Near Melton Mowbray test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 1 roundabout, 23 turns and 4 signalled junctions across 26 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 roundabout approach & exit, dual-carriageway joins, national-speed roads, 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, churches, pubs and shops, 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 106-step drive on real, named roads (about 26.0 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 Road263 m
Turn right onto The Crescent.
The Crescent235 m
Keep left to stay on The Crescent.
The Crescent175 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road609 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.
A607891 m
Turn right onto Dorothy Avenue.
Dorothy Avenue137 m
Keep left to stay on Dorothy Avenue.
Dorothy Avenue108 m
Keep left to stay on Dorothy Avenue.
Dorothy Avenue205 m
Turn right onto Staveley Road.
Staveley Road114 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 Road249 m
Turn left onto Highfield Avenue.
Highfield Avenue334 m
Turn left onto Garden Lane.
Garden Lane156 m
Turn left onto Welby Lane.
Welby Lane413 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road614 m
Turn left onto Palmerston Road.
Palmerston Road209 m
Turn left onto Abingdon Road.
Abingdon Road174 m
Turn left onto Alvaston Road.
Alvaston Road146 m
Turn left onto Dulverton Road.
Dulverton Road190 m
Turn right onto Abingdon Road.
Abingdon Road80 m
Turn right onto Palmerston Road.
Palmerston Road24 m
Turn left onto Lynton Road.
Lynton Road245 m
Turn left onto Brampton Road.
Brampton Road157 m
Turn left onto Coniston Road.
Coniston Road123 m
Move left to stay on Coniston Road.
Coniston Road68 m
Turn right onto Lynton Road.
Lynton Road109 m
Turn left onto Palmerston Road.
Palmerston Road185 m
Turn right onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road1.3 km
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.
A607257 m
Turn right onto Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road1.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Saint Bartholomews Way.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Saint Bartholomews Way.
Saint Bartholomews Way308 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 Road687 m
Keep right to stay on Nottingham Road.
Nottingham Road35 m
Turn right onto Asfordby Road/A6006.
Asfordby Road643 m
Turn right onto Dorothy Avenue.
Dorothy Avenue16 m
Keep left to stay on Dorothy Avenue.
Dorothy Avenue78 m
Turn left onto Brightside Avenue.
Brightside Avenue171 m
Turn left onto Sherwood Drive.
Sherwood Drive99 m
Turn left onto West Avenue.
West Avenue197 m
Turn left onto Asfordby Road/A6006.
Asfordby Road702 m
Turn right onto A607.
A607484 m
Turn left 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 Road417 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.
A607620 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto A607/Leicester Road.
93 m
Exit the roundabout onto A607/Leicester Road.
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 9 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.
Roundabout
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 9.8 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.
National-speed roads
Parts of this route run at the national speed limit. Keep a safe following distance and plan overtakes only where it is clearly safe and legal.
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.
United Reformed Church
Continue to United Reformed Church.
Melton Mowbray & District RAFA, Tornado Club
Continue to Melton Mowbray & District RAFA, Tornado Club.
Rural Catering College
Continue to Rural Catering College.
Asfordby Road Stores
Continue to Asfordby Road Stores.
Staveley Convenience Store
Continue to Staveley Convenience Store.
Welby
Continue to Welby.
Welby Lane Mission Church
Continue to Welby Lane Mission Church.
Tesco Express
Continue to Tesco Express.
Little Rascals Day Nursery
Continue to Little Rascals Day Nursery.
Kettleby Cross
Continue to Kettleby Cross.
Melton Mowbray Nursery School
Continue to Melton Mowbray Nursery School.
Grapes
Continue to Grapes.
Saint Marys
Continue to Saint Marys.
Aldi
Continue to Aldi.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
Age UK
Continue to Age UK.
Bentons
Continue to Bentons.
Co-operative Funeralcare
Finish back near Co-operative Funeralcare, 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.