Near Upton test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 20 roundabouts and 18 turns across 61 navigation steps.
This is an independent 23.3 km practice loop near Upton test centre, taking roughly 23 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 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 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 Upton 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 61-step drive on real, named roads (about 23.6 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west.
17 m
Turn right onto Arrowe Park Road/A551.
Arrowe Park Road70 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Upton Bypass/A5027.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upton Bypass/A5027. Continue on Upton Bypass.
Upton Bypass539 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Upton Bypass.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upton Bypass.
Upton Bypass153 m
Keep right to take Upton Bypass/A5027.
Upton Bypass115 m
Keep right to stay on Upton Bypass/A5027.
Upton Bypass316 m
Turn left onto Saughall Massie Road/B5192.
Saughall Massie Road595 m
Turn right onto Kingfisher Way.
Kingfisher Way245 m
Turn left onto Kestrel Avenue.
Kestrel Avenue144 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Kestrel Close.
Kestrel Close93 m
Turn left onto Kestrel Avenue.
Kestrel Avenue51 m
Turn right onto Kingfisher Way.
Kingfisher Way245 m
Turn left onto Saughall Massie Road/B5192.
Saughall Massie Road540 m
Turn left onto Upton Bypass/A5027.
Upton Bypass685 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit towards M53/Wallasey/Liverpool.
48 m
Exit the roundabout towards M53/Wallasey/Liverpool.
M531.2 km
Take exit 2 onto M53 North towards All Docks/Wallasey/Liverpool.
M53134 m
Take exit 2 on the right onto M53 North towards All Docks/Wallasey/Liverpool.
M531.6 km
Take exit 1.
276 m
Take exit 1.
130 m
Take exit 1 on the right.
70 m
Enter Bidston Island and take the 3rd exit onto A5139.
Bidston Island183 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5139.
A5139803 m
Keep left to stay on A5139.
A5139844 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5139/Dock Road.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5139/Dock Road.
A513913 m
Keep left to stay on A5139/Dock Road.
A5139132 m
Keep right to stay on A5139/Dock Road.
A5139319 m
Keep left to stay on A5139/Dock Road.
A5139837 m
Turn right onto Duke Street/A5027.
Duke Street439 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Duke Street/A5027.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto Duke Street/A5027.
Duke Street395 m
Turn left onto A5139/Dock Road.
A5139852 m
Keep straight to stay on A5139/Dock Road.
A5139133 m
Keep right to stay on A5139/Dock Road.
A5139186 m
Keep right to stay on A5139/Dock Road.
A5139145 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A5139.
63 m
Exit the roundabout onto A5139.
A51391.1 km
Take the M53 ramp on the right.
M531.8 km
Take exit 2 onto A551 towards Hoylake/West Kirby.
M532.4 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit towards A551/A5027/B5138.
36 m
Exit the roundabout towards A551/A5027/B5138.
Upton Bypass176 m
Keep right to stay on Upton Bypass/A5027.
Upton Bypass102 m
Keep right to stay on Upton Bypass/A5027.
Upton Bypass956 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Greasby Road/B5139.
115 m
Exit the roundabout onto Greasby Road/B5139.
Greasby Road48 m
Keep right to stay on B5139.
B5139967 m
Turn left onto Greasby Road.
Greasby Road32 m
Turn right to stay on Greasby Road.
Greasby Road159 m
Turn left onto Arrowe Road.
Arrowe Road369 m
Turn right onto Rigby Drive.
Rigby Drive146 m
Turn right onto Dodd Avenue.
Dodd Avenue183 m
Turn right onto Howell Drive.
Howell Drive72 m
Turn right onto Lloyd Drive.
Lloyd Drive199 m
Turn left onto Rigby Drive.
Rigby Drive73 m
Turn right onto Arrowe Road.
Arrowe Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Arrowe Park Road/A551.
Arrowe Park Road456 m
Turn right.
17 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Upton · Residential + A-road 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.
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.
Upton Police Station
Start near Upton Police Station.
Beauty & Nails
Continue to Beauty & Nails.
St. Mary's Upton - The Centre
Continue to St. Mary's Upton - The Centre.
Zinga
Continue to Zinga.
Willows
Continue to Willows.
Saughall Convenience Store
Continue to Saughall Convenience Store.
Johnsons Toyota (Wirral)
Continue to Johnsons Toyota (Wirral).
Poulton Victoria Sports and Social Club
Continue to Poulton Victoria Sports and Social Club.
Gravesberie Inn
Continue to Gravesberie Inn.
Premier
Continue to Premier.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
St Nicholas
Continue to St Nicholas.
Bargain Booze
Continue to Bargain Booze.
Greasby Barbers
Continue to Greasby Barbers.
Tropical Tanning Studio
Continue to Tropical Tanning Studio.
Bei Capelli
Continue to Bei Capelli.
Farm View Motors
Continue to Farm View Motors.
GoLocalExtra
Continue to GoLocalExtra.
SM Motors
Continue to SM Motors.
Arrowebrook Motors
Finish back near Arrowebrook Motors, completing the loop.
12 roundabouts · 4 turns
12 roundabouts · 5 turns
10 roundabouts · 6 turns
6 roundabouts · 18 turns
This route is 23.3 km and takes about 23 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Upton test centre, not an official DVSA route.