Near Melton Mowbray test centre
Rated easy from its real manoeuvre load, 3 roundabouts, 16 turns and 1 signalled junction across 21 navigation steps.
This is an independent 24.5 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 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 63-step drive on real, named roads (about 24.5 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 Road263 m
Turn right 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.
A607311 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.
A607256 m
Turn right onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road495 m
Turn left onto Staveley Road.
Staveley Road367 m
Turn left onto Dorothy Avenue.
Dorothy Avenue451 m
Turn left onto Asfordby Road/A6006.
Asfordby Road92 m
Turn left onto Rudbeck Avenue.
Rudbeck Avenue72 m
Turn right 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 Road284 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 right onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road687 m
Keep right to stay on Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road35 m
Turn right onto Asfordby Road/A6006.
Asfordby Road2.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A6006.
28 m
Exit the roundabout onto A6006.
A60061.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Asfordby Bypass Road/A6006.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto Asfordby Bypass Road/A6006. Continue on A6006.
A60061.6 km
Turn left onto 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.
A6071.3 km
Turn right onto Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive394 m
Turn right to stay on Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive2 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive2 m
Turn left to stay on Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive394 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 4 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 9.1 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 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.
Browning Suzuki
Continue to Browning Suzuki.
Early Years Nursery
Continue to Early Years Nursery.
KFC
Continue to KFC.
Cutting Room
Continue to Cutting Room.
Paint the Town Red
Continue to Paint the Town Red.
United Reformed Church
Continue to United Reformed Church.
Asfordby Road Stores
Continue to Asfordby Road Stores.
Staveley Convenience Store
Continue to Staveley Convenience Store.
Andy's Fish Bar
Continue to Andy's Fish Bar.
Welby Lane Mission Church
Continue to Welby Lane Mission Church.
Melton Mowbray & District RAFA, Tornado Club
Continue to Melton Mowbray & District RAFA, Tornado Club.
Rural Catering College
Continue to Rural Catering College.
Welby
Continue to Welby.
Asfordby Hill Primary School
Continue to Asfordby Hill Primary School.
Aldi
Continue to Aldi.
Melton Mowbray Baptist Church
Continue to Melton Mowbray Baptist Church.
Kettleby Cross
Continue to Kettleby Cross.
Wilton Park
Continue to Wilton Park.
Tesco Express
Finish back near Tesco Express, 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 24.5 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.