.
St Leonard
Continue to St Leonard.
Melton Mowbray Baptist Church
Continue to Melton Mowbray Baptist Church.
Papa John's
Continue to Papa John's.
Early Years Nursery
Continue to Early Years Nursery.
Paint the Town Red
Continue to Paint the Town Red.
United Reformed Church
Continue to United Reformed Church.
Melton Mowbray Fire & Rescue Station
Finish back near Melton Mowbray Fire & Rescue Station, completing the loop.
3 roundabouts · 14 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 22 turns · 6 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 21 turns · 4 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 20 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 39.5 km and takes about 30 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Melton Mowbray test centre, not an official DVSA route.