Near Worksop test centre
Rated demanding from its real manoeuvre load, 12 roundabouts and 20 turns across 36 navigation steps.
This is an independent 16.0 km practice loop near Worksop test centre, taking roughly 20 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 Sandy Lane. 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 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 11 catalogued landmarks, including pubs, shops, named junctions and schools, 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 36-step drive on real, named roads (about 16.0 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 3rd exit onto A57.
114 m
Exit the roundabout onto A57.
A571.7 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Sandy Lane/A60.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sandy Lane/A60.
Sandy Lane165 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Sandy Lane/A60.
64 m
Exit the roundabout onto Sandy Lane/A60. Continue on A60.
A60966 m
Turn left onto Gateford Road/A60. Continue on A60.
A60624 m
Turn left onto Carlton Road/A60.
Carlton Road888 m
Turn right onto Wingfield Avenue.
Wingfield Avenue347 m
Turn left onto Greenacre Road.
Greenacre Road143 m
Turn left onto Beechcroft.
Beechcroft78 m
Turn left to stay on Beechcroft.
Beechcroft35 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Beechcroft.
Beechcroft35 m
Turn right to stay on Beechcroft.
Beechcroft78 m
Turn right onto Greenacre Road.
Greenacre Road143 m
Turn right onto Wingfield Avenue.
Wingfield Avenue347 m
Turn right onto Carlton Road/A60.
Carlton Road502 m
Turn left onto Raymoth Lane/B6041.
Raymoth Lane857 m
Turn right onto Gateford Road/B6041.
Gateford Road1.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Woodsetts Lane.
187 m
Exit the roundabout onto Woodsetts Lane.
Woodsetts Lane2.5 km
Turn left onto Lindrick Road.
Lindrick Road84 m
Turn left.
58 m
Make a right U-turn.
58 m
Turn right onto Lindrick Road.
Lindrick Road83 m
Turn right onto Worksop Road.
Worksop Road2.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A57.
82 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 · 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.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
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 11 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Lock Keeper
Start near Lock Keeper.
Burger King
Continue to Burger King.
Sandy Lane
Continue to Sandy Lane, taking the junction with good observation.
Wickes
Continue to Wickes.
Ashley
Continue to Ashley.
North Nottinghamshire College
Continue to North Nottinghamshire College.
Cannon
Continue to Cannon.
Three Legged Stool
Continue to Three Legged Stool.
Roman's Rest
Continue to Roman's Rest.
Premier
Continue to Premier.
St George's
Finish back near St George's, completing the loop.
34 roundabouts · 8 turns
22 roundabouts · 29 turns
24 roundabouts · 14 turns
20 roundabouts · 5 turns
This route is 16.0 km and takes about 20 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Worksop test centre, not an official DVSA route.