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Practice routes around Ashfield driving test centre: how long they are, the roads they use, roundabouts and speed limits.

In short: Ashfield has 10 practice routes. A typical route is 6.1 miles and takes about 20 minutes (4.6–9.8 miles, 16–29 minutes). Expect about 2.6 roundabouts per route, fewer than 79% of UK test centres. Most of the driving is at 30 mph (45%), and the roads used most are Newark Road and Outram Street.

Updated 10 September 2026 · Source: the practice routes in the Driving Test Routes app. How these figures work

Ashfield test routes at a glance

Roads that come up most around Ashfield

How many of the 10 practice routes use each road.

• Newark Road8 of 10
• Outram Street5 of 10
• Southwell Lane4 of 10
• Lindrick Road4 of 10
• Wentworth Road4 of 10
• Northern Bridge Road4 of 10
• Forest Street4 of 10
• Sutton Road3 of 10

Speed limits on the Ashfield routes

Share of the driving distance at each limit.

• 30 mph45%
• 40 mph21%
• 50 mph17%
• 60 mph16%

What to practise for Ashfield

• Fewer roundabouts than most centres (2.6 per route; 79% of UK centres have more), so junctions, traffic lights and road positioning matter more here.
• Faster roads too: 33% of the distance is at 50 mph or more. Practise joining, keeping a safe gap and making progress.

Test centres near Ashfield

• Watnall test routes · 7.8 miles
• Chesterfield test routes · 12.3 miles
• Worksop test routes · 14.5 miles
• Nottingham (Chilwell) test routes · 14.6 miles
• Derby (Alvaston) test routes · 17.0 miles
• Sheffield (Handsworth) test routes · 18.4 miles

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