Near Aylesbury test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 12 roundabouts and 12 turns across 27 navigation steps.
This is an independent 42.2 km practice route near Aylesbury test centre, taking roughly 40 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 Bicester Road and Vale Park Drive. 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 multiple roundabouts, dual-carriageway joins, residential manoeuvres, busy a-roads and sustained concentration. 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 named junctions, churches, schools and pubs, 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 Aylesbury 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:
Road mix
The full 163-step drive on real, named roads (about 42.2 km). An indicative practice loop, not an official DVSA route — the roads and junctions are real, the sequence is a rehearsal.
Drive northeast.
16 m
Turn right onto Smeaton Close.
Smeaton Close56 m
Turn right to stay on Smeaton Close.
Smeaton Close97 m
Turn left onto Brunel Road.
Brunel Road144 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Coldharbour Way.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coldharbour Way.
Coldharbour Way207 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Coldharbour Way.
31 m
Exit the roundabout onto Coldharbour Way.
Coldharbour Way211 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Griffin Lane.
34 m
Exit the roundabout onto Griffin Lane.
Griffin Lane740 m
Turn right onto A41/Bicester Road.
A41229 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A41/Gatehouse Road.
54 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Gatehouse Road.
A41781 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41275 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41329 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41125 m
Enter Exchange Street and take the 2nd exit onto A413/Walton Street.
Exchange Street59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413/Walton Street. Continue on A413.
A413534 m
Keep right to stay on A413.
A413133 m
Turn right onto A413/Walton Street.
A413550 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A41/Exchange Street.
65 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Exchange Street.
A41282 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A41/High Street.
43 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/High Street.
A41473 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A41/Tring Road.
61 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Tring Road. Continue on A41.
A411.1 km
Turn left onto Parton Road.
Parton Road126 m
Turn left onto Broughton Avenue.
Broughton Avenue444 m
Turn right onto Oakfield Road/A4157.
Oakfield Road473 m
Keep left to stay on A4157.
A4157748 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A418/Bierton Road.
103 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418240 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418.
19 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A41817 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
3 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
A418802 m
Turn right onto Parsons Lane.
Parsons Lane265 m
Turn left onto Broughton Close.
Broughton Close89 m
Make a right U-turn to stay on Broughton Close.
Broughton Close89 m
Turn right onto Parsons Lane.
Parsons Lane264 m
Turn left onto A418/Aylesbury Road.
A418801 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418.
13 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A41816 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418/Bierton Road.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418244 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Douglas Road/A4157.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto Douglas Road/A4157. Continue on A4157.
A4157760 m
Keep left to take Oakfield Road/A4157.
Oakfield Road582 m
Turn left onto A41.
A41881 m
Turn left.
226 m
Turn left onto Richmond Road.
Richmond Road435 m
Turn left onto Connaught Road.
Connaught Road170 m
Turn right onto Broughton Avenue.
Broughton Avenue391 m
Turn left onto Parton Road.
Parton Road126 m
Turn right onto A41/Tring Road. Continue on A41.
A411.1 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A41/High Street.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/High Street.
A41484 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A41/Exchange Street.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Exchange Street.
A41277 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
37 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41137 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41322 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41273 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A418501 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418.
12 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A418731 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thame Road South.
20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thame Road South.
Thame Road South74 m
Turn right onto Briskman Way.
Briskman Way61 m
Turn right onto Jakeman Way.
Jakeman Way53 m
Turn left to stay on Jakeman Way.
Jakeman Way59 m
Turn right to stay on Jakeman Way.
Jakeman Way20 m
Turn right.
4 m
Make a right U-turn.
4 m
Turn left onto Jakeman Way.
Jakeman Way20 m
Turn left to stay on Jakeman Way.
Jakeman Way59 m
Turn right to stay on Jakeman Way.
Jakeman Way53 m
Turn left onto Briskman Way.
Briskman Way61 m
Turn left onto Thame Road South.
Thame Road South74 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A418.
104 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A418733 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418.
9 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A418501 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
48 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41275 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41329 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41125 m
Enter Exchange Street and take the 2nd exit onto A413/Walton Street.
Exchange Street59 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413/Walton Street. Continue on A413.
A413534 m
Keep left to stay on A413.
A4131.3 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Camborne Avenue.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto Camborne Avenue.
Camborne Avenue1.6 km
Turn left onto A41/Tring Road. Continue on A41.
A411.5 km
Turn right onto Queen Street.
Queen Street142 m
Turn right onto Grecian Street.
Grecian Street171 m
Turn left onto A41/Tring Road. Continue on A41.
A41771 m
Turn right onto Regent Road.
Regent Road115 m
Turn left onto Craigwell Avenue.
Craigwell Avenue634 m
Turn right onto Limes Avenue.
Limes Avenue155 m
Turn left onto Northumberland Avenue.
Northumberland Avenue644 m
Turn left onto Westmorland Avenue.
Westmorland Avenue369 m
Turn left onto Howard Avenue.
Howard Avenue133 m
Turn left onto Northumberland Avenue.
Northumberland Avenue500 m
Turn right onto Westmorland Avenue.
Westmorland Avenue86 m
Turn right onto Turnfurlong Lane.
Turnfurlong Lane548 m
Turn left onto Wendover Way.
Wendover Way53 m
Turn right onto Turnfurlong.
Turnfurlong648 m
Turn left onto Walton Road.
Walton Road305 m
Turn left onto A413.
A41359 m
Keep left to stay on A413.
A413521 m
Turn left onto Wendover Way.
Wendover Way450 m
Turn right onto Turnfurlong Lane.
Turnfurlong Lane820 m
Turn right onto Camborne Avenue.
Camborne Avenue282 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A413/Wendover Road.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413/Wendover Road. Continue on A413.
A4131.4 km
Turn right onto A413/Walton Street.
A413550 m
Enter Exchange Street and take the 1st exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
Exchange Street3 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41137 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41322 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A41/Friarage Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/Friarage Road.
A41273 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Oxford Road/A4156.
55 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oxford Road/A4156.
Oxford Road329 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4156.
5 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4156.
A415627 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4156.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4156.
A415618 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A413.
22 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413.
A41355 m
Move left onto New Street/A413. Continue on New Street.
New Street319 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Upper Hundreds Way/A413.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upper Hundreds Way/A413.
Upper Hundreds Way236 m
Enter Vale Park Drive and take the 4th exit onto Upper Hundreds Way/A413.
Vale Park Drive63 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upper Hundreds Way/A413.
Upper Hundreds Way230 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Cambridge Street.
32 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cambridge Street.
Cambridge Street370 m
Move left onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418108 m
Turn left onto Manor Road.
Manor Road248 m
Turn right onto Vale Road.
Vale Road192 m
Turn right onto Tindal Road.
Tindal Road257 m
Turn right onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418323 m
Turn left to stay on A418.
A418194 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
50 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
A418238 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
7 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
A41895 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A41/High Street.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto A41/High Street.
A41473 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Walton Road.
101 m
Exit the roundabout onto Walton Road.
Walton Road554 m
Turn left onto A413.
A41359 m
Keep right to stay on A413.
A413133 m
Turn right onto A413/Walton Street.
A413438 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Aylesbury · Route 12 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.
Watch for 20 mph zones, crossings and children near these.
Useful navigation anchors on the loop.
Pedestrian crossings and parked cars are common nearby.
Easy landmarks to navigate the loop by.
Frequent stop-start traffic and pedestrians, keep your speed down.
Multiple roundabouts
Approach in the correct lane, signal on the exit before yours, and keep checking your mirrors as you leave.
Dual-carriageway join
About 23.2 km of this loop is dual carriageway. Build your speed on the slip road, take an effective rearward observation, and merge without forcing other traffic to brake.
Residential streets
Narrow residential roads mean parked cars, pedestrians and reduced visibility. Cover the brake, keep your speed down and be ready to give way.
Navigate by these 20 catalogued landmarks rather than a memorised turn list, an indicative loop, not an official DVSA route.
Bicester Road
Start near Bicester Road.
Holy Trinity, Walton
Continue to Holy Trinity, Walton.
University Campus Aylesbury Vale
Continue to University Campus Aylesbury Vale.
White Hart
Continue to White Hart.
Plough
Continue to Plough.
Haddington Way Park
Continue to Haddington Way Park.
Bierton: St James the Great
Continue to Bierton: St James the Great.
Sainsbury's Local
Continue to Sainsbury's Local.
Double Eight
Continue to Double Eight.
Kwik Fit
Continue to Kwik Fit.
LMS Printing
Continue to LMS Printing.
Broad Leys
Continue to Broad Leys.
Church of the Holy Spirit
Continue to Church of the Holy Spirit.
Our Lady of Lourdes
Continue to Our Lady of Lourdes.
Limes Avenue Baptist
Continue to Limes Avenue Baptist.
Turnfurlong Junior School
Continue to Turnfurlong Junior School.
Millwrights
Continue to Millwrights.
Vale Park Drive
Continue to Vale Park Drive, taking the junction with good observation.
Weavers
Continue to Weavers.
Computer Block
Finish back near Computer Block, completing the loop.
11 roundabouts · 10 turns
10 roundabouts · 11 turns
11 roundabouts · 11 turns
8 roundabouts · 20 turns
This route is 42.2 km and takes about 40 min to drive at a steady learner pace. It is an independent practice loop near Aylesbury test centre, not an official DVSA route.