Near Worksop test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 24 roundabouts and 14 turns across 56 navigation steps.
This is an independent 15.0 km practice loop near Worksop test centre, taking roughly 15 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 3 catalogued landmarks, including 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 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 56-step drive on real, named roads (about 16.4 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 Road247 m
Turn left onto Coningsby Avenue.
Coningsby Avenue114 m
Turn left onto Montford Road.
Montford Road149 m
Turn left onto Manston Way.
Manston Way124 m
Turn left onto Scampton Road.
Scampton Road113 m
Turn left onto Coningsby Avenue.
Coningsby Avenue114 m
Turn left onto Montford Road.
Montford Road149 m
Turn left onto Manston Way.
Manston Way124 m
Turn right onto Scampton Road.
Scampton Road131 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ashes Park Avenue.
49 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 Common571 m
Turn right onto Blackstone Drive.
Blackstone Drive216 m
Turn left onto Ivel Crescent.
Ivel Crescent150 m
Turn right onto Blackstone Drive.
Blackstone Drive216 m
Turn left onto Shireoaks Common.
Shireoaks Common555 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A57.
114 m
Exit the roundabout onto A57.
A5739 m
Keep left to stay on A57.
A57117 m
Keep right to stay on A57.
A571.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A57.
56 m
Exit the roundabout onto A57.
A57939 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 5th exit onto St Annes Drive.
176 m
Exit the roundabout onto St Annes Drive.
St Annes Drive354 m
Turn left onto Briar Lea.
Briar Lea157 m
Turn left onto Meadow Lea.
Meadow Lea171 m
Turn left onto Meadow Road.
Meadow Road244 m
Turn left onto St Annes Drive.
St Annes Drive138 m
Turn left onto Briar Lea.
Briar Lea158 m
Turn left onto Meadow Lea.
Meadow Lea171 m
Turn left onto Meadow Road.
Meadow Road244 m
Turn right onto St Annes Drive.
St Annes Drive36 m
Keep straight to stay on St Annes Drive.
St Annes Drive173 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A57.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto A57.
A57919 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A57.
51 m
Exit the roundabout onto A57.
A571.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Shireoaks Common.
12 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 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.
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 3 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Lock Keeper
Start near Lock Keeper.
Millhouse
Continue to Millhouse.
Subway
Finish back near Subway, completing the loop.
34 roundabouts · 8 turns
12 roundabouts · 20 turns
22 roundabouts · 29 turns
20 roundabouts · 5 turns
This route is 15.0 km and takes about 15 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Worksop test centre, not an official DVSA route.