Near Melton Mowbray test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 2 roundabouts, 20 turns and 5 signalled junctions across 24 navigation steps.
This is an independent 26.0 km practice route near Melton Mowbray 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 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 schools, pubs, shops and parks, 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 95-step drive on real, named roads (about 25.8 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 Road195 m
Keep right to stay on Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road90 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 Road892 m
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road78 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Street.
Nottingham Street46 m
Turn left onto A607/Norman Way.
A607126 m
Turn left onto A607/Wilton Road.
A60740 m
Keep right to stay on A607.
A607855 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A607.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto A607.
A607409 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Edendale Road.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Edendale Road.
Edendale Road10 m
Keep left to stay on Edendale Road.
Edendale Road538 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Edendale Road.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Edendale Road.
Edendale Road144 m
Turn left onto Robin Crescent.
Robin Crescent285 m
Turn left onto Swallowdale Road.
Swallowdale Road200 m
Turn left onto Dalby Road/B6047.
Dalby Road292 m
Turn left onto Valley Road.
Valley Road356 m
Turn right onto Tamar Road.
Tamar Road941 m
Turn left onto Edendale Road.
Edendale Road498 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Edendale Road.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto Edendale Road.
Edendale Road144 m
Turn left onto Robin Crescent.
Robin Crescent284 m
Turn left onto Swallowdale Road.
Swallowdale Road200 m
Turn left onto Dalby Road/B6047.
Dalby Road1.3 km
Keep left to stay on Dalby Road/B6047.
Dalby Road32 m
Move left onto A607/Leicester Road.
A607391 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto A607/Leicester Road.
93 m
Exit the roundabout onto A607/Leicester Road.
A607424 m
Turn right onto Dalby Road/B6047.
Dalby Road1.0 km
Turn right onto Valley Road.
Valley Road26 m
Turn right onto Dalby Road.
Dalby Road109 m
Make a sharp left to stay on Dalby Road.
Dalby Road109 m
Make a left U-turn at Valley Road onto Dalby Road/B6047.
Dalby Road317 m
Turn right onto Warwick Road.
Warwick Road126 m
Keep right to stay on Warwick Road.
Warwick Road42 m
Move left onto Ankle Hill.
Ankle Hill378 m
Turn left onto Burton Road.
Burton Road450 m
Turn left onto Leicester Street.
Leicester Street221 m
Keep left to stay on Leicester Street.
Leicester Street49 m
Move left onto A607/Leicester Road. Continue on A607.
A607619 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 Avenue16 m
Keep left to stay on Dorothy Avenue.
Dorothy Avenue121 m
Keep left to stay on Dorothy Avenue.
Dorothy Avenue108 m
Keep left to stay on Dorothy Avenue.
Dorothy Avenue319 m
Keep right to stay on Staveley Road.
Staveley Road169 m
Turn left onto Greaves Avenue.
Greaves Avenue324 m
Turn right onto Staveley Road.
Staveley Road152 m
Turn right onto Sysonby Street.
Sysonby Street249 m
Turn right onto Welby Lane.
Welby Lane394 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Saint Bartholomews Way.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Saint Bartholomews Way.
Saint Bartholomews Way307 m
Keep straight to stay on Saint Bartholomews Way.
Saint Bartholomews Way633 m
Turn left onto Welby Lane.
Welby Lane356 m
Turn left to stay on Welby Lane.
Welby Lane1.5 km
Turn right onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road686 m
Keep right to stay on Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road23 m
Turn left onto A607/Norman Way.
A607337 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 Way69 m
Turn left.
28 m
Turn right.
43 m
Turn left.
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.
A607256 m
Turn right onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road1.1 km
Turn right onto Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive383 m
Move right to stay on Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive10 m
Turn right to stay on Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive12 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive12 m
Turn left to stay on Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive69 m
Keep left to stay on Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive224 m
Keep right to stay on Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive100 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road427 m
Turn left onto The Crescent.
The Crescent411 m
Turn left onto Scalford Road.
Scalford Road136 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Melton Mowbray · Route 10 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.
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 8.3 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, 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.
Park Lane Kids
Start near Park Lane Kids.
Kettleby Cross
Continue to Kettleby Cross.
Prima Pizza
Continue to Prima Pizza.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
Wilton Park
Continue to Wilton Park.
Cherry Tree
Continue to Cherry Tree.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Melton Mowbray Nursery School
Continue to Melton Mowbray Nursery School.
Grapes
Continue to Grapes.
Saint Marys
Continue to Saint Marys.
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.
Welby
Continue to Welby.
Welby Lane Mission Church
Continue to Welby Lane Mission Church.
Little Rascals Day Nursery
Continue to Little Rascals Day Nursery.
Melton Mowbray Fire & Rescue Station
Continue to Melton Mowbray Fire & Rescue Station.
Early Years Nursery
Continue to Early Years Nursery.
United Reformed Church
Continue to United Reformed Church.
Nicko's Fish Bar
Finish back near Nicko's Fish Bar, completing the loop.
3 roundabouts · 15 turns · 6 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 14 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 22 turns · 6 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 21 turns · 4 sets of lights
This route is 26.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Melton Mowbray test centre, not an official DVSA route.