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Alnwick Driving Test Routes

11 practice routes from Roxburgh House, Green Batt, Alnwick — step-by-step directions, roundabout breakdowns, and current app routes for your test.

11Routes
305Steps
108Left Turns
98Right Turns
36Roundabouts
0Lights
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Original Published Test Routes

Step-by-step directions for all 11 original DVSA-published routes from Roxburgh House, Green Batt, Alnwick.

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DTC
Start from test centre
2
Roxburgh Place
Turn right
3
Green Batt
Go ahead
4
Tower Lane
At end of road, turn right
5
Clayport Rd
Turn left
6
Dispensary St
At end of road, turn left
7
Canongate/Abbey Lands
Turn right
8
Smiley Loaning
At end of road, turn right
9
B6341 Roundabout
Take the 2nd right
10
The Peth
Go ahead
11
Narrowgate
At end of road, turn left
12
Bondgate Within
Through arch
13
Bondgate Without
Turn right
14
Prudhoe St
Turn left
15
Wagonway Rd / Victoria Terrace
Take the 2nd right
16
Greensfield avenue
At end of road, turn right
17
Blakelaw Rd
Turn right
18
Swansfield Park Rd
At end of road, turn left
19
Wagonway Rd
At end of road, turn left
20
Bondgate Without
Turn right
21
Follow B1340
Take the 2nd left
22
A1 Slip Rd onto A1 South
1st exit
23
A1 Slip Road
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
24
South Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
25
Bondgate Without
Turn left
26
Hotspur Street
Turn right
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Roxburgh Place
Turn right
3
Green Batt
Go ahead
4
Tower Lane
At end of road, turn right
5
Clayport Rd
Take the 3rd left
6
Narrowgate
Take the 2nd left
7
Bailiffgate/Canongate/Abbey lands
Turn right
8
Smiley Loaning
At end of road, turn right
9
B6341
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
10
The Peth
Road continues
11
Narrowgate
Take the 2nd right
12
Fenkle St
At end of road, turn right
13
Clayport Rd
Turn left
14
Tower Lane/Green Batt
Take the 2nd right
15
Percy St
At end of road, turn left
16
Prudhoe St
Turn right
17
Wagon Way
Turn right
18
Swansfield Park Rd
Turn left
19
Blakelaw Rd
Turn left
20
Greensfield Ave
At end of road, turn right
21
St.James Estate
At roundabout, go ahead
22
Willowburn Ave
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
23
A1 North
1st exit
24
Slip Road
Turn left
25
B1340
At end of road, turn right
26
Bondgate Without
Go ahead
27
Bondgate Within/Clayport Rd
Turn left
28
Tower Lane/Green Batt
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Roxburgh Place
Turn right
3
Green Batt/Tower Lane
At end of road, turn right
4
Clayport Rd/Bondgate Within
Go ahead
5
Bondgate Without/South Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
6
South Rd
At roundabout, turn left
7
A1 Slip Rd
Onto
8
A1 South
Take the 2nd left
9
Shilbottle Rd
At end of road, turn right
10
Shilbottle
Turn right
11
Shilbottle/Farriers Rd
At end of road, turn right
12
Shilbottle
At end of road, turn right
13
A1 North
1st exit for Alnwick
14
A1 Slip Rd
At roundabout, turn left
15
Willowburn Avenue
At roundabout, go ahead
16
St. James Estate / Victoria Terrace
Take the 4th right
17
Queens Rd
Turn left
18
Queen Street
At end of road, turn left
19
Bridge Street
Go ahead
20
Swansfield Park Rd
Turn right
21
The Dunterns / Percy Terrace
Go ahead
22
Percy Street
At end of road, turn right
23
Green Batt
Take the 2nd left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Roxburgh Place
Turn right
3
Green Batt/Tower Lane
At end of road, turn right
4
Clayport Rd/Market St
Take the 2nd left
5
Fenkle St
At end of road, turn left
6
Narrowgate
Take the 2nd left
7
Bailiffgate
Turn right
8
Walkergate
At end of road, turn right
9
The Peth
Go ahead
10
Narrowgate
Take the 2nd right
11
Fenkle Street
At end of road, turn left
12
Market Street/ Bondgate Within
Go ahead
13
Bondgate Without/ South Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
14
Alnmouth Rd
Turn left
15
West Acres
At end of road, turn right
16
Alnmouth Rd
At roundabout, turn left
17
South Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
18
A1 Slip Rd onto A1 North
Take the 1st left
19
A1 Slip Rd
Go ahead
20
B6341
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
21
B6341
Turn left
22
Smiley Loaning
At end of road, turn left
23
Abbey Lands/ Canongate
Take the 2nd right
24
Northumberland St
Take the 2nd right
25
Windsor Gardens
At end of road, turn left
26
Howling Lane
At end of road, turn left
27
Cedar Grove
At end of road, turn left
28
Clayport Rd
Take the 2nd right
29
Tower Lane/ Green Batt
Take the 2nd left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
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S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Roxburgh Place
Turn right
3
Green Batt/Tower Lane
At end of road, turn right
4
Clayport Rd/Bondgate Within
Through arch
5
Bondgate Without
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
6
South Rd
Turn left
7
Willowburn Industrial Estate
At end of road, turn left
8
South Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
9
A1 Slip Rd
Onto A1- north
10
A1 North
1st exit
11
Slip Rd
Go ahead
12
B6341
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
13
B6341
Turn left
14
Smiley Loaning
At end of road, turn left
15
Abbey Lands/Canongate
Road continues
16
Bailiffgate
At end of road, turn right
17
Narrowgate
At end of road, turn right
18
Bondgate Within/Clayport Rd
Turn left
19
Tower Lane/Green Batt
Take the 2nd right
20
Percy St
Go ahead
21
Percy Terrace/The Dunterns
Turn left
22
Swansfield Park Rd
Turn left
23
Wagonway Rd
Go ahead
24
Prudhoe St
At end of road, turn left
25
Bondgate Without
Go ahead
26
Bondgate Within/Clayport Rd
Turn left
27
Tower Lane/Green Batt
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Roxburgh Place
Turn right
3
Green Batt/Tower Lane
At end of road, turn left
4
Clayport Rd
Take the 2nd right
5
Cedar Grove/Upper Barresdale
At end of road, turn left
6
Upper/Lower Barresdale
Turn right
7
Howling Lane
Take the 3rd left
8
Clayport Gardens
Turn left
9
Clayport Rd
Take the 2nd left
10
Fenkle St
At end of road, turn left
11
Narrowgate/The Peth
At roundabout, 2nd exit, turn right
12
B6341
At end of road, turn left
13
Denwick
Turn left
14
A1 Slip Rd
Onto A1 south
15
A1 South
1st exit
16
Slip Road
Turn left
17
Shilbottle Rd
Turn left
18
Lionheart Industrial Estate
At end of road, turn right
19
Shilbottle Rd
At end of road, turn left
20
A1 Slip Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
21
Willowburn Ave
At roundabout, go ahead
22
St James Estate
Turn left
23
Greensfield Ave
At end of road, turn right
24
Blakelaw Rd
Turn right
25
Swansfield Park Rd
Turn left
26
Wagonway Rd
Turn left
27
Prudhoe St/Lisburn St
At end of road, turn right
28
Clayport Rd
Turn right
29
Tower Lane/Green Batt
Take the 2nd left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Roxburgh Place
Turn right
3
Green Batt
Turn left
4
Percy St
At end of road, turn right
5
Lisburn St
At end of road, turn left
6
Clayport Rd
Turn right
7
Clayport Gardens
At end of road, turn right
8
Howling Lane
At end of road, turn right
9
Upper/Lower Barresdale
Turn right
10
Howling Lane
Take the 3rd left
11
Clayport Gardens
At end of road, turn left
12
Clayport Rd
Turn right
13
Lisburn St/Prudhoe St
Take the 1st right
14
Wagonway Rd
Turn left
15
Bridge St
Turn right
16
Queen St
At end of road, turn right
17
Queens Rd
At end of road, turn left
18
Victoria Terrace/St.James Estate
At roundabout, go ahead
19
Willowburn Avenue
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
20
A1 Slip Rd/ A1 North
1st exit off dual carriageway
21
A1 Slip Rd
Go ahead
22
B6341
At roundabout, turn left
23
B6341/ The Peth
Turn right
24
Walkergate
At end of road, turn left
25
Bailiffgate
At end of road, turn right
26
Narrowgate/Bondgate Within
At end of road, turn right
27
Bondgate Within/Clayport Rd
Turn left
28
Green Batt/Tower Lane
Take the 2nd left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Roxburgh Place
Turn right
3
Green Batt/Tower Lane
At end of road, turn right
4
Clayport Rd
Turn left
5
Dispensary St
Turn left
6
Windsor Gardens
At end of road, turn left
7
Howling Lane
At end of road, turn right
8
Cedar Grove/Upper Barresdale
Turn left
9
Howling Lane
At end of road, turn right
10
Howling Lane
At end of road, turn left
11
Northumberland St
At end of road, turn right
12
Bailiffgate
At end of road, turn right
13
Narrowgate
Take the 2nd right
14
Fenkle St
At end of road, turn left
15
Market St/Bondgate Within
Go ahead
16
Bondgate Without
Turn left
17
B1340
Take the 2nd left
18
A1 South
1st exit
19
Slip Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
20
South Rd
At roundabout, 4th exit, turn right
21
Alnmouth Rd
Take the 2nd left
22
West Acres
Turn left
23
West Acres
At end of road, turn right
24
Alnmouth Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit, go ahead
25
Bondgate Without
Turn left
26
Wagonway Rd
Turn right
27
Swansfield Park Rd
Take the 2nd left
28
Blakelaw Rd
Turn left
29
Greensfield Avenue
At end of road, turn left
30
Victoria Terrace/Wagonway Rd
At end of road, turn left
31
Prudhoe St
Take the 2nd right
32
Percy St
At end of road, turn right
33
Green Batt
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Roxburgh Place
Turn right
3
Green Batt/Tower Lane
At end of road, turn right
4
Clayport Rd/Bondgate Within
Go ahead
5
Bondgate Without
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
6
South Rd
Turn left
7
Willowburn Industrial Estate
At end of road, turn left
8
South Rd
At roundabout, 1st exit, turn left
9
A1 Slip Rd
Turn right
10
Shilbottle Rd
At end of road, turn right
11
Shilbottle Rd
Take the 2nd right
12
Farriers Rd
Follow road to
13
Hampeth
At end of road, turn left
14
Hampeth
At end of road, turn right
15
A1 North
1st exit – alnwick
16
A1 Slip Rd
At roundabout, turn left
17
Willowburn Avenue
At roundabout, go ahead
18
St. James Estate/Victoria Terrace
Take the 2nd left
19
Swansfield Park Rd
Turn right
20
The Dunterns/Percy Terrace
Go ahead
21
Percy St
At end of road, turn right
22
Green Batt
Take the 2nd left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Roxburgh Place
Turn right
3
Green Batt/Tower Lane
At end of road, turn right
4
Clayport Rd/Bondgate Within
Through arch
5
Bondgate Without
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
6
South Rd
Take the 2nd left
7
Willowburn Industial Estate
At end of road, turn left
8
South Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
9
A1 Slip Rd/ A1 North
1st exit
10
A1 Slip Rd
At end of road, turn right
11
B1340
Turn right
12
Longhoughton Rd
Turn right
13
Ratcheugh Rd
At end of road, turn right
14
A1068
Pass over flyover into Alnwick
15
Alnmouth Rd
Turn right
16
West Acres
At end of road, turn right
17
Alnmouth Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit, go ahead
18
South Rd / Bondgate Without
Go ahead
19
Bondgate Within
Turn right
20
Narrowgate
Take the 2nd left
21
Bailiffgate
Turn left
22
Northumberland Street
At end of road, turn right
23
Clayport Rd
Take the 2nd left
24
Lisburn Street
Take the 3rd left
25
Percy Street
At end of road, turn right
26
Green Batt
Take the 2nd left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.
S
DTC
Start from test centre
2
Roxburgh Place
Turn right
3
Green Batt
Turn left
4
Percy St
Go ahead
5
Percy Terrace/The Dunterns
Turn left
6
Swansfield Park Rd
Go ahead
7
Bridge St
Turn right
8
Queen St
At end of road, turn right
9
Queens Rd
At end of road, turn left
10
Victoria Terrace/St.James Estate
At roundabout, go ahead
11
Willowburn Ave
At roundabout, go ahead
12
A1 South
Take the 4th left
13
Hampeth
Turn right
14
Follow Road To Shilbottle
Take the 2nd left
15
Shilbottle
At end of road, turn right
16
Shilbottle
At end of road, turn left
17
After Leaving Shilbottle
Take the 1st left
18
Follow Road To Alnwick
At end of road, turn left
19
A1 Slip Rd
At roundabout, 3rd exit, turn right
20
South Rd
At roundabout, 2nd exit, go ahead
21
Bondgate Without
Go ahead
22
Bondgate Within/Clayport Rd
Turn left
23
Tower Lane/Green Batt
Turn left
F
DTC
Return to test centre
This route is based on older published data. Get the current verified version on the app — with satnav navigation.

Route & Road Guide

Road Type Split

Approximate breakdown based on road names and instructions across all 11 routes.

Residential
86%
A-Roads
9%
Town / B-Roads
5%

What to Expect at Alnwick

  • At 53%, the pass rate here is 5.1 points above the national average of 47.9% — making Alnwick one of the more candidate-friendly centres in the UK.
  • Expect roundabouts throughout — 3.3 per route on average — Route 3 includes the most with 4, including South Rd.
  • Familiarise yourself with Roxburgh Place, A1 Slip Rd and Green Batt before your test — they come up repeatedly across the routes and knowing their junctions and speed limits will save you on the day.
  • Routes here range from 23 to 34 steps — each has a distinct character, so practising the full set is worth the time.

Tricky Spots on the Alnwick Test

Junctions and road sections that appear frequently and catch learners out.

1
Exiting through the historic Bondgate Arch
Many routes in Alnwick pass through the narrow Bondgate Arch. It's a great test of low-speed control and awareness. Make sure to stay centred, go slow, and check for pedestrians or oncoming traffic before committing.
2
Joining the A1 via slip roads and roundabouts
Almost every route includes a section on the A1 — approached via a roundabout and slip road. Merging smoothly onto the dual carriageway requires confident acceleration and excellent observation. Don’t rush; wait for a safe gap before joining.
3
Navigating the St. James Estate loop
This residential area features multiple mini-roundabouts and tight turns. Pay attention to priority, use your mirrors well, and keep your speed under control — especially when looping around Greensfield Avenue and Willowburn.
4
Shilbottle village: complex rural turns
Route 3 introduces learners to Shilbottle, with multiple EORs, hidden bends, and narrow roads. Expect the unexpected — from parked cars to farm vehicles. Keep a steady pace and scan well ahead on approach to every junction.

Most Frequent Roads

These roads appear across the most routes — be sure to practise them.

RoadRoutesFrequencyTypical Feature
Roxburgh Place 11 / 11
Right turn
A1 Slip Rd 8 / 11
Straight ahead
Green Batt 8 / 11
Left turn
Green Batt/Tower Lane 8 / 11
Right turn
South Rd 8 / 11
Roundabout
Swansfield Park Rd 8 / 11
Left turn
Bondgate Without 7 / 11
Roundabout
Clayport Rd 7 / 11
Left turn
Narrowgate 6 / 11
Left turn
Percy St 6 / 11
Right turn

Roundabout Analysis

The routes include 36 roundabouts across 11 routes.

South Rd
High
Roundabout features in 8 of 11 routes
A1 Slip Rd
Medium
Roundabout features in 4 of 11 routes
B6341
Medium
Roundabout features in 4 of 11 routes
Alnmouth Rd
Medium
Roundabout features in 3 of 11 routes
Bondgate Without
Medium
Roundabout features in 3 of 11 routes
Willowburn Ave
Medium
Roundabout features in 3 of 11 routes
Willowburn Avenue
Medium
Roundabout features in 3 of 11 routes
Victoria Terrace/St.James Estate
Common
Roundabout features in 2 of 11 routes

Alnwick Test Centre

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Address
Alnwick Driving Test Centre
Roxburgh House, Green Batt, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1LA
Phone
0300 200 1122
Amenities
Disabled Access Parking Toilets
Tests Offered
Car
Opening Hours
  • Mon 8:00–16:00
  • Tue 8:00–16:00
  • Wed 8:00–16:00
  • Thu 8:00–16:00
  • Fri 8:00–16:00
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed
Pass Rate
53.0%
vs 47.9% national average
Waiting Time
wks
Latest DVSA data
Routes Available
11
Car
Avg Route Length
28
Steps (23–34 range)
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