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

In short: Whitby has 10 practice routes. A typical route is 7.2 miles and takes about 21 minutes (3.9–8.7 miles, 11–43 minutes). Expect about 4 roundabouts per route, fewer than 69% of UK test centres. Most of the driving is at 30 mph (66%), and the roads used most are Green Lane and The Ropery.

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

Whitby test routes at a glance

Roads that come up most around Whitby

How many of the 10 practice routes use each road.

• Green Lane10 of 10
• The Ropery8 of 10
• Spital Bridge7 of 10
• Chubb Hill Road6 of 10
• Castle Road6 of 10
• Mayfield Road6 of 10
• Larpool Lane5 of 10
• New Quay Road5 of 10

Speed limits on the Whitby routes

Share of the driving distance at each limit.

• 20 mph5%
• 30 mph66%
• 40 mph16%
• 60 mph13%

What to practise for Whitby

• Roundabouts: about 4 per route, close to the middle of UK centres.
• Mostly 30 mph town driving (66%). Expect parked cars, pedestrian crossings and bus lanes.

Test centres near Whitby

• Scarborough test routes · 18.8 miles
• Middlesbrough test routes · 24.1 miles
• Malton test routes · 24.7 miles
• Hartlepool test routes · 27.4 miles
• Bridlington test routes · 32.0 miles
• Northallerton test routes · 34.6 miles

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