Near Melton Mowbray test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 24 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 18.7 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 dual-carriageway joins, 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 85-step drive on real, named roads (about 18.7 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.
A607201 m
Turn right onto Chapel Street.
Chapel Street153 m
Turn left onto King Street.
King Street119 m
Turn right onto Sage Cross Street.
Sage Cross Street108 m
Turn right onto Sherrard Street.
Sherrard Street428 m
Keep right to take Leicester Street.
Leicester Street39 m
Turn right onto A607/Wilton Road.
A607266 m
Turn right onto A607/Norman Way.
A607688 m
Turn left onto Beckmill Lane.
Beckmill Lane31 m
Move right onto King's Road.
King's Road338 m
Turn right onto Limes Avenue.
Limes Avenue27 m
Turn right onto Stafford Avenue.
Stafford Avenue113 m
Turn right onto Algernon Road.
Algernon Road127 m
Make a sharp right onto King's Road.
King's Road167 m
Turn right onto Limes Avenue.
Limes Avenue27 m
Turn right onto Stafford Avenue.
Stafford Avenue175 m
Turn left onto A607/Thorpe Road.
A607927 m
Turn left onto Beechwood Avenue.
Beechwood Avenue355 m
Turn left onto Firwood Road.
Firwood Road95 m
Turn left onto Bowley Avenue.
Bowley Avenue295 m
Turn right onto A607/Thorpe Road.
A6071.7 km
Turn left onto Church Street.
Church Street63 m
Turn right.
25 m
Turn left.
15 m
Turn right.
52 m
Turn left onto Church Street.
Church Street63 m
Turn left onto Leicester Street.
Leicester Street145 m
Keep right to stay on Leicester Street.
Leicester Street39 m
Turn right onto A607/Wilton Road.
A607266 m
Turn right onto A607/Norman Way.
A607144 m
Turn left onto Scalford Road.
Scalford Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Melbray Drive.
Melbray Drive386 m
Turn right onto Tennyson Way.
Tennyson Way347 m
Turn right onto Kipling Drive.
Kipling Drive175 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 Road1.0 km
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 Road719 m
Turn left onto Welby Lane.
Welby Lane394 m
Turn left onto Sysonby Street.
Sysonby Street248 m
Turn left onto Staveley Road.
Staveley Road437 m
Turn right onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road462 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.
A607113 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Street.
Nottingham Street48 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 5 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.
Dual-carriageway join
About 7.6 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.
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.
Co-operative Funeralcare
Continue to Co-operative Funeralcare.
Screwfix
Continue to Screwfix.
Black Swan
Continue to Black Swan.
Sage Cross Methodist Church
Continue to Sage Cross Methodist Church.
Kettleby Cross
Continue to Kettleby Cross.
Richard Barnes Funeral Directors
Continue to Richard Barnes Funeral Directors.
Halfords
Continue to Halfords.
Saint John The Baptist
Continue to Saint John The Baptist.
Thorpe Road Convenience Store
Continue to Thorpe Road Convenience Store.
Melton Mowbray Conservative Club
Continue to Melton Mowbray Conservative Club.
Saint Marys
Continue to Saint Marys.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Early Years Nursery
Continue to Early Years Nursery.
United Reformed Church
Continue to United Reformed Church.
Rural Catering College
Continue to Rural Catering College.
White Lion
Continue to White Lion.
Welby
Continue to Welby.
Welby Lane Mission Church
Continue to Welby Lane Mission Church.
Age UK
Finish back near Age UK, 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 18.7 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.