Near Anniesland test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 6 roundabouts and 17 turns across 28 navigation steps.
This is an independent 10.2 km practice loop near Anniesland test centre, taking roughly 14 min to drive. It is NOT an official DVSA examiner route, the DVSA does not publish those, but it uses the same local roads and junction types an examiner is likely to choose.
Along the way you'll meet Cleveden Road. Knowing the approach, lane and exit at each one before you arrive is the difference between a planned manoeuvre and a last-second reaction, and last-second reactions are where avoidable faults come from.
On this route you’ll practise independent driving. Driving it a few times before your test builds the muscle memory that frees up attention for observation and decision-making on the day.
The loop is anchored by 20 catalogued landmarks, including shops, churches, pubs and stations, so you can navigate it from recognisable features rather than a memorised turn list. Rehearsing it in this way means that on test day the area already feels familiar, and your attention is free for the traffic rather than the map.
Whatever the route, your practical test follows the same national shape: an eyesight check, a couple of vehicle-safety questions, around forty minutes of general driving, one reversing manoeuvre chosen by the examiner, and roughly twenty minutes of independent driving following signs or a sat-nav. Practising on roads like these is how you make each of those elements feel routine rather than new.
Treat this route as practice, not a script. The value is not in repeating one fixed sequence but in getting comfortable with the road types, speed changes and junction patterns of the area around Anniesland test centre, so that whatever order your examiner chooses on the day, none of it is unfamiliar. Drive it a few times, focus on smooth observation and planning, and it becomes one more stretch of road you already know, which is exactly the kind of preparation that turns nerves into confidence.
If you are practising with a supervising driver rather than an instructor, take it steadily: agree the manoeuvre spots in advance, keep to a comfortable pace, and stop to talk through anything that felt rushed. And remember the basics that apply on every road, mirrors before any change of speed or direction, signals in good time, and a following distance that gives you room to react. Those habits travel with you long after the test is passed.
What you’ll actually do on this loop, counted from its turn-by-turn directions.
This route helps you practise:
The full 28-step drive on real, named roads (about 10.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive west on Anniesland Road.
Anniesland Road16 m
Make a right U-turn at Knightswood Road to stay on Anniesland Road.
Anniesland Road766 m
Turn right onto Great Western Road/A82.
Great Western Road18 m
Turn left towards A739.
Bearsden Road719 m
Turn right onto Temple Road.
Temple Road789 m
Turn right onto Dalsholm Road.
Dalsholm Road100 m
Turn right onto Cleveden Road.
Cleveden Road436 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Burlington Avenue.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Burlington Avenue.
Burlington Avenue23 m
Turn left onto Southampton Drive.
Southampton Drive60 m
Turn left onto Winchester Drive.
Winchester Drive190 m
Turn left onto Ashburton Road.
Ashburton Road79 m
Turn right onto Cleveden Road.
Cleveden Road321 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cleveden Road.
11 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cleveden Road.
Cleveden Road17 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cleveden Road.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cleveden Road.
Cleveden Road354 m
Turn right onto Great Western Road/A82.
Great Western Road1.6 km
Turn left towards A739.
Crow Road760 m
Turn right onto Southbrae Drive.
Southbrae Drive1.6 km
Turn left onto Anniesland Road.
Anniesland Road328 m
Turn right onto Talbot Terrace.
Talbot Terrace90 m
Turn right onto Talbot Place.
Talbot Place107 m
Turn right onto Kintillo Drive.
Kintillo Drive15 m
Make a sharp left onto Talbot Terrace.
Talbot Terrace64 m
Move left onto Anniesland Road.
Anniesland Road1.4 km
Make a right U-turn at Craigend Street to stay on Anniesland Road.
Anniesland Road301 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Anniesland · Residential + A-road practice loop loop. Always drive to the road and conditions you see, not the list — signs, signals and other traffic take priority.
These are the real named features along the loop, straight from our route catalogue. Use them to recognise where you are and to anticipate the hazard each one brings, not to memorise a fixed order.
Decide your lane and exit on the approach to each of these, get set up early.
Expect busier traffic, pick-ups and pedestrians around these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Local junctions
Take each junction on its merits, good observation, clear signalling and the right speed on approach. Rehearse the sequence so nothing surprises you on the day.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Jonathan Harvey Funeral Directors
Start near Jonathan Harvey Funeral Directors.
Chip Chik Inn
Continue to Chip Chik Inn.
Jewson
Continue to Jewson.
Methodist Worship Centre
Continue to Methodist Worship Centre.
Lock 27
Continue to Lock 27.
Kelvindale
Continue to Kelvindale.
Cleveden Road
Continue to Cleveden Road, taking the junction with good observation.
barbersite
Continue to barbersite.
Spar
Continue to Spar.
wok cusine
Continue to wok cusine.
1051 GWR
Continue to 1051 GWR.
M&S Simply Food
Continue to M&S Simply Food.
Esquire House
Continue to Esquire House.
Greggs
Continue to Greggs.
Sunset Beach
Continue to Sunset Beach.
Dream Doors
Continue to Dream Doors.
Roybn Ashley Hair & Beauty
Continue to Roybn Ashley Hair & Beauty.
Scotstounhill
Continue to Scotstounhill.
Scotstounhill Post Office
Continue to Scotstounhill Post Office.
Knightswood Fire Station
Finish back near Knightswood Fire Station, completing the loop.
20 roundabouts · 11 turns
16 roundabouts · 15 turns
20 roundabouts · 7 turns
2 roundabouts · 24 turns
This route is 10.2 km and takes about 14 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Anniesland test centre, not an official DVSA route.