Near Nottingham (Chillwell) test centre
Rated moderate from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 17 turns across 34 navigation steps.
This is an independent 12.1 km practice loop near Nottingham (Chillwell) test centre, taking roughly 17 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 independent driving. 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, schools 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 Nottingham (Chillwell) 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:
The full 34-step drive on real, named roads (about 12.1 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
28 m
Turn right.
28 m
Turn right.
39 m
Turn left onto Eldon Road.
Eldon Road70 m
Turn left onto Nottingham Road/A6005.
Nottingham Road60 m
Keep left to stay on Nottingham Road/A6005.
Nottingham Road229 m
Keep left to stay on Nottingham Road/A6005.
Nottingham Road230 m
Keep straight to stay on Nottingham Road/A6005.
Nottingham Road430 m
Turn right onto High Road/B6003. Continue on B6003.
B60031.2 km
Keep right to stay on Stapleford Lane/B6003.
Stapleford Lane196 m
Keep left to stay on Stapleford Lane/B6003.
Stapleford Lane204 m
Keep right to stay on B6003.
B6003654 m
Enter Bardills Island and take the 2nd exit onto Toton Lane/B6003.
Bardills Island47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Toton Lane/B6003.
Toton Lane174 m
Keep left to stay on Toton Lane/B6003.
Toton Lane576 m
Turn left.
197 m
Turn right onto Toton Lane/B6003.
Toton Lane549 m
Keep left to stay on Toton Lane/B6003.
Toton Lane197 m
Enter Bardills Island and take the 1st exit onto A52/Brian Clough Way.
Bardills Island4 m
Exit the roundabout onto A52/Brian Clough Way.
A522.0 km
Enter Bramcote Island and take the 5th exit onto Town Street.
Bramcote Island153 m
Exit the roundabout onto Town Street.
Town Street1.7 km
Turn left onto Bramcote Avenue.
Bramcote Avenue104 m
Keep straight to stay on Bramcote Avenue.
Bramcote Avenue202 m
Turn right onto Cator Lane.
Cator Lane723 m
Turn left onto High Road/B6464.
High Road20 m
Turn right onto Meadow Lane.
Meadow Lane93 m
Keep left to stay on Meadow Lane.
Meadow Lane129 m
Turn right onto Queens Road West/A6005. Continue on A6005.
A60051.7 km
Turn left onto Eldon Road.
Eldon Road70 m
Turn right.
39 m
Turn left.
28 m
Turn left.
28 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Nottingham (Chillwell) · School-zone practice loop 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.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
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.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Salvation Army
Start near Salvation Army.
McDonald's
Continue to McDonald's.
Sam & Co
Continue to Sam & Co.
St Peter's
Continue to St Peter's.
Toton Churches (Methodist)
Continue to Toton Churches (Methodist).
Japanese Water Gardens
Continue to Japanese Water Gardens.
Morrisons Daily
Continue to Morrisons Daily.
Fairfield Spencer Academy
Continue to Fairfield Spencer Academy.
Village Nursery
Continue to Village Nursery.
White Lion
Continue to White Lion.
Henry John Pearson 1850-1913
Continue to Henry John Pearson 1850-1913.
Music Block
Continue to Music Block.
Bramcote Lane Convenience Stores
Continue to Bramcote Lane Convenience Stores.
Morley's
Continue to Morley's.
Cator Lane
Continue to Cator Lane.
Lanes Primary School
Continue to Lanes Primary School.
Lanes Primary School - Meadow Lane Site
Continue to Lanes Primary School - Meadow Lane Site.
Beekeeper
Continue to Beekeeper.
Car Doctors
Continue to Car Doctors.
Bird Hide micropub
Finish back near Bird Hide micropub, completing the loop.
33 roundabouts · 18 turns
12 roundabouts · 10 turns
2 roundabouts · 19 turns
31 turns
This route is 12.1 km and takes about 17 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Nottingham (Chillwell) test centre, not an official DVSA route.