Near Melton Mowbray test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 22 turns and 6 signalled junctions across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 33.0 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, 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, shops, 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 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 97-step drive on real, named roads (about 33.0 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 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.
A607423 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
Turn left onto Thames Drive.
Thames Drive76 m
Turn left onto Severn Hill.
Severn Hill135 m
Turn left onto Valley Road.
Valley Road112 m
Turn left onto Dalby Road/B6047.
Dalby Road143 m
Turn right onto Hamilton Drive.
Hamilton Drive228 m
Turn left onto Sandy Lane.
Sandy Lane152 m
Turn left onto Warwick Road.
Warwick Road168 m
Turn left onto Dalby Road/B6047.
Dalby Road291 m
Turn right onto Valley Road.
Valley Road26 m
Turn right onto Dalby Road.
Dalby Road109 m
Turn left onto Thames Drive.
Thames Drive76 m
Turn left onto Severn Hill.
Severn Hill135 m
Turn right onto Valley Road.
Valley Road244 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 Road384 m
Turn left onto Swallowdale Road.
Swallowdale Road124 m
Turn left onto Robin Crescent.
Robin Crescent285 m
Turn right onto Edendale Road.
Edendale Road143 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Edendale Road.
36 m
Exit the roundabout onto Edendale Road.
Edendale Road210 m
Turn left onto Redbrook Crescent.
Redbrook Crescent366 m
Turn right onto Edendale Road.
Edendale Road465 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 2nd exit onto A607.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto A607.
A607409 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A607.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto A607.
A6071.5 km
Keep right to stay on A607.
A607663 m
Turn left onto Kirby Road.
Kirby Road3.7 km
Turn left onto Main Street/B6047. Continue on B6047.
B60473.8 km
Keep left to stay on Dalby Road/B6047.
Dalby Road80 m
Turn right onto Kirby Lane.
Kirby Lane479 m
Turn left onto Sandy Lane.
Sandy Lane127 m
Turn left onto Queensway.
Queensway224 m
Keep left to stay on Queensway.
Queensway215 m
Turn left onto Dalby Road/B6047.
Dalby Road175 m
Turn right onto Kirby Lane.
Kirby Lane134 m
Keep straight to stay on Kirby Lane.
Kirby Lane102 m
Keep right to stay on Kirby Lane.
Kirby Lane207 m
Turn right onto Camomile Road.
Camomile Road136 m
Turn right onto Marigold Crescent.
Marigold Crescent337 m
Turn left onto Heather Crescent.
Heather Crescent401 m
Move left onto Marigold Crescent.
Marigold Crescent337 m
Turn right onto Heather Crescent.
Heather Crescent70 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Edendale Road.
49 m
Exit the roundabout onto Edendale Road.
Edendale Road513 m
Turn left onto Kirby Lane.
Kirby Lane687 m
Turn left onto Sandy Lane.
Sandy Lane127 m
Turn left onto Queensway.
Queensway224 m
Keep left to stay on Queensway.
Queensway215 m
Turn right onto Dalby Road/B6047.
Dalby Road386 m
Turn left onto Valley Road.
Valley Road26 m
Turn right onto Dalby Road.
Dalby Road47 m
Keep right to stay on Dalby Road.
Dalby Road111 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Dalby Road.
Dalby Road111 m
Keep right to stay on Dalby Road.
Dalby Road47 m
Make a left U-turn at Valley Road onto Dalby Road/B6047.
Dalby Road1.0 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. Continue on A607.
A607642 m
Move left onto A607/Wilton Road.
A607266 m
Turn right onto A607/Norman Way.
A607153 m
Turn right onto Nottingham Street.
Nottingham Street59 m
Turn right onto Park Road.
Park Road69 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Park Road.
Park Road69 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Street.
Nottingham Street57 m
Move right onto Scalford Road.
Scalford Road707 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Melton Mowbray · Route 11 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 7.4 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 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.
Early Years Nursery
Continue to Early Years Nursery.
Hanger
Continue to Hanger.
Wah YIng
Continue to Wah YIng.
Crown Inn
Continue to Crown Inn.
Saint John The Baptist
Continue to Saint John The Baptist.
White Hart
Continue to White Hart.
Aldi
Continue to Aldi.
ETS
Continue to ETS.
Melton Mowbray Nursery School
Continue to Melton Mowbray Nursery School.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
Subway
Continue to Subway.
Cherry Tree
Continue to Cherry Tree.
Melton Mowbray Baptist Church
Continue to Melton Mowbray Baptist Church.
Great Dalby School
Continue to Great Dalby School.
Royal Oak
Continue to Royal Oak.
Boyes
Continue to Boyes.
Kettleby Cross
Continue to Kettleby Cross.
Rural Catering College
Continue to Rural Catering College.
Cards
Finish back near Cards, completing the loop.
3 roundabouts · 15 turns · 6 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 14 turns · 3 sets of lights
3 roundabouts · 21 turns · 4 sets of lights
2 roundabouts · 20 turns · 5 sets of lights
This route is 33.0 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.