Near Aylesbury test centre
Rated challenging from its real manoeuvre load, 13 roundabouts and 10 turns across 26 navigation steps.
This is an independent 43.6 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, Whitebeam Close and Chestnut Crescent. 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, national-speed roads, changing speed limits, 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, pubs and parks, 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 154-step drive on real, named roads (about 43.6 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 2nd exit onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
A41893 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
A418234 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Park Street.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto Park Street.
Park Street197 m
Turn left.
13 m
Turn left.
34 m
Turn left onto Osier Way.
Osier Way21 m
Turn right onto Park Street.
Park Street165 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A418197 m
Turn right onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418323 m
Turn left onto Tindal Road.
Tindal Road91 m
Turn left onto Ascott Road.
Ascott Road207 m
Turn right onto Manor Road.
Manor Road164 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 4th exit onto A418.
71 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A418197 m
Turn right onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418615 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Douglas Road/A4157.
87 m
Exit the roundabout onto Douglas Road/A4157.
Douglas Road648 m
Turn right onto Stocklake.
Stocklake255 m
Keep right to stay on Stocklake.
Stocklake522 m
Turn left onto Pembroke Road.
Pembroke Road12 m
Turn right onto Stocklake.
Stocklake213 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A418.
47 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418.
A418197 m
Turn right onto A418/Bierton Road.
A418615 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418/Bierton Road.
55 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.
A411.1 km
Turn right onto Bedgrove.
Bedgrove1.6 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A413/Wendover Road.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413/Wendover Road.
A413324 m
Make a sharp left onto Elm Farm Road.
Elm Farm Road38 m
Turn left to stay on Elm Farm Road.
Elm Farm Road40 m
Turn right onto A413/Wendover Road.
A413270 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A413/Wendover Road.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413/Wendover Road.
A413606 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A413/Wendover Road.
72 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413/Wendover Road.
A413164 m
Enter Hampden Hall Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A413.
Hampden Hall Roundabout30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413.
A413764 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Station Road.
23 m
Exit the roundabout onto Station Road.
Station Road1.9 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto B4443.
82 m
Exit the roundabout onto B4443.
B4443683 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B4443.
26 m
Exit the roundabout onto B4443.
B4443123 m
Enter Mandeville Road and take the 2nd exit onto Mandeville Road/B4443.
Mandeville Road20 m
Exit the roundabout onto Mandeville Road/B4443. Continue on B4443.
B44431.3 km
Move left onto Walton Street/B4443. Continue on Walton Street.
Walton Street579 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 2nd exit onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto A418/Vale Park Drive.
A41893 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Upper Hundreds Way/A413.
6 m
Exit the roundabout onto Upper Hundreds Way/A413.
Upper Hundreds Way230 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto New Street/A413.
14 m
Exit the roundabout onto New Street/A413. Continue on A413.
A413382 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A413.
30 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413.
A413976 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Buckingham Road/A413.
25 m
Exit the roundabout onto Buckingham Road/A413. Continue on A413.
A413805 m
Continue on A413.
A41359 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A413.
85 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413.
A4133.2 km
Turn right onto Lower Road.
Lower Road54 m
Move right to stay on Lower Road.
Lower Road668 m
Turn left onto A413.
A4133.5 km
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A413.
42 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413.
A413877 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A413.
27 m
Exit the roundabout onto A413.
A413979 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A4156.
21 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4156.
A415620 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A4156.
2 m
Exit the roundabout onto A4156.
A415627 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Oxford Road/A4156.
18 m
Exit the roundabout onto Oxford Road/A4156.
Oxford Road330 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A418.
24 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.
A418277 m
Turn left onto Churchill Avenue.
Churchill Avenue248 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Churchill Avenue.
53 m
Exit the roundabout onto Churchill Avenue.
Churchill Avenue658 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Churchill Avenue.
40 m
Exit the roundabout onto Churchill Avenue.
Churchill Avenue185 m
Turn left onto Church Square.
Church Square177 m
Turn left onto Churchill Avenue.
Churchill Avenue219 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Cottesloe Road.
4 m
Exit the roundabout onto Cottesloe Road.
Cottesloe Road546 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Taylor Road.
15 m
Exit the roundabout onto Taylor Road.
Taylor Road180 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Thrasher Road.
16 m
Exit the roundabout onto Thrasher Road.
Thrasher Road264 m
Turn left onto Cottesloe Road.
Cottesloe Road98 m
Turn left.
58 m
Turn left onto Birch Court.
Birch Court236 m
Turn left.
58 m
Turn right onto Taylor Road.
Taylor Road94 m
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Taylor Road.
29 m
Exit the roundabout onto Taylor Road.
Taylor Road87 m
Turn left onto Old Stoke Road.
Old Stoke Road232 m
Enter Chestnut Crescent and take the 4th exit onto Old Stoke Road.
Chestnut Crescent85 m
Exit the roundabout onto Old Stoke Road.
Old Stoke Road368 m
Move left onto Walton Street/B4443. Continue on Walton Street.
Walton Street467 m
You have arrived at your destination.
Directions for the Aylesbury · Route 13 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.
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 14.3 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.
Changing speed limits
Limits change across this route (30, 40, 60 mph). Watch for repeater signs and adjust early, examiners mark you down for carrying the wrong speed into a new limit.
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.
White Hart
Continue to White Hart.
Weavers
Continue to Weavers.
Haddington Way Park
Continue to Haddington Way Park.
Bierton: St James the Great
Continue to Bierton: St James the Great.
Adams
Continue to Adams.
Plough
Continue to Plough.
Church of the Holy Spirit
Continue to Church of the Holy Spirit.
Our Lady of Lourdes
Continue to Our Lady of Lourdes.
Whitebeam Close
Continue to Whitebeam Close, taking the junction with good observation.
St Mary the Virgin
Continue to St Mary the Virgin.
Stoke Mandeville
Continue to Stoke Mandeville.
Bell
Continue to Bell.
Seventh Day Adventist Church Aylesbury
Continue to Seventh Day Adventist Church Aylesbury.
New Zealand
Continue to New Zealand.
Kashmir Halal Meat
Continue to Kashmir Halal Meat.
Church of the Good Shepherd
Continue to Church of the Good Shepherd.
Southcourt Islamic Centre
Continue to Southcourt Islamic Centre.
Chestnut Crescent
Finish back near Chestnut Crescent, completing the loop.
11 roundabouts · 10 turns
10 roundabouts · 11 turns
11 roundabouts · 11 turns
8 roundabouts · 20 turns
This route is 43.6 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.