Near Middlesbrough test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 4 roundabouts, 19 turns and 6 signalled junctions across 25 navigation steps.
This is an independent 52.0 km practice loop near Middlesbrough 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.
Along the way you'll meet Marton Road Interchange, Cargo Fleet Lane Roundabout and Belle Vue Roundabout. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
On this route you’ll practise multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, 20 mph zones, changing speed limits, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads, independent driving 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 shops, churches, stations and pubs, 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 Middlesbrough 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 108-step drive on real, named roads (about 52.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest on Maxwell Road.
Maxwell Road57 m
Turn right onto Sotherby Road.
Sotherby Road691 m
Move right onto Skipper's Lane.
Skipper's Lane556 m
Turn left onto Trunk Road/A1085. Continue on A1085.
A1085616 m
Make a right U-turn at Normanby Road to stay on A1085.
A10851.0 km
Turn right.
58 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit.
47 m
Exit the roundabout.
58 m
Turn left onto A1085.
A10851.0 km
Turn right onto Normanby Road.
Normanby Road1.6 km
Turn right onto High Street/B1380. Continue on B1380.
B13801.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto High Street/B1380.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto High Street/B1380.
High Street166 m
Turn left onto Church Lane.
Church Lane825 m
Turn left.
123 m
Turn right.
43 m
Turn left onto Church Lane.
Church Lane116 m
Turn left onto Ormesby Bank/A171. Continue on A171.
A171862 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cargo Fleet Lane/A171.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cargo Fleet Lane/A171.
Cargo Fleet Lane3.2 km
Enter Cargo Fleet Lane Roundabout and take the 1st exit towards The North/Stockton/Middlesbrough Centre/North Ormesby.
Cargo Fleet Lane Roundabout2 m
Exit the roundabout towards The North/Stockton/Middlesbrough Centre/North Ormesby.
A661.5 km
Take the Marton Road Interchange exit.
Marton Road Interchange319 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A66/Marton Road Interchange.
188 m
Exit the roundabout onto A66.
A66439 m
Keep right to stay on A66.
A662.8 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Old Station Road/B1513.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Station Road/B1513.
Old Station Road107 m
Turn right onto Tilbury Road.
Tilbury Road645 m
Turn right onto Normanby Road.
Normanby Road199 m
Turn right onto A66.
A66517 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Old Station Road/B1513.
141 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Station Road/B1513.
Old Station Road301 m
Turn right onto Imperial Avenue.
Imperial Avenue248 m
Turn right to stay on Imperial Avenue.
Imperial Avenue119 m
Turn left onto Tilbury Road.
Tilbury Road373 m
Turn right onto Normanby Road.
Normanby Road199 m
Turn right onto A66.
A66517 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Old Station Road/B1513.
141 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Station Road/B1513.
Old Station Road592 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Dockside Road/B1513.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Dockside Road/B1513.
Dockside Road1.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Works Road/B1513.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto Works Road/B1513.
Works Road381 m
Enter Cargo Fleet Lane Roundabout and take the 4th exit towards The North/Stockton/Middlesbrough Centre/North Ormesby.
Cargo Fleet Lane Roundabout114 m
Exit the roundabout towards The North/Stockton/Middlesbrough Centre/North Ormesby.
A661.5 km
Take the Marton Road Interchange exit.
Marton Road Interchange319 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A66/Marton Road Interchange.
188 m
Exit the roundabout onto A66.
A66439 m
Keep left to take A172 towards Stokesley.
A1721.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards North Ormesby.
18 m
Exit the roundabout towards North Ormesby.
Longlands Road469 m
Turn right onto Ormesby Road.
Ormesby Road422 m
Turn left onto Dorrien Crescent.
Dorrien Crescent170 m
Turn right onto Ormesby Road.
Ormesby Road283 m
Turn left onto Longlands Road/A1085.
Longlands Road473 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards Stokesley.
6 m
Exit the roundabout towards Stokesley.
Longlands Road421 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Marton Road/A172.
1 m
Exit the roundabout onto Marton Road/A172.
Marton Road118 m
Turn left to stay on Marton Road/A172.
Marton Road471 m
Turn right onto Marton Grove Road.
Marton Grove Road530 m
Turn left onto Valley Road.
Valley Road281 m
Turn left onto Bishopton Road.
Bishopton Road319 m
Turn right onto Fairfield Road.
Fairfield Road71 m
Turn left onto Brough Court.
Brough Court44 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Brough Court.
Brough Court44 m
Turn left onto Fairfield Road.
Fairfield Road138 m
Turn right onto Meadowsweet Lane.
Meadowsweet Lane104 m
Turn left onto Bishopton Road.
Bishopton Road121 m
Turn left onto Valley Road.
Valley Road32 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Marton Burn Road.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Marton Burn Road.
Marton Burn Road523 m
Turn left to stay on Marton Burn Road.
Marton Burn Road225 m
Enter Belle Vue Roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Marton Road/A172.
Belle Vue Roundabout18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Marton Road/A172.
Marton Road1.0 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Longlands Road/A172.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Longlands Road/A172.
Longlands Road407 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit towards North Ormesby.
80 m
Exit the roundabout towards North Ormesby.
A10853.3 km
Turn right onto Normanby Road.
Normanby Road307 m
Turn right onto Park Avenue.
Park Avenue295 m
Turn right onto Westbourne Grove.
Westbourne Grove241 m
Turn right onto Brunswick Avenue.
Brunswick Avenue87 m
Turn right onto Kingsway Avenue.
Kingsway Avenue172 m
Turn left onto Belmont Avenue.
Belmont Avenue204 m
Turn left onto Normanby Road.
Normanby Road215 m
Turn left onto Trunk Road/A1085. Continue on A1085.
A10852.8 km
Turn right onto Kings Road.
Kings Road347 m
Turn right onto Beaumont Road.
Beaumont Road67 m
Turn right onto Jubilee Street South.
Jubilee Street South158 m
Turn right onto Mosman Terrace.
Mosman Terrace74 m
Turn left onto Kings Road.
Kings Road177 m
Turn left onto Longlands Road/A1085. Continue on A1085.
A10852.8 km
Make a right U-turn at Normanby Road to stay on A1085.
A10852.1 km
Turn right onto Cargo Fleet Lane/A171.
Cargo Fleet Lane756 m
Enter Cargo Fleet Lane Roundabout and take the 7th exit towards Whitby/Guisborough.
Cargo Fleet Lane Roundabout184 m
Exit the roundabout towards Whitby/Guisborough.
Cargo Fleet Lane140 m
Turn left onto South Bank Road.
South Bank Road439 m
Turn right onto Queensway.
Queensway288 m
Turn left onto Sotherby Road.
Sotherby Road611 m
Turn left onto Brunel Road.
Brunel Road330 m
Turn left onto Middlesbrough Road.
Middlesbrough Road585 m
Turn left onto Queensway.
Queensway39 m
Turn right onto Westerby Road.
Westerby Road496 m
Turn left onto Sotherby Road.
Sotherby Road447 m
Turn right onto Maxwell Road.
Maxwell Road51 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Middlesbrough · Route 2 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around 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
Watch your lane discipline and signalling at Cargo Fleet Lane Roundabout, Belle Vue Roundabout. Get into the correct lane early and check your exit mirror before leaving.
Dual-carriageway join
About 8.4 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 (20, 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.
ATS Euromaster
Start near ATS Euromaster.
Cleveland Ironstone Eston Mines Obelisk
Continue to Cleveland Ironstone Eston Mines Obelisk.
St. Gabriel's RC Church
Continue to St. Gabriel's RC Church.
Ormesby Crossroads
Continue to Ormesby Crossroads.
Pied Piper
Continue to Pied Piper.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Continue to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Evans Halshaw Nissan
Continue to Evans Halshaw Nissan.
Marton Road Interchange
Continue to Marton Road Interchange, taking the junction with good observation.
Derek Slack Skoda
Continue to Derek Slack Skoda.
Taco Bell
Continue to Taco Bell.
Cargo Fleet Lane Roundabout
Continue to Cargo Fleet Lane Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Buccaneer
Continue to Buccaneer.
St Joseph’s
Continue to St Joseph’s.
St Oswald
Continue to St Oswald.
Belle Vue Roundabout
Continue to Belle Vue Roundabout, taking the junction with good observation.
Grove Hill
Continue to Grove Hill.
Flower Drum
Continue to Flower Drum.
Stacie's Grrroomers
Continue to Stacie's Grrroomers.
Saint Alphonsus Church
Continue to Saint Alphonsus Church.
Salvation Army Pallister Park
Finish back near Salvation Army Pallister Park, completing the loop.
7 roundabouts · 20 turns · 2 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 16 turns · 2 sets of lights
11 roundabouts · 13 turns · 3 sets of lights
7 roundabouts · 12 turns · 2 sets of lights
This route is 52.0 km and takes about 35 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Middlesbrough test centre, not an official DVSA route.