To make driving tests more representative of real-life driving, the DVSA no longer publishes official test routes. However, you can find a number of recent routes used at Elswick below.
While test routes around Elswick are likely to be very similar to our compiled list, you should treat this content as a rough guide only. Exact test routes are at the examiners’ discretion and are subject to change.
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | EOR left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | EOR right |
| William Armstrong Drive | T/L left |
| Scotswood Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Denton Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| West Rd | Roundabout left |
| Two Ball Lonen | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Fenham Hall Drive | T/L right |
| Wingrove Rd | Roundabout left |
| West Rd | T/L right |
| Grainger Park Rd. | Roundabout left |
| Elswick Rd | 3 rd right |
| Beech Grove Rd. | EOR left |
| Westmoreland Rd. | Right |
| Park Rd. | T/L right |
| Scotswood Rd. | T/L left |
| William Armstrong Drive | Left |
| Monarch Rd. | Right |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR right |
| Monarch Rd | EOR left |
| Dunn St | T/L left |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L right |
| Park Rd | Right |
| Cambridge St / Maple St | EOR right |
| Westmoorland Rd | Roundabout left |
| Rye Hill | Roundabout ahead |
| Elswick Row | EOR left |
| West Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Pease Avenue / Ferguson Lane | EOR right |
| Whickham View | Roundabout ahead |
| Broadwood Rd. | T/L left |
| West Rd | Roundabout left |
| A1 (S) | Roundabout ahead |
| Scotswood Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Scotswood Rd | 4 th T/L ahead, T/L right |
| William A Drive | Right |
| Monarch Rd | Right |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | EOR left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | EOR right |
| William A Drive | T/L right |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Park Rd. | EOR left |
| Westmoorland Rd | Right |
| West View | right |
| Beech Grove Rd. | EOR left |
| Elswick Rd | Roundabout right |
| Grainger Park Rd | T/L left |
| West Rd. | Roundabout right |
| Wingrove Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Fenham Hall Drive | T/L Left |
| Barrack Rd | Left |
| Radial Rd | Roundabout right |
| Ponteland Rd | Roundabout left |
| Springfield Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Silver Lonnen | Right |
| Slatyford Lane | T/L right |
| West Rd | Roundabout left |
| A1 (S) | Roundabout ahead |
| Scotswood Rd. | Roundabout ahead |
| Scotswood Rd. | 5 th T/L ahead, T/L right |
| William Armstrong Drive | Left |
| Monarch Rd. | Right |
| Amethyst Rd. | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | EOR left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | EOR right |
| William A Drive | T/L Left |
| Scotswood Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead |
| A1 (N) | Roundabout right |
| West Rd | T/L right |
| Broadwood Rd | Roundabout left |
| Denton Rd. | Right |
| Earls Drive | 3 rd left |
| Thorntree Drive | EOR right |
| West Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Condercum Rd | T/L left |
| Elswick Rd | Roundabout ahead, 3 rd right |
| Condercum Rd | T/L left |
| Elswick Rd | Right |
| Beech Grove Rd | EOR left |
| Westmoreland Rd. | Right |
| Park Rd. | T/L right |
| Scotswood Rd. | T/L left |
| William Armstrong Drive | Left |
| Monarch Rd. | Right |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | EOR left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | EOR right |
| William Armstrong Drive | T/L left |
| Scotswood Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Denton Rd | Roundabout left |
| Broadwood Rd | T/L right |
| West Rd. | 2 nd roundabout ahead, 3 rd right |
| Weidener Rd. | EOR left |
| Oakfield Gardens | EOR left |
| Conhope Lane | EOR right |
| Condercum Rd | T/L left |
| Adelaide Terrace | 5 th right |
| St. Johns Rd | Roundabout left |
| St. Johns Rd / Westmoreland Rd. | 6 th right |
| Park Rd. | T/L right |
| Scotswood Rd. | T/L left |
| William Armstrong Drive | Left |
| Monarch Rd. | Right |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | EOR left |
| William Armstrong Drive | T/L right |
| Scotswood Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| George St | Roundabout left |
| Westmoorland Rd | Roundabout right |
| Elswick Row | Left |
| Gloucester Rd / Sceptre St / Mill Lane | EOR right |
| Elswick Rd | Roundabout right |
| Grainger Park Rd | T/L right |
| West Rd. | T/L left |
| Brighton Grove | 2 nd T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Barrack Rd. | 6 th T/L ahead, T/L right |
| St. James Boulevard | 2 nd T/L ahead, 2 nd right |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L right |
| Railway St | T/L right, 2 nd left, EOR left |
| Dunn St | EOR right |
| Skinnerburn Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | EOR left |
| William A Drive | T/L Left |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L right |
| Whitehouse Rd | 2 nd right |
| South Benwell Rd | EOR left |
| Armstrong Rd | Right |
| Hodgkin Park Rd | EOR left |
| Benwell Lane | Right |
| Pendower Way | 5 th right |
| Pease Avenue | Roundabout left |
| West Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L right |
| Slatyford lane | Left |
| The Drive | Right |
| Ashleigh Rd | EOR left |
| Slatyford Lane | EOR right |
| Silver Lonnen | Roundabout left |
| Stamfordham Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| A1 (S) | 2 nd exit |
| Scotswood Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead, 5 th T/L ahead, T/L right |
| William Armstrong Drive | Left |
| Monarch Rd | Right |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | EOR right |
| William A Drive | T/L left |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Whitehouse Rd | 2 nd right |
| South Benwell Rd | EOR right |
| Armstrong Rd | T/L left |
| Atkinson Rd | T/L ahead |
| Condercum Rd | T/L left |
| West Rd | Roundabout right |
| Two Ball Lonnen | Roundabout ahead, 3 rd right |
| Lonnen Avenue | Crossroad ahead |
| Linden Rd / Hadrian Rd | EOR right |
| Wingrove Rd | Roundabout left |
| West Rd | 2 nd T/L ahead, 2 nd right |
| Gloucester Rd | EOR left |
| Elswick Rd | Right |
| Beech Grove Rd | EOR left |
| Westmoreland Rd | Right |
| Park Rd | T/L left |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L right |
| Dunn St | EOR right |
| Skinnerburn Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | EOR right |
| William Armstrong Drive | T/L left |
| Scotswood Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead |
| A1 (N) | 2 nd exit |
| A1 Slip | Roundabout right |
| Stamfordham Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead, roundabout right |
| Two Ball Lonnen | Left |
| Cypress Avenue | EOR left |
| Queensway | EOR right |
| Kingsway | EOR left |
| Fenham Hall Drive | T/L right |
| Wingrove Rd | Roundabout left |
| West Rd | 2 nd T/L ahead, 2 nd right |
| Gloucester Rd / Mill Lane | EOR left |
| Elswick Rd | Right |
| Beech Grove Rd. | EOR left |
| Westmoreland Rd. | Right |
| Park Rd. | T/L right |
| Scotswood Rd. | T/L left |
| William Armstrong Drive | Left |
| Monarch Rd. | Right |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | EOR left |
| William A Drive | T/L left |
| Scotswood Rd | 2 nd roundabout ahead |
| A1 (N) | 2 nd exit |
| A1 Slip | Roundabout right |
| Stamfordham Rd | Roundabout right |
| Pooley Rd. | EOR right |
| Slatyford Lane | T/L ahead |
| Broadwood Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Whickham View / Benwell Lane | T/L right |
| Atkinson Rd | Roundabout ahead, EOR left |
| Whitehouse Rd | T/L left |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L right |
| William Armstrong Drive | Right |
| Monarch Rd | Right |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR right |
| Monarch Rd | Right |
| Skinnerburn Rd | Left |
| Dunn St | T/L right |
| Scotswood Rd | Roundabout ahead |
| Scotswood Rd | Keep right, EOR left |
| Blenheim St | 2 nd T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Barrack Rd | 6 th T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Fenham Hall Drive | T/L right |
| Wingrove Rd North | 3 rd left |
| Friarside Rd | EOR left |
| Kingsway | EOR right |
| Fenham Hall Drive | T/L left |
| Two Ball Lonnen | 2 nd roundabout ahead |
| Pease Avenue | 3 rd left |
| Pendower Way | EOR left |
| Benwell Lane | T/L right |
| Atkinson Rd | Roundabout ahead, EOR left |
| Whitehouse Rd | T/L left |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| William Armstrong Drive | Left |
| Monarch Drive | Right |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR right |
| Monarch Rd | 2 ND right |
| Railway Terrace | EOR left |
| Dunn St | T/L right |
| Scotswood Rd | Roundabout ahead, left |
| George St | Roundabout right |
| Elswick Rd | T/L right |
| Blenheim St / Redheugh Bridge | Left, Roundabout right |
| Askew Rd | Roundabout right |
| Rose St | T/L ahead |
| Team St | Left |
| Yetholm Rd | EOR right |
| Derwentwater Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| A184 Slip | Left |
| Bolam St / Angus Rd | EOR right |
| Victoria Rd | T/L left |
| Bensham Rd | T/L right |
| Saltwell Rd | Left |
| Whitehall Rd | Mini roundabout left |
| Coatsworth Rd | T/L left |
| Bensham Rd | T/L right |
| Cuthbert St | Roundabout right |
| Askew Rd | Roundabout left |
| Redheugh Bridge | Left |
| Scotswood Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L left |
| Dunn St | Right |
| Monarch Rd | 3 rd left |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | EOR right |
| William Armstrong Drive | T/L right |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Park Rd | EOR left |
| Westmoreland Rd | 2 nd right |
| West View | EOR right |
| Elswick Rd | 3 rd left |
| Mill Lane / Gloucester Rd | EOR left |
| West Rd | 2 nd T/L ahead, roundabout right |
| Wingrove Rd | 2 nd T/L ahead, 3 rd left |
| Friarside Rd | EOR left |
| Kingsway | EOR right |
| Fenham Hall Drive | T/L left |
| Two Ball Lonnen | 2 nd roundabout ahead |
| Pease Avenue | 3 rd left |
| Pendower Way | EOR left |
| Benwell Lane | T/L right |
| Atkinson Rd | Roundabout ahead, EOR left |
| Whitehouse Rd | T/L left |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L right |
| William Armstrong Drive | Right |
| Monarch Drive | Right |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR right |
| Monarch Rd | 2 nd right |
| Railway Terrace | EOR left |
| Dunn St | T/L left |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L right |
| Park Rd | EOR left |
| Westmoreland Rd | 3 rd right |
| West View | EOR Left |
| Elswick Rd | Roundabout ahead, T/L ahead, T/L right |
| Condercum Rd | T/L left |
| West Rd | Roundabout ahead, 3 rd left |
| Coldstream Rd | Right |
| Countess Drive | 6 th left |
| Thorntree Drive | EOR right |
| Whickham View | Roundabout ahead |
| Broadwood Rd | T/L right |
| West Rd | Roundabout right |
| Denton Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Scotswood Rd | Roundabout ahead, 5 th T/L ahead, T/L right |
| William Armstrong Drive | Left |
| Monarch Drive | Right |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |
| Road | Direction |
|---|---|
| DTC | Left |
| Amethyst Rd | EOR left |
| Monarch Rd | EOR right |
| William Armstrong Drive | T/L right |
| Scotswood Rd | T/L ahead, T/L left |
| Park Rd | EOR left |
| Westmoreland Rd | Right |
| Beech Grove Rd | EOR left |
| Elswick Rd | Roundabout right |
| Grainger Park Rd | T/L left |
| West Rd | Roundabout right |
| Wingrove Rd | T/L left |
| Fenham Hall Drive | 5 th right |
| Queensway | 2 nd left |
| Willow Avenue | EOR left |
| Two Ball Lonnen | T/L right |
| Netherby Drive | EOR left |
| Silver Lonnen | Roundabout ahead |
| Denton Rd | Roundabout ahead, roundabout left |
| Scotswood Rd | Roundabout ahead, 4 th T/L ahead, T/L right |
| William Armstrong Drive | Right |
| Monarch Drive | Right |
| Amethyst Rd | Right |