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

In short: Barnsley has 10 practice routes. A typical route is 9 miles and takes about 32 minutes (6.8–11.7 miles, 26–45 minutes). Expect about 6.7 roundabouts per route, more than 57% of UK test centres. Most of the driving is at 30 mph (62%), and the roads used most are Pogmoor Road and West Road.

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

Barnsley test routes at a glance

Roads that come up most around Barnsley

How many of the 10 practice routes use each road.

• Pogmoor Road10 of 10
• West Road10 of 10
• Whinby Road6 of 10
• Summer Lane6 of 10
• Huddersfield Road5 of 10
• Broadway5 of 10
• Dodworth Road4 of 10
• Barnsley Road4 of 10

Speed limits on the Barnsley routes

Share of the driving distance at each limit.

• 30 mph62%
• 40 mph34%
• 60 mph3%

What to practise for Barnsley

• Roundabouts: about 6.7 per route, close to the middle of UK centres.
• Mostly 30 mph town driving (62%). Expect parked cars, pedestrian crossings and bus lanes.
• Longer drives: a typical route takes 32 minutes, so build stamina with full-length practice sessions.

Test centres near Barnsley

• Wakefield test routes · 9.1 miles
• Sheffield (Middlewood Road) test routes · 9.4 miles
• Rotherham test routes · 9.7 miles
• Pontefract test routes · 12.5 miles
• Heckmondwike test routes · 12.6 miles
• Huddersfield test routes · 13.5 miles

Barnsley test routes: questions