Near Worksop test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 22 roundabouts and 29 turns across 59 navigation steps.
This is an independent 15.1 km practice loop near Worksop test centre, taking roughly 19 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.
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 Worksop 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 59-step drive on real, named roads (about 15.0 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northwest.
57 m
Turn right onto Coach Road.
Coach Road306 m
Turn right onto Shireoaks Common.
Shireoaks Common234 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A57.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A57.
A57598 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Gateford Road/B6041.
173 m
Exit the roundabout onto Gateford Road/B6041.
Gateford Road1.3 km
Turn left onto Ashes Park Avenue.
Ashes Park Avenue47 m
Keep left to stay on Ashes Park Avenue.
Ashes Park Avenue299 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Scampton Road.
1 m
Exit the roundabout onto Scampton Road.
Scampton Road134 m
Turn left onto Manston Way.
Manston Way271 m
Turn left onto Somerton Road.
Somerton Road131 m
Turn right onto Winthorpe Road.
Winthorpe Road29 m
Keep right to stay on Winthorpe Road.
Winthorpe Road32 m
Turn right onto Swinderby Close.
Swinderby Close56 m
Turn left to stay on Swinderby Close.
Swinderby Close87 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Swinderby Close.
Swinderby Close87 m
Turn right to stay on Swinderby Close.
Swinderby Close56 m
Turn left onto Winthorpe Road.
Winthorpe Road62 m
Turn left onto Somerton Road.
Somerton Road130 m
Turn right onto Manston Way.
Manston Way270 m
Turn right onto Scampton Road.
Scampton Road131 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Ashes Park Avenue.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ashes Park Avenue.
Ashes Park Avenue207 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ashes Park Avenue.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ashes Park Avenue.
Ashes Park Avenue61 m
Keep left to stay on Ashes Park Avenue.
Ashes Park Avenue379 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Eddison Park Avenue.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto Eddison Park Avenue.
Eddison Park Avenue67 m
Keep left to stay on Eddison Park Avenue.
Eddison Park Avenue487 m
Turn right onto Carlton Road/A60.
Carlton Road515 m
Turn left onto Thievesdale Lane/B6041.
Thievesdale Lane12 m
Keep left to stay on Thievesdale Lane/B6041.
Thievesdale Lane564 m
Turn left to stay on Thievesdale Lane.
Thievesdale Lane760 m
Turn right to stay on Thievesdale Lane.
Thievesdale Lane19 m
Turn left onto Blyth Road/B6045.
Blyth Road28 m
Make a sharp left onto Thievesdale Lane.
Thievesdale Lane788 m
Turn right onto Thievesdale Lane/B6041.
Thievesdale Lane564 m
Keep left to stay on Thievesdale Lane/B6041.
Thievesdale Lane12 m
Turn right onto Carlton Road/A60.
Carlton Road515 m
Turn left onto Eddison Park Avenue.
Eddison Park Avenue487 m
Keep right to stay on Eddison Park Avenue.
Eddison Park Avenue67 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Harlequin Drive.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Harlequin Drive.
Harlequin Drive1.4 km
Turn right onto Churchill Way.
Churchill Way319 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ashes Park Avenue.
46 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ashes Park Avenue.
Ashes Park Avenue149 m
Keep right to stay on Ashes Park Avenue.
Ashes Park Avenue57 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Ashes Park Avenue.
24 m
Exit the roundabout onto Ashes Park Avenue.
Ashes Park Avenue347 m
Turn right onto Gateford Road/B6041.
Gateford Road1.2 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A57.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A57.
A57590 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Shireoaks Common.
125 m
Exit the roundabout onto Shireoaks Common.
Shireoaks Common249 m
Turn left onto Coach Road.
Coach Road306 m
Turn left.
57 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Worksop · 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.
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 2 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Cannon
Start near Cannon.
Christ Church, Worksop
Finish back near Christ Church, Worksop, completing the loop.
34 roundabouts · 8 turns
12 roundabouts · 20 turns
24 roundabouts · 14 turns
20 roundabouts · 5 turns
This route is 15.1 km and takes about 19 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Worksop test centre, not an official DVSA route.